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(June 5, 2011 at 12:29 am)Eternity Wrote: I was reading a old thread in this section and a member brought out the idea that most of the modern science claims of that are found in Islam are ambiguous and were founded by the Greeks earlier. I'm asking for where this information was brought from. I'm interesting in learning more about. Or you can tell me what parts are ambiguous and point to where earlier Greeks said the same thing. Thanks in advance.
On a more general note, here are some important questions to those who believe that the material in the Quran was plagiarized from other, human sources:
Jamal Badawi Wrote:
1. Why is it in spite of the abundance of historical material on Muhammad's life, and in spite of the extensive research on his life for centuries by his severe critics, that it was not possible to discover the mysterious teacher(s) through whom Muhammad might have learned all that?
2. It is known that Muhammad was opposed, ridiculed and persecuted for nearly 13 years by his own contemporaries. With this magnitude of severe enemies, was it not possible for them to prove to the masses that Muhammad's claim of revelation was sheer fabrication? Was it not possible for them to reveal and name the person whom they alleged to be the human source or sources of his teachings? Even some of his adversaries who had made this assertion, changed their minds later on and accused him, instead, of magic or being possessed by evil... etc.
3. Muhammad was raised among his people and every aspect of his life was exposed to them, especially by the openness that characterises tribal life in the desert. How could the multitudes of his contemporaries, including many of his close relatives who knew him so well, how could they believe in his truthfulness if they had any doubt that he was claiming credit for ideas taught to him by some other teachers without bothering to give them credit?
4. What kind of teacher might have taught Muhammad a coherent and complete religion that changed the face of history? Why didn't he or they (if any) speak against the alleged student who continued learning from them, while ignoring them and claiming some other divine source for his teachings?
5. How could many Jews and Christians amongst his contemporaries become Muslims and believe in his truthfulness if they knew he was copying from their scriptures or learning from their priests or rabbis?
6. It is known that some of the Qur'ânic revelations to Muhammad in the presence of people. The Qur'ân was revealed over the span of 23 years, where then that was mysterious, perhaps invisible teacher of Muhammad? How could he have hidden himself for so long? Or how could Muhammad who was constantly surrounded by companions, how was he able to make frequent secret visits to that mysterious teacher or teachers for 23 years without even being caught once?
