Prophecies in the Quran
There are many websites and resources cropping up claiming that the Qur'an contains many prophecies that have been fulfilled due to the advancement of knowledge of our universe and advances in modern life. However all of the claims examined so far show that, using hindsight, some Muslims are taking one verse, or a partial verse; or even a loose translation of the Qur'an out of context in order to twist the words to find prophetic statements within. This is to say that they may take some of our current knowledge, ie. airplane technology, and then search for a Qur'an verse or a partial verse, and twist it to make it 'fit'. Many of these claims of prophecy are incorrect; disproven in fact by their own experts on the Qur'an or the verses themselves, when read in context.
Some Muslims will even go so far as to say that all tafsir are 'out of date' and their explanations of the Qur'an are no longer valid. This would then give them license to interpret the Qur'an in any way they see fit; including presenting evidence of "fulfilled prophecy". The fact is that the Muslims who make these types of claims do not understand what a prophecy actually is.
False claims of fulfilled Qur'anic prophecy
All Qur'anic passages in the rebuttal sections (unless otherwise specified) are from Shakir's translation.
- Fingerprints
- Pollution
- Establishment of Israel
- The tribe of Israel will become very haughty
- The preservation of Pharaoh's body
- Genetic engineering
- Roads in mountains
- New transport systems
- Zoos
- Oceans linked
- Modern communications systems
- The army ant in technology
- The use of electricity
- Electric light bulbs
- Formation of petroleum/gasoline
- Atomic energy and fission
- Artesian wells
- Image transmission
- Smell transference
- Rapid transfer of things
- Women's rights
- Books published and spread
- Extra-Terrestrial life
- Air-Traffic system
- The exploration of space
- Voyage to the moon
- Moon landing
- Preservation of the Quran
- Islam will prevail