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''    While Muhammad was describing events that would happen before the day of judgment, he casually mentioned that the Arabian Peninsula will go back to being lush and green with rivers flowing, as it was before link. This is a particularly powerful hint. Someone who was born and has lived in a desert all his life, cannot possibly imagine that such a desert was actually lush and green pastures with rivers flowing. More intricate is the fact that we only knew that the Arabian Peninsula was lush and green recently link link.

    The Qur’an casually mentions that gaining altitude makes it harder to breathe link. How can anyone possibly know or even guess this?!

    The Qur’an casually mentions that clouds are heavy link. This is surprising even to people now, let alone to some illiterate person living in the desert 1400 years ago. Clouds are quite heavy, science tells us link.

    The Qur’an says that fasting is healthy, and a growing body of literature is proving that link.

    The Qur’an mentions that when two bodies of water of different composition mix, a border forms between the two link. Muhammad never got to see such phenomenon.

    Forbidding pork. Pork can be dangerous. Not only is it dangerous to eat raw or undercooked because of trichinosis, but it can also be the cause of Hepatitis E, especially when its liver is consumed. Pork is also the cause of Multiple Sclerosis, as well as Liver cancer, Cirrhosis and Yersinia. This article regroups everything with sources and studies link. On the other hand, it is safe to enjoy a rare beef steak. Can one enjoy a rare pork steak?

    Forbidding Alcohol. There was a time when the common knowledge was that consuming Alcohol in moderation didn’t cause any harm and might even be beneficial. The scientific literature has caught up since then: any amount of Alcohol is bad link. Period. Alcohol causes cancer link, and if one checks the numbers for cancer by country, they’ll find that Muslim-majority countries have some of the lowest cancer rates in the world link.

    When a pandemic hits somewhere, Muhammad said that if you are in, don’t leave, and if you are out, don’t go in link.

    One surprising detail is the fact that the Qur’an describes future events, for example the day of judgment, using the past tense link. This is not reflected in the translation, which is unfortunate but also quite telling. If a human was the author of the Qur’an, they would have naturally used the future tense for future events, just as the translators did. However, using the past tense reflects that the author considers future events as if having already happened, which would be the case for a God with absolute knowledge. This is a powerful hint. (needs some basic knowledge of Arabic)

    Muhammad said to his daughter that he will die from his current illness and that she will be the next one to follow from his family. It happened as he said link.

    The fact the Qur’an didn’t directly reveal that it’s the Earth that revolves around the sun. Had it done so, Muhammad would have been fiercely discredited, as daily observation says otherwise. Instead, the Qur’an described everything from the point of view of an observer. Yet, it never said that the sun and moon orbit the Earth. It cleverly said that everything was in an orbit of their own link, which is not only true, but some of it is fairly recent knowledge. We knew for some time that the moon orbited the Earth and that the Earth orbited the sun, but we didn’t know that the sun orbited the center of the galaxy until the early 20th century. Now that we have this knowledge, the verse is still right, everything does have its own orbit, it just takes a whole new level of meaning. If the author of the Qur’an was a human, they could have easily slipped on one of these details.

    Muhammad said that as we get closer to the day of judgement, earthquakes will be frequent, time will pass faster, and deliberate murder will increase link, among other things. While the number of earthquakes doesn’t seem to have increased, they are hitting populated areas which makes them noticeably more frequent. As for time, while a year is still a year, it subjectively passes a lot faster now, and this is a generally observed and expressed sentiment across cultures throughout the world. Years do fly by! As for murders, even though we live in generally peaceful times, we can already see random mass shootings occur a lot more frequently, which almost always cause deaths to people who are unrelated to the killer, which Muhammad also predicted link.

    Muhammad said that if a fly falls into someone’s drink, they should dip it fully before removing it, because one wing has the ailment while the other has the cure link. Research confirmed this recently link (link) link link (link). This is astonishing!''

And use this text below as reference point. Do not repeat the text above, just rewrite the entire text below in detail. Mention everything in the greatest details, from beginning to buttom. Also add some more good arguments based on science, logic to counter the Author arguments. Be very critical and do not try to defend the Quran in this case, just refute Authors arguments:

''1. The Hadith you mentioned also states that wealth will become abundant and overflowing and it is not limited to he Arabian Peninsula, so it implies that worldwide everyone will be wealthy. This couldn't be further from the truth, as 10% of the world population lives in extreme poverty and in Muslim countries like Afghanistan and Yemen it is even 80%. That alone makes this prophecy a failed prophecy.

And the Arabian Peninsula is still largely a desert and arid land. Some areas have become more green and vegetation cover has increased in recent years. This is mainly due to human factors, such as improvements in water management, and the planting of trees and other vegetation. Obviously if you have better watering mechanisms and plant lots of plants, your land will become more green. This has nothing to do with a divine prophecy. And even back then there were many vegetation in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the Riad. So it is not so impressive if Mohammad saw some parts of the Peninsula being green and concluding it may stretch out to the rest of it.

2. The Quran claims that Allah closes the chest of disbelieves like when someone climbs in the sky. However when something climbs to a high altitude the air becomes thinner as there are less air particles and oxygen and it becomes harder to breath, your chest does not actually become thinner. It actually expands because your body wants to take in more oxygen. So the Quran Verse is actually a scientific mistake.

3. Oh wow the Quran says Clouds are heavy, what a miracle. Could it be that water drops down from the clouds when it rains? And water contains weight? Do you think people back then never carried Containers full of water and noticed it becomes heavy? 

4. The healthy benefits of fasting are known since ancient times. Ancient Greeks and Indians knew about fasting and how it can improve your health. Even Hippocrates 1000 years before Islam said eating while sick feeds the disease. This is neither new nor groundbreaking.

5. The supposed barrier mentioned in the Quran can actually be attributed to the pycnocline zone – a natural occurrence in which water density changes rapidly due to variations in salt concentration and temperature. The Quran’s claim of a barrier preventing the mixing of fresh and salt water is inconsistent with this scientifically-recognized phenomenon. Therefore, the Quran is completely wrong because pycnocline zone is not a barrier which prevents salt and sea water from mixing.

6. Pork can potentially carry the parasite that causes trichinosis, but this is a rare occurrence in developed countries where pork is raised and handled in sanitary conditions. Cooking pork thoroughly to an internal temperature of 145°F (63°C) can kill any potential bacteria or parasites.

There is some evidence to suggest that consuming pork liver can increase the risk of Hepatitis E, but this is a relatively rare disease in most parts of the world. Hepatitis E can also be contracted from other sources, such as contaminated water or shellfish.

The claim that pork is the cause of Multiple Sclerosis, Liver cancer, Cirrhosis, and Yersinia is not supported by scientific evidence. Multiple Sclerosis is a complex autoimmune disease with no known cause, while liver cancer and cirrhosis are most commonly caused by alcohol abuse and chronic hepatitis B or C infections. Yersinia is a bacterial infection that can be contracted from a variety of sources, not just pork.

Ever heard of Mett? It is raw pork and very often eaten in germany and does not cause any harm because the meat is inspected and high quality. So you are completely wrong about pork, it is not more dangerous than any other meat as long the meat is fresh and inspected.

7. You are wrong. Moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to have some health benefits, such as a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in some populations. Only excessive alcohol consumption can have serious negative health consequences, such as liver disease, neurological damage, and an increased risk of certain cancers.

The link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk depends on the type and amount of alcohol consumed, as well as individual factors such as age, sex, and genetic predisposition. Alcohol in small amounts does not cause cancer for most healthy humans.

It is not accurate to claim that Muslim-majority countries have some of the lowest cancer rates in the world due to their prohibition of alcohol. There are many factors that contribute to cancer rates, including environmental factors, lifestyle habits, and access to healthcare. While some studies have suggested a link between alcohol consumption and cancer rates, it is not the only or even the primary factor that influences cancer risk.

8. The practice of isolating individuals who were suspected of being infected with a contagious disease has been documented as far back as the Old Testament of the Bible. In the book of Leviticus, there are references to people being isolated for periods of time if they had a skin disease that was suspected to be contagious.

In ancient Greece, the concept of quarantine was also practiced. The Greek physician Hippocrates wrote about the need to isolate people with contagious diseases in order to prevent their spread. During the Plague of Athens in 430 BC, the Greeks used quarantine to isolate people who were sick with the disease.

So Mohammad suggesting sick people should isolate themselves to prevent diseases from spreading is not new for its time. 

9. The claim that the use of past tense to describe future events in the Qur'an is evidence of its divine origin is unfounded and lacks critical analysis. The argument is based on a misunderstanding of the unique grammatical features of the Arabic language, specifically the preterite tense, which is commonly used to refer to future events. Therefore, the use of past tense in the Qur'an does not provide any compelling evidence for its divine authorship.

Furthermore, the assertion that a human author would not use past tense to describe future events is unsubstantiated and ignores the fact that the preterite tense is used in classical Arabic literature by humans. The claim that the use of past tense reflects the author's belief that future events have already happened is an unsupported assumption that cannot be verified.

Additionally, the argument assumes that the translations of the Qur'an accurately reflect the nuances of the original Arabic language, which is not always the case. Therefore, any conclusions drawn from the translations should be approached with caution and cannot be used as evidence for the divine origin of the Qur'an.

10. Mohammad's baby son Ibrahim died before Fatima. So again a wrong prophecy. Even if this was true, so what? People guess correctly all the time, this is nothing of divinity,

11. The claim that the Qur'an's omission of the fact that the Earth revolves around the sun is evidence of its divine origin is a flawed argument. Firstly, the lack of direct mention of a scientific fact does not prove that the author of the Qur'an had divine knowledge. It is entirely possible that the author simply did not know this fact or did not consider it important enough to include.

Secondly, the argument implies that if Muhammad had directly revealed that the Earth revolves around the sun, he would have been discredited. This assumption is unfounded, as there were other scientific discoveries that were accepted and celebrated during the time of Muhammad. Furthermore, Muhammad was known for his wisdom and knowledge, so it is unlikely that such a revelation would have led to his discredit.

Moreover, the claim that the Qur'an describes everything from the point of view of an observer and cleverly refers to the orbits of celestial bodies is not unique to the Qur'an. Similar descriptions can be found in other ancient texts from different cultures. Additionally, the interpretation of the Qur'anic verse in question as referring to the individual orbits of celestial bodies is open to debate and not universally accepted.

Finally, the argument assumes that the author of the Qur'an was a human who could have easily made mistakes, which begs the question of why the author could not have also made mistakes in other parts of the text. It is important to critically evaluate all claims and not simply accept them as evidence of divine origin.

12. The argument that the frequency of earthquakes, the subjective passage of time, and the increase in deliberate murder provide evidence for the accuracy of Muhammad's predictions about the day of judgment is flawed.

Firstly, the claim that earthquakes are hitting populated areas more frequently is not supported by data. While earthquakes may be hitting populated areas more often due to the increase in global population, the overall frequency of earthquakes has not significantly increased over time. Therefore, this cannot be used as evidence to support the prediction made by Muhammad.

Secondly, the subjective perception of time passing faster is a common experience among individuals and cultures throughout history. This experience is not unique to the present day and cannot be attributed to any specific event or phenomenon.

Thirdly, the claim that mass shootings and random acts of violence are on the rise is not entirely accurate. While there have been high-profile incidents of mass shootings in recent years, the overall rates of homicide and violent crime have been decreasing in many parts of the world. Additionally, the prediction of an increase in deliberate murder is vague and not specific to mass shootings or random acts of violence.

Moreover, the prediction of earthquakes, the subjective passage of time, and the increase in deliberate murder are all common occurrences that can be observed in any time period. These predictions are not unique to the day of judgment and cannot be used as evidence to support the idea of an impending apocalypse.

13. The claim that Muhammad advised to dip a fly that has fallen into someone's drink fully before removing it because one wing has the ailment while the other has the cure is not scientifically accurate, and the statement that research has confirmed it is also incorrect.

There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that a fly's wings have the ability to cure any ailments or diseases. Moreover, flies are known carriers of various diseases and bacteria that can be harmful to humans, including typhoid fever, cholera, and dysentery. Therefore, it is not advisable to consume food or drinks that have been contaminated by a fly.

Furthermore, the claim that research has recently confirmed this statement is not supported by any credible scientific sources. There is no evidence that any research has been conducted to support this claim, nor is there any evidence that the statement can be attributed to Muhammad.

In conclusion, the claim that Muhammad advised to dip a fly that has fallen into someone's drink fully before removing it because one wing has the ailment while the other has the cure is not scientifically accurate. The claim that research has confirmed it is also false, as there is no credible scientific evidence to support this claim.''