The Qur'an was a revelation from God.

Firstly, I shall deal with Con's contentions against the Qur'an being a revelation from God. His first Contention: regarding Qur'an 86:5-7, where we read "5Now let man but think from what he is created! 6He is created from a drop emitted 7Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs". He claims this verse is inconsistent with scientific study. And if this one verse is wrong he claims then Islam is wrong. I shall analyse this passage of the Qur'an so my opponent and readers can see if this verse is really inconsistent with science or not. The passage mentions first "from a drop emitted". My opponent has a problem with this mentioning, he says: "a drop is a small quantity of liquid that is separated from a larger body of liquid. Gravity acts upon it and it drops; hence, the term "drops"" and I have no problem agreeing such does not happen inside the human body. Maybe the word ‘drop' is slightly problematic for my opponent. I notice Con has used the Abdullah Yusuf Ali translation of the Qur'an (86:5-7). In this translation ‘drop' is translated from the Arabic word ‘maa-in' which can better mean ‘water' [1]. The Yusuf Ali translation is the only translation of the Qur'an I know of which translates ‘maa-in' to ‘drop'. Other translations have chosen not to translate to ‘drop' but other words such as: fluid, water [2]. For making such arguments, I advise Con to try study the Arabic of such Qur'anic verses and look at several different translations rather than looking simply at one single translation. Translations of the Qur'an (even the Bible) are not always perfect, certain translations could be better in particular aspects/verses than others. Also the Qur'an was revealed in Arabic which is now what can be called classical Arabic, it is easy to recognise Arabic is difficult to translate into English. The passage then goes on to say "Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs"(Qur'an 86:7). Cons argument here is simple, he says: "it is obvious that the error is that sperm comes from a man's chest. After all, the chest is "between the backbone and the ribs"? The abdomen is below the backbone and ribs, and the male testicles are far below that". I would argue that verse 7 is not referring to the sperm as verse 6 is. Verse 7 is mentioning specifically about the reproductive organs of the male and/or female. If verse 6 and 7 were one single (joined) verse then there would be a problem, but they are two separate verses. And scientific study has taught that the reproductive organs have proceeded from an area between the backbone and ribs as 86:7 of the Qur'an states. So verse 86:6 of the Qur'an is correct in stating that man is created from a fluid, water etc eject (referring to the sperm). And also the Qur'an is rightful in stating: "Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs" which is referring to the reproductive organs of both male and/or female (Qur'an 86:7). Con's second contention is that 'the Qur'an says the Bible is not corrupt'. Correction: ‘the Qur'an does not mention the Bible is corrupt' because the word ‘Bible' does not even appear in the Qur'an even once. Yes the Qur'an mentions of the Torah revealed to Moses (pbuh), the Psalms revealed to David (pbuh), the Gospel revealed to Jesus (pbuh) and also the Qur'an (or Fur'qan) revealed to Muhammad (pbuh). But Muslims rightfully argue that the Torah, Psalms and Gospel of which the Qur'an mentions are not properly found in the Bible. Due to limited space, I shall explain why Muslims take such a position in full detail in further rounds if needed. Once we understand the Torah, Psalms and Gospel in light of the Qur'an, it is clear such scriptures are not fully present in the Bible today. And it is wrong to say or give the impression that Qur'an refers to the complete Bible by mentioning the Torah, Psalms and Gospel. Yes Muslims claim that these three scriptures have been corrupted in the Bible, changed or even added to through time, and that the Bible may contain some true passages which haven't been changed. But this doesn't mean the word of God has been changed/ altered, the word of God has always been the same. If one changes/adds to the revelation of God on a piece of paper this doesn't change the actual word of God. God's words are His will and His decree in Islam and they can never be changed, "and none can alter the Words (Decisions) of Allah" (Qur'an 6:34). After the corruption of earlier revelations, the Qur'an was sent with the intention to verify the proper and original message and safeguard it or act as a check to its explanation. Whatever matches with the Qur'an, Muslims have no problem in agreeing with it. The Qur'an being the final revelation, Muslims believe God has chosen to preserve it and guard it from alteration, as we read: "Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i. e. the Quran) and surely, We will guard it (from corruption)" (Qur'an 15:9). For the last part, I will provide some brief arguments (as I have limited space) to prove the Qur’an to be a revelation from God. I will go into more details in later rounds. The Qur’an is extremely accurate when it mentions regarding science. Such passages in the Qur’an are enough to prove that it cannot be the handy work of a man but a revelation from God. It is impossible to think an illiterate man (Muhammad pbuh) could come up with so many correct/accurate scientific facts fourteen hundred years ago, at a time when scientific knowledge was primitive. Below are provided some scientific facts stated in the Qur’an so many years back, but scientists have come to know only recently. The Qur’an talks about the expansion of the universe in 51:47. This is only recently known but the Qur’an mentions this fourteen hundred years back, that the universe is expanding [3][4]. The Qur’an mentions about seas not mingling with one another in 55:19-20. Seas that come together but do not mingle with one another has very recently been discovered in context of history [5], yet this fact is mentioned in the Qur’an fourteen hundred years ago. Qur’an 75:3-4: in this verse ‘finger tips’ is specifically emphasised. Fourteen hundred years ago no one paid so much attention to this verse as no one understood why 'finger tips' was emphasised. But we know now only recently, that on our finger tips we have finger prints each and every one unique. There are many more scientific facts found in the Qur’an regarding embryology, zoology, astronomy etc. as I have limited space to write, I will mention more on Science and the Qur’an in further rounds if needed. When we read the Qur’an, one would notice that it gave news of new events that would take place in the future. In other words prophesies, and fulfilment of prophesies in the Qur’an is a solid sign that it is from the God. For example: the Qur’an foretold the victory of the Byzantium Empire as we read 30:1. When studying the Qur’an and its unique literary form one would find it extremely problematic to attribute it to Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), as he was illiterate, and it would have been impossible for him to stay consistent in the matters regarding within the Qur’an for 23 continuous years. I have run out of space and it’s over to my opponent, thank you. [1] . http://corpus.quran.com...=(86:6:3)[2] . http://quran.com...[3] . http://skyserver.sdss.org...[4] . http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov...[5] Richard A. Davis, Principles of Oceanography