On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > No. Verses were noted down and memorised as revealed. > What if somebody human made a mistake here, like all of us from time to time? > Towards the end of the prophetic mission, when all the verses had been > revealed, the Heavenly Messenger Gabriel made the order of the Quranic > verses known to the prophet and committed it to his memory, which he > communicated to his companions. The huffaz ( who memorised the Quran) > learnt it in the correct order. Later on, when the written verses were > being compiled during the caliphs' time, the huffaz were consulted on the > order of the verses. > Maybe they made some mistakes? > Since the time of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran has been transmitted > both orally and in written form. > Maybe some mistakes were made here? > There are millions of people who know the Quran by heart. Furthermore, > once a year, in the month of Ramadhan, the Quran is read in congregational > prayers every night such that the entire Quran is revised in one month. The > person who leads the prayer is a hafiz and there is always another hafiz > right behind him ready to check should he ( the prayer leader) make any > mistake. > Good, that somebody checks something once in awhile I guess... Because if not, mistakes could be conveyed by large number of generations. Even if they're all good people and mean well, following their culture's traditions: many people wrong in consensus does not make them right. Particularly about nature of some supreme principle/god... or what some say was written by such. > This practice has been going on across the globe for several centuries. > If you were to read the Quran, you will see that it is not arranged by > topic. The message is repeated across the Quran with similar and different > examples. Monotheism, keeping duty to God, prayer, good deeds and glad > tidings for the hereafter, and clear warnings of Judgement Day and the > consequences of lack of faith and good deeds are repeatedly explained with > examples. > That, particularly "consequences of lack of faith" doesn't sound like, and I quote you: *Holy Quran 109:6------------------لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِFor you is your religion, and for me is my religion.* > The fate of nations bygone is also repeated to convey the message, and > various references to natural phenomenon explain by examples as well as are > signs which can be verified by scientific knowledge, across the centuries > depending on the level of scientific knowledge available at the time of > study. The book continues to amaze with its factual accuracy. > Not to some people that read it: http://www.foundalis.com/rlg/Quran_and_science.htm If I'm supposed to be amazed by factual accuracy, I admit to not be convinced by either side of such points. But the page states more about the link between science and the scripture than what I can understand from your posts. > It helps belief in those verses which cannot be verified and must be taken > on faith. > Perhaps our beliefs have all the help they can get already, which can even be a problem. Does the scripture treat this problem? PGC -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
