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== Qur'an 2:79 in Context == | == Qur'an 2:79 in Context == | ||
Many | Many apologists accuse critics of taking the Qur'an 'out of context' in order to make Islam look bad. However in the case of {{Quran|2|79}}, apologists ''need'' to take it out of context in order to 'prove' that the Qur'an says the 'previous scriptures' were physically corrupted. Here it is in context: | ||
{{ quote | {{cite quran|2|78|end=79|style=ref}}|And there are among them illiterates who know not the Book but only lies, and they do but conjecture. Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say: This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.}} | {{ quote | {{cite quran|2|78|end=79|style=ref}}|And there are among them illiterates who know not the Book but only lies, and they do but conjecture. Woe, then, to those who write the book with their hands and then say: This is from Allah, so that they may take for it a small price; therefore woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.}} | ||
So if we were to look at verse 2:79 which is given to us by some | So if we were to look at verse 2:79 which is given to us by some as evidence, then it would appear that the Qur'an does charge some (unknown) people with writing a book without knowledge and claiming it is a revelation from Allah. However if we look at the preceding verse, we note that it says that the people who do this are ''illiterate''. This means that have not read Allah's previous revelations. | ||
=== Analysis === | === Analysis === | ||
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*Both Jews and Christians are told to judge between their respective books and the Qur'an to judge whether Muhammad was truthful. | *Both Jews and Christians are told to judge between their respective books and the Qur'an to judge whether Muhammad was truthful. | ||
The only verse that slightly resembles Qur'an 2:78-79 is 3:79. However it charges that the Jews knew what their scriptures said, but corrupted it | The only verse that slightly resembles Qur'an 2:78-79 is 3:79. However it charges that the Jews knew what their scriptures said, but corrupted it ''with their tongues''. How are the Jews and Christians supposed to know that the Qur'an verifies their books if they cannot read their own books? Why would Jews hide the book behind their backs if they did not know what it said? | ||
All the verses above show that the Qur'an never charges that the Jews and Christians are illiterate; quite the opposite, therefore Qur'an 2:79 ''cannot'' be referring to them 'writing the book with their hands.'' | All the verses above show that the Qur'an never charges that the Jews and Christians are illiterate; quite the opposite, therefore Qur'an 2:79 ''cannot'' be referring to them 'writing the book with their hands.'' | ||