CONTENTS PART ONE A. Introduction B. The Authority of the Qur'an C. The Revelation of the Qur'an D. The Inspiration of the Qur'an E. The Qur'an's Supposed Distinctive Qualities E1. Its Holiness E2. Its Superior Style E3. Its Literary Qualities E4. Its Pure Arabic F. The Qur'an's Supposed Universal Qualities F1. The Inferiority of Women in the Qur'an F2. The "Sword" found in the Qur'an PART TWO G. The Collation, or Collection of the Qur'anic Text The Periods of Revelation The Method of Collection Zaid's Collection Competing Collections The Standardisation of One Text The Missing Verses Sura 33:23 The Verse on Stoning The Variations Between the Codices Abdullah ibn Mas'ud's Codex Ubayy Ka'b's Codex Conclusions on the Collation of the Qur'anic Text H. The Abrogation of Qur'anic Verses PART THREE I. Errors Found Within the Qur'an Contradictions With the Bible Which Point to Errors: Moses Yahya Trinity Ezra Internal Contradictions Which Point to Errors Mary & Imran Haman Errors Which Contradict Secular and Scientific Data Ishmael Samaritan Sunset Issa Mountains Alexander the Great Creation Pharaoh's Cross Other Scientific problems Absurdities Man's Greatness Seven Earths Jinns & Shooting Stars Solomon's power over nature Youth and dog sleep 309 years People become apes Sodom & Gomorrah turned upside-down Jacob's smell & sight Night/Day/Sun/Moon are subject to man Grammatical Errors J. The Sources of the Qur'an Stories Which Correspond With Biblical Accounts Satan's Refusal to Worship Adam Cain and Abel Abraham Mt Sanai Solomon and Sheba Mary, Imran and Zachariah Jesus's Birth Heaven and Hell
Stories Which do not Correspond with the Biblical Account Harut and Marut The Cave of 7 Sleepers The Sirat
K. Conclusion References |