(November 15, 2013 at 12:03 pm)paulpablo Wrote: That's what a contradiction is. If he doesn't forgive it in one sentence with no additional conditions attached but then attaches a condition in a different sentence these are two contradictory pieces of information.
The two are not contradictory pieces of information, but just that one of them gives us an additional piece of information that was not present in the other one.
Secondly, the two sentences doesn't necessarily have to be attached right next to each other because they are both still in the same book; so we have combine everything together as opposed to interpreting each and every verse all by its own. There are in fact many, many verses throughout the Quran that are known to complement certain other verses which appear in different chapters of the book. But again, what matters is that they are all in the same book and from the same source.
Thirdly (and most importantly), the two sentences/verses are essentially talking about the same subject matter - i.e. shirk - so it is perfectly reasonable to make a connection between the two even though they are mentioned in different surahs.
As I wrote earlier with regards to Surah Al-Zumar, verses 53 to 55:
(November 15, 2013 at 6:54 am)Rayaan Wrote: Furthermore, the entire surah itself was being addressed mainly to the Quraish, who did believe in Allah but they believed in other gods as well (which is shirk), so they were not Muslims. The surah is offering a hope to those groups by telling them that your shirk will be forgiven if and only if you repent before death overtakes you, before the penalty comes to you. So there is still a chance for forgiveness.
Read my post once again.
