Construction of Islam

Thank you. Bismillah ir-Rahm ir-Rahim: in the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. To begin with, I wish to say that my point is not simply to introduce the Koran, but Islamic viewpoints in general terms. It means that I might use the Sunnah, i.e., example of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). These are within the collections of the Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim hadiths. Rules of conduct I want to make it clear that when I debate, I do not want to spend my time improperly, such as by defending myself from insults rather than defending my argument. Therefore, I urge my opponent to be respectful, and I will do well to be respectful, too. Definitions Islam: A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.[1] Hadith: A report of the sayings or actions of Muhammad or his companions, together with the tradition of its chain of transmission.[2] Arguments 1. The case for the Koran The Koran is a masterpiece among all texts that humakind has touched, read, and experienced. It is, first and foremost, the only book which has not been changed by even a word for 14 centuries, i.e., since it was revealed unto mankind. While other books have been present for long times, such as the Bible, all these books have been changed, and all these books are found in various shapes and forms anywhere in the world, whether they are read in Latin, Hebrew, Sanskrit, or any other of their languages. [Koran 15:9] We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption). This confirms the promise that God gave in the Koran. This is one among numerous other predictions that the Islamic message has lived up to. None of its predictions have gone wasted, and many of them are confirmed gradually. Moving on, the Koran is the only book among all ancient texts that contains no contradictions. Its text is fluent and consistent word by word. This confirms the Koranic message that had the Koran been from a human being, it would have been as corrupted as other holy books. Yet, it is not the case, implying that someone more powerful than humans has originated this book. Any claims of contradictions can be countered. [Koran 25:33] And no question do they bring to thee but We reveal to thee the truth and the best explanation (thereof). Furthermore, the Koran is miraculous in the sense that its challenge to humakind to produce a book similar to it is dynamic. The Koran challenged the best of the Arab poets in 6th century AD to produce a book like the Koran. However, its amazing language, rhytmic verses, and structure made the poets blindly wondering what kind of a book they are being challenged by, not knowing how to produce anything that challenges it. Then the Koran moved on to say that they should produce a few chapters, and lastly, it said that even if all of humakind came together to produce even one chapter like the Koran, outmatching its language etc., they would not pass the challenge. That has been the case. So, where is the miracle? Besides the fact that no book matches the Koran, since it is the greatest piece of literature in its language, the challenge of the Koran evolves. At first the challenge was to produce something like the Koran. It didn't work. Then the challenge became to produce any book that could last as long as the Koran does, and that has not been passed either. Now various scholars have discovered mathematical structures in the Koran, alongside miraculous scientific facts that were not known to any people in the 6th century, or even a few centuries afterwards. The mathematical structure proves that had a single change happened to the Koran, all the numbers we get from different words, verses, etc., would have been different. If we look at a graph showing the correlation between the amount of verses in the Koran and the amount of chapters, we get the following graph: http://www.islamiczone.netfirms.com... - And it also resembles another sign of Allah's existence, written on our hand: http://4.bp.blogspot.com... It resembles the word "Allah" (i.e., God in Arabic) perfectly. Moreover, the core chapter of the Koran is called "Iron." This metal is also the core of our planet, and it is the most useful metal that we know of (I can elborate on this a lot, but it is not needed). Throughout the Koran, a lot of words (e.g., antonyms) are repeated the same amounts of time, or the good is repeated one time more. There is too much to say about this, so here is further reading on the matter: http://www.quranwonders.com... http://www.quranwonders.com... All these miraculous facts point toward the fact that it is impossible for the Koran to have been changed. On top of that, human beings being able to produce such a complex book in two decades during the 6th-7th century would have been impossible. Besides that, the Koran makes a lot of scientific statements. For an ancient book to get every single of them right (among those we can test), the chances are extremely low. In fact, they are so low that neither the Greeks, Romans, or other ancient civilizations ever got all of their scientific points correct. Perhaps the number was 20%, or 10%, but we can clearly disprove a lot of their scientific points. That, however, is not the case with the Koran. It goes into the field of oceanology, biology, geology, astronomy, and other scientific areas. The theory of probability places the chances of getting every scientific point either confirmed or yet-to-be-confirmed (i.e., not disproved) below 0.000%. In other words, the chances are 0%. Even today, a lot of scientific books have a few errors, because humans easily make mistakes in their research. However, the Koran is not even a book of science, and yet it is the only ancient book that speaks heavily of scientific points without getting any wrong. That being said, the Koran also mentions miraculous facts, and they were not known before the Koran. [Koran 21:31] And We have set on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with them, and We have made therein broad highways (between mountains) for them to pass through: that they may receive Guidance. The Koran mentions that the mountains prevent the earth (i.e., crust) from shaking (not earthquakes). This has been proven right. See: http://www.quranandscience.com... The Koran also mentions that mountains have been made as pegs, which has also been confirmed by science. More to come in the next round. Further References [1] http://www.thefreedictionary.com... [2] http://www.thefreedictionary.com...