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Qur'an and The Modern World

The problem with judging any given book or scripture only on its morals and laws is that morals and laws in general are far from universal. For example, something that may seem like a harsh punishment in one culture is considered soft in another. 

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Quran is guidance from the Creator

The orientalist Richard Burton writes that the Qur’an we have today is ‘the text which has come down to us in the form in which it was organized and approved by the Prophet….What we have today in our hands is the mushaf [text] of Muhammad.’ 

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The Quran itself gives a sort of falsification test

The Quran, however, is no casual read. It can be very difficult to get one’s head around, since it doesn’t seem to follow any particu­lar order of events, topic or theme. It repeats itself a lot and even in the best English translation its style is challenging to say the least. 

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Did Muhammad write the Quran?

The most reasonable conclusion that explains the phenomenon of both the amazing level of information in the Quran and the clear sincerity and truthfulness of Mohammed is that he was what he claimed to be, the Messenger of God. 

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Amazing level of information

Now some of you might, or perhaps should be thinking what exactly is this ‘amazing level of information’ that I’m talking about, and this is a vast topic in itself which could in fact fill volumes, and then we’d need to add to that all the arguments and counter arguments, and that would fill even more volumes! There’s some recommended reading and web sites at the end of this if you’re interested in going deeper. 

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Where did Mohammed get such knowledge from if not from God?

Just think about the world 1400 years ago and the level of knowledge that existed, or perhaps we should say the level ignorance that was prevalent, especially in regards to the natural world. Of course some thinkers and philosophers had made some amazing discoveries, even estimating the circumference of the earth, but they also got a lot of things very wrong. 

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The Qur'an and Mountains

The Quran mentions many things about the natural world and asks us to think deeply and contemplate, and that those with understanding will realise that these are all signs that point to the power and wisdom of its Creator, that all of this is not for nothing or for entertainment, but rather for a profound and noble pur­pose.

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Teachings of the Book

What then are the basic teachings of the Quran? Well the first thing to accept is that there is One God, who is unique and unlike anything, and that nothing is like God. God is One and Alone, who has no partners and no rivals, and we should pray to and worship only the Creator.

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The reason for our existence

The reason for our existence, the primary purpose of our complex minds, and the gift of reason is to understand and to try to do ev­erything in a way that is pleasing to the Creator. We know how to do that through the guidance that has been given to us. 

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Judgment is necessary

Judgment is necessary. Can truly evil people in this world escape punishment simply by dying? Think Hitler.