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|The Quran is the eternal word of Allah, existing before the world exists <ref>for example, the Quran being the Mother of the Book | |The Quran is the eternal word of Allah, existing before the world exists <ref>for example, the Quran being the Mother of the Book ({{Quran|43|4}} and/or written on the heavenly stone tablets ({{Quran|86|22}})</ref>||The Quran has been changed by the mere people, and therefore isn't eternal.||Assume the Quran is the eternal word of Allah at some point of time. After the Quran successfully has been changed by the sahaba <i>within time continuum</i>, the Quran they have after the event is no longer the eternal word of Allah <i>outside the time continuum</i>. Therefore, either the verses alleged to mean that the Quran is eternal word of Allah mean something different, or the Quran is false. | ||
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|The Quran is perfectly preserved, right down to the letter.||The Quran has been changed||After the Quran successfully has been changed by the sahaba at least once, the Quran is changed. If the Quran says that no word(s) of | |The Quran is perfectly preserved, right down to the letter.||The Quran has been changed||After the Quran successfully has been changed by the sahaba at least once, the Quran is changed. If the Quran says that no word(s) of Allah can be changed<ref>{{Quran|6|115}}</ref>, then the Quran must be false. | ||
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| The only author of the Quran is Allah || The Quran is at least partially authored or edited by the sahaba. || 1. If sahaba successfully changed the Quran the Quran is at least partially authored or edited by the sahaba | | The only author of the Quran is Allah || The Quran is at least partially authored or edited by the sahaba. || 1. If sahaba successfully changed the Quran the Quran is at least partially authored or edited by the sahaba. | ||
2. <i>Possible escalation:</i> If "We" in the Quran only refers to both the authorship of the Quran and the deity to be worshipped, Islam reduces to polytheism. | 2. <i>Possible escalation:</i> If "We" in the Quran only refers to both the authorship of the Quran and the deity to be worshipped, Islam reduces to polytheism. | ||
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