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What makes Muslims believe that the Quran is not written by Prophet Muhammad?

Does the Quran claim that it is from God? Could the Prophet have copied some portions of the Bible?

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1. all the things in Bible are not in Quran... Quran is the most powerful book in the galaxy and wider.... actually, this things are hard to talk about by just a message... its easier if we chat...
2. After the prophet died, his followers put together all of his teachings into what now is the Quran. Muhammad ,according to the religion, got the message from Gabriel, who got it from God. So I see where you came to that conclusion.
4. Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad is not the author of the Quran. God is its Author. The following points bear the fact: First of all, the Quran itself, at a number of places and in different ways, says that it is from God. One of the claims runs thus: "This is indeed a Quran most honourable, a Book well-guarded...a Revelation from the Lord of the Worlds." (Quran 56:77-80) (Here, one ought to know the features of the Quran to understand the claim better. For instance, if the Quran had consisted of a number of books, and each book was made up of a number of chapters, then each of the books had to claim that it was from God in order to render the WHOLE volume as coming from God. But, this is fortunately not so with the Quran. The Quran is just ONE Book made up of 114 chapters. So, if the Quran claims, in any of its chapters, that the Book is from God, then the WHOLE Quran is from God. Yet, the Quran does not make the divine claim only once, but several times in different phrases and in different chapters.) If the Prophet had written the Quran _ a Book par excellence _ surely he would have claimed credit for it, but he did not. He could not claim what was not his. Indeed God says: "This Quran is not such as can be produced by anyone other than God." (10:37) The Prophet was unlettered. However, even if he was educated and had written the Quran, how could he be bold enough to make this statement: "Do they not consider (ponder over) the Quran (with care)? Had it been from other than God, they would surely have found therein discrepancies". (4:82) Abdullah Yusuf Ali, commenting on this verse (verse 4:82) in his English translation of the Quran, says: "From a mere human point of view, we should have expected much discrepancy, because (1) Prophet Muhammad who promulgated it was not a learned man or philosopher, (2) it was promulgated at various times and in various circumstances, and (3) it is addressed to all grades of mankind. Yet, when properly understood, its various pieces fit together better than a jigsaw puzzle even when arranged without any regard to chronological order. There was just the One Inspirer and one inspired." The Quran took 23 years to complete. Had the verses of the Quran (which contains 6,666 verses) been written by the Prophet, he would have needed a number of drafts and the work would have needed editing, updating, etc. But this did not happen, yet the information is consistent throughout the Quran. The verses were taken down as dictated by the Prophet only once and no redrafting, editing or updating took place after that. At a number of stages during the 23-year period, challenges to reproduce, even a chapter of the Quran, were made. If the Prophet had written the Quran, he would not have made the challenges, for fear that the learned Arabs and eminent poets of his time would have taken up his challenges and shamed him. One of the challenges goes thus: "And if you are in doubt as to what We have revealed (from time to time) to Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a chapter like thereunto..." (2:23) The Quran says that the Prophet was not learned. So, if the Prophet was educated in some institution but mentioned in the Quran that he wasn't, he would have been accused of being a liar and his mission would have fallen through. Even if the Prophet was learned, how could he have written such an inimitable Book of Information and Wisdom without resorting to consultation with prominent scholars and the best books from the best libraries in the world?! If he did this, it would surely have been known, since every move he made was known to people. The Prophet was a historical figure, not a mythological figure. The Prophet was the busiest and most active person in history. So, how could he have found the time to write (even if he were educated) such a comprehensive and extensive Book of Guidance which would have needed years of seclusion and concentration to complete? In the Quran, in Chapter 111, it is mentioned that Abu Lahab, one of the Prophet's uncles who was always against Islam, would never accept Islam. This Revelation came some ten years before the death of Abu Lahab. How could the Prophet have dared to write this chapter because all he (Abu Lahab) needed to do to prove that the Quran was not the Words of God, was to accept Islam dishonestly? The Prophet was mentioned by name in the Quran only five times whereas Jesus Christ's name was (honourably) mentioned 25 times. Could the Prophet go to such an extent of honouring someone more than himself if he had written the Quran? There is a chapter in the Quran entitled and dedicated to "Mary", the mother of Jesus Christ, while there is no chapter called, or dedicated to, the Prophet's own mother, Aminah, or daughter, Fatimah, nor were their names mentioned in the Quran. Could this have happened if the Prophet was the author of the Quran? Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, is glorified in the Quran as a "woman of all nations". Why would the Prophet glorify a woman he had never seen and one from another race, saying that she was chosen (by God) above all women unless the formulation of the verses had nothing to do with the Prophet's own authorship but that he only repeated what was inspired to him by God? In the Quran, God is called "Allah" (in Arabic). He is also referred to by His Attributes, like the Cherisher, the Merciful, the Almighty. There are 99 such Attributes but none of these is "Abba" (Father) by which the Arab Christians of the Prophet's time (and even today) refer to God. If the Prophet was the writer of the Quran, he would surely have used "Abba" as one of the names for God because of its familiarity and also because it was easier to say "Abba" than many of the Attributes. Although the Quran's objective is basically religious, it does touch on certain principles and laws governing the universe. A French scientist, Maurice Bucaille, in his book, "The Bible, the Quran and Science", says: "What initially strikes the reader confronted for the first time with a text of this kind (the Quran) is the sheer abundance of subjects discussed: the Creation, astronomy, the explanation of certain matters concerning the earth, and the animal and vegetable kingdoms, human reproduction ...I could not find a single error in the Quran. I had to stop and ask myself: if a man was the author of the Quran, how could he have written facts in the 7th Century AD that today are shown to be in keeping with modern scientific knowledge?'' The Quran mentions a number of scientific facts which were unknown to the world then. Some of them are: The moon has no light of its own and that what we see is the reflected light of the sun. (91:1-2), The universe came about by a "big bang" or disintegration billions of years ago. (21:30), Every living thing began in water. (continuation of 21:30), Stages of reproduction of a life in the womb.(22:5), Every living thing, including vegetable matter, is created in pairs (male and female). (36:36), All celestial body (namely, moon and planets) have their own course of orbit. (7:54 and 21:33), Space travel is possible. (55:33), and There is also life (in whatever form) in other parts of the universe. (42:29). All these scientific facts were discovered only in the last couple of centuries whereas the Quran mentions them 14 centuries ago. How could the Prophet, even if he were educated, have known these fact centuries ahead of recent times? Learned Arabs and other experts in the Arabic language acknowledge that the style, diction and rendering in the Quran far excels those in the Hadith. Those in the Quran are inimitable, proving that the Quran is authored by God. Umar, later to become Caliph, had wanted to kill the Prophet because of his (Islamic) teachings. One day, Umar heard his sister reading something _ the sound, diction and meaning of which made him halt to listen. His sister, who had secretly converted to Islam, was reading (part of) the Quran. Umar realised that the Words he was listening to could not be the words of man. He submitted to Islam soon after. The Quran says: "If the whole of mankind and jinns (spirits) were to come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce the like thereof even if backed up by each other with help and support." (17:88) This is a bold statement indeed. If the Prophet had written the Quran, would he as a human being, dare make such an explosive statement? Would this statement go unchallenged by the learned Arabs of his time? Prophet Muhammad, being an unlettered person, could not have written the Quran, a Book full of wisdom and one dealing with varied subject matters. The Quran categorically states: "This Quran is not such as can be produced by anyone other than God. (It is a Book) from the Lord of the Worlds." (10:37)
5. No he could not have written because he did not how to write. The words of quran was recited to Prophet Muhamad (asl) by Angel..i forgot the name sorry. go to http://islam.com/ or google it.
6. The challenge that still stands today, the Quran challenges anyone to create or write one Verse like the Quran, the Elegance of the Arab language was at it highest, at the time of the prophet (s) to this day 1400 years later no one has been able to meet this challange. Does this answer your question? Edit: Yes it does claim it is from Allah (One God), many many many many times . Edit: have you even read the Quran, it cannot be compared with the bible, the bible is not holy.
7. Does the Quran claim that it is from God? YES, indeed. Allah clearly stated that the Quran is His Word, Saying (what means): "And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allaah [i.e. the Quran]." [Quran 9:6], and in His Saying (which means): "Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it, 'Let us follow you'. They wish to change the words of Allaah." [Quran: 48:15] These two verses prove that the Quran is the Word of Allah and that He sent it down to Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h. ) Could the Prophet have copied some portions of the Bible? NO: Prophet Muhammad(p.b.u.h.) didn't enter a single word by his own. It was revealed by Allah Almighty on him.~! Any more questions??????????????
8. no no no. the Quran does not sound like the work of a man who never went to skool. Prophet Mohammad PBUH couldnt have written it.
9. LOL @ islam - life y every1s answering this stupid goats question! lol!
10. The fact is that he was unlettered, he could not read or write. The bible wasn't written in Arabic at that time and it was Hebrew which was a language that he couldn't read. Even if you can speak a language doesn't mean you can read it. Thats a different skill. Neither was he known to write or recite poetry. Also and most importantly the stories in the Quran are different and the rules are different. Also the Jews and the Christan's are on record saying that there was going to a Prophets appearance in Medina and this was were the Jews were living and waiting. Also which bible would he have copied from the bible sancationed by the romans or the greeks? Which one because they are both different. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unveiling-Islam-Islamic-Texts-Society/dp/0946621322 What about this verse? “It is He Who has created you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then from a leech-like clot; then does he get you out as a child; then lets you (grow and) reach your age of full strength; then lets you become old,- though of you there are some who die before;- and lets you reach a Term appointed;in order that you may use your reason.” [40:67] There is a book called 200+ way the Quran corrects the bible. http://www.amazon.com/200%2B-Ways-Quran-Helps-Bible/dp/0976353229/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199131089&sr=1-1
11. The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) was illiterate when it was sent to him by the Angel Gabrielle from God. The Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) couldn't have copied some portions of the Bible, because he was illiterate.
12. 1) What makes Muslims believe that the Quran is not written by Prophet Muhammad? Because everything in the Quran proves that it is from God. There are so many reasons to believe that the Quran is the Word of God. For example, it tells about future events that the Prophet had no control over them: In the Chapter of the Room (The Romans), the Quran tells that the Byzantines lost some battles, but they would be gaining in a few years. It happened! Also the Quran tells some scientific facts that have only been discovered recently, like the description of the development of the fetus. All these things cannot come from a human, but only from God. Another thing, one has only to analyze the difference between the Quran and the Hadith! The Prophet recited the Quran and said it's the word of God. He also gave many speeches and almost all of them have been documented. There is a far difference in the style between the Quran and the Hadith. They cannot come from the same person. 2) Does the Quran claim that it is from God? Yes. In many verses. 3) Could the Prophet have copied some portions of the Bible? No. The Prophet did not read or write. He didn't have access to the Bible. There were no Christians in Mecca, where he lived for 53 years of his life. He had only short trips to Syria where there are Christians, but these were trips for business where he had to return quickly home. He never stayed for any long period enough to learn anything. Besides, the Quran does tell some stories that exist in the Bible, but they are VERY different in style and details. In reality the Quran is more logical in mentioning the stories that exist in the Bible. One might think that actually the Bible copied from the Quran, but of course it didn't happen because the Quran came last. What could one think then, is that they both came from the same source. It is only that the Bible was changed across centuries, while the Quran didn't. Hope this makes things clear. Salaam-peace.
13. You look Jewish what makes you believe that the torah came from god not made up by humans?
14. what the second answer says is wrong.all the koran,unlike the bibles,was brought together during the prophats life time.from the first verse that introduced god 2 him,read 2 him in the cave at 40,up 2 the last verses(of the sura maede)that were read 2 him at 63 a couple of days b4 his death and ordered him 2 introduce the leader of muslims after him.the 114 suras of the book were brought down from the heavens during 23 years of his prophet hood and if u read the book it is clearly obvious that the verses r like short messeges(like sms's)sent 2 him by a greater power
15. god answers our prayer not muhammad