(June 7, 2009 at 7:30 am)Darwinian Wrote: It's not a question of whether mankind had proved these facts or not. The Qur'an hadn't proved them either, it had simply alluded to them in vague verses.
The purpose of these facts was for the Quran to stand the test of time so that in the future (like now as we live in the age of science, facts and technology) people could check the authenticity of the Quran and whether it was Divine or not. Before it was the age of miracles and people of that time required evidence from their prophets to show them a sign of God to believe in their message. However, we cannot go back and check miracles. Then become the age of Literature and Poetry. In the Quran, God test mankind to produce a single chapter like it in Arabic (the smallest is 3 verses) because the Quran is the best book in Arabic Literature but no one has achieved it. Now we live in the age of science and therefore all these facts in the Quran are there so that it could stand the test of time of today.
These people verses are not vague verses because scientists who are specialised in the different areas of science; when they investigate that facts in the Quran, it matches with their discovery (eg. Dr Keith Moore).
Quote:The thing is that these 'facts' whether actually proved by mankind or not, had certainly been known about, discussed and written down before the Qur'an had ever been thought about.
Suppose that few of these facts could have been known before the Quran but let me give you a few points to think about. The Quran mentioned over hundreds of facts. What is the Probability of someone collecting or knowing all the facts that were going to be proven in the future knowing that one wrong fact could affect the authenticity of the Quran? Secondly, there were many ideas at that the time of the Quran and before that went against the established facts of today. What is the Probability of someone selecting or knowing only the correct facts and inserting them in the Quran which were going to be proven in the future?
Finally, there are facts in the Quran which people did not know at that time or thought off or had ideas of or mentioned, which are now discovered. What is the probability of someone knowing them and inserting in the Quran?
I suggest you use the Mathematical Probability.
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