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{{QualityScore|Lead=1|Structure=4|Content=4|Language=1|References=3}}Miracles are often presented as proof that [[Islam]] is from [[Allah]], or God. This page lists summaries of articles on the wiki that are related to Miracles.
<metadesc>Summaries of articles: Word Count Miracles in Qur'an, Standing Mosques, Miracle of 19, Praying Tree, 10 Meter Tall Human Skeleton, and more</metadesc>
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Muslims throughout the world point to alleged miracles that they claim prove [[Islam]] is from [[Allah]]. This page lists summaries of articles that [[Refutations|refute]] all of their claims.  
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==Qur'anic Miracles==
==Qur'anic Miracles==
{{Miracles}}
===Scientific and historical miracles===
Many apologists claim that the Qur'an contains information that could not have been known to people at the time the Qur'an was created, and that it contains within its pages many other miracles.
{{Main|Scientific Miracles in the Quran|l1=Scientific Miracles in the Quran}}Scientific miracles are claims that the Quran talks about things that weren't known 1400 years ago and which prove, therefore, that Muhammad couldn't be the author of the Quran. However, the Quran has almost certainly never been the source of a scientific discovery. Instead, scientific discoveries, after having been discovered independent of the Quran have often been used to reinterpret relatively vague verses of Quran to attempt to demonstrate the scripture's foresight. This article provides an overview of this phenomenon, which has frequently had embarrassing outcomes.
 
===Scientific miracles===
{{Main|Scientific Miracles in the Quran|l1=Scientific Miracles in the Quran}}
 
Scientific miracles are claims that the Quran talks about things that weren't known 1400 years ago and therefore Muhammad couldn't be the author of the Quran. Usually after science discovers something new, promoters of "scientific miracles" re-interpret some vague Quranic verse and claim that this was predicted in the Quran. Although the Quran supposedly had this knowledge before it was discovered, for some reason, no Muslim derived these facts from the Quran before those facts were discovered by science.


===Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an===
===Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an===
{{Main|Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an}}
{{Main|Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an}}One of the most common types of miracle claims made regarding the Quran is that it includes specific words in specific quantities in such a manner as would have been impossible to achieve by a human being compiling a book over 23 years in a non-chronological manner. For instance, one of the most popular claims of miracles is that the word yawm (singular of day) is repeated 365 times in the Qur'an, its plural and dual forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" together are repeated 30 times, while the number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12. However, this and similar counts are usually manipulated, generally in unstated ways, to produce their striking totals. Most people do not have the time or energy to assess the data for themselves - this collection of articles presents the complete word counts and data on these alleged miracles so that people can judge for themselves.
 
One of the most popular claims of miracles is that the word yawm (singular of day) is repeated 365 times in the Qur'an, its plural and dual forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" together are repeated 30 times, while the number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12. The first flaw with this is that the Islamic calendar consists of 355 days, so these apologists are essentially favoring Christianity. Secondly, these counts are manipulated, generally in unstated ways, to produce the striking totals. Most people do not have the time or energy to count so they just assume it is true.
 
==Articles==
==Articles==
These are articles on Islamic miracles.
These are articles on Islamic miracles.


*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[Cosmology of the Quran|Cosmology of the Qur'an]]
*[[Muhammads Miracles|Muhammad's Miracles]]
*[[Muhammads Miracles|Muhammad's Miracles]]


==See Also==
==See Also==


'''Articles'''
*[[Category:Prophecies|Islamic Prophecies]]
 
*[[Islamic Prophecies]] ''- This in-depth study refutes false claims of fulfilled Qur'anic prophecies''
*[[How Islamic Inventors Did Not Change The World]] ''- This article refutes false claims of inventions attributed to Islamic inventors''
 
'''Other Core Articles'''
 
''Core articles contain an overview of other articles related to a specific issue, and serve as a starting point for anyone wishing to learn about Islam:''
* [[Islam and Apostasy]]
* [[Islam and Homosexuality]]
* [[Islam and Pedophilia]]
* [[Islam and Propaganda]]
* [[Islam and Science]]
* [[Islam and Scripture]]
* [[Islam and the People of the Book]]
* [[Islam and Violence]]
* [[Islam and Women]]
 
==External Links==
 
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-09/varanasi/28067647_1_goat-bakrid-sacrifice|2=2012-11-30}} A Goat Suffering from Birth-Defects Resulting in 6 Legs, 4 Testicles and 3 Penises, Hailed as a Miracle of Islam]
*[http://answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/index.html Scrutinizing Rumors And Exposing Hoaxes] ''- [[Answering Islam]]''


[[Category:Core Articles]]
[[Category:Qur'an]]
[[Category:Islamic Propaganda]]
[[Category:Apologetics]]
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Miracles are often presented as proof that Islam is from Allah, or God. This page lists summaries of articles on the wiki that are related to Miracles.

Qur'anic Miracles

Scientific and historical miracles

Scientific miracles are claims that the Quran talks about things that weren't known 1400 years ago and which prove, therefore, that Muhammad couldn't be the author of the Quran. However, the Quran has almost certainly never been the source of a scientific discovery. Instead, scientific discoveries, after having been discovered independent of the Quran have often been used to reinterpret relatively vague verses of Quran to attempt to demonstrate the scripture's foresight. This article provides an overview of this phenomenon, which has frequently had embarrassing outcomes.

Word Count Miracles in the Qur'an

One of the most common types of miracle claims made regarding the Quran is that it includes specific words in specific quantities in such a manner as would have been impossible to achieve by a human being compiling a book over 23 years in a non-chronological manner. For instance, one of the most popular claims of miracles is that the word yawm (singular of day) is repeated 365 times in the Qur'an, its plural and dual forms "days (ayyam and yawmayn)" together are repeated 30 times, while the number of repetitions of the word "month" (shahar) is 12. However, this and similar counts are usually manipulated, generally in unstated ways, to produce their striking totals. Most people do not have the time or energy to assess the data for themselves - this collection of articles presents the complete word counts and data on these alleged miracles so that people can judge for themselves.

Articles

These are articles on Islamic miracles.

See Also