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==Scientific errors== | ==Scientific errors== | ||
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Other than the above, the Qur'an makes many claims about people and events from pre-Islamic stories. It simply presumes or asserts that all of them were real. Abraham initially built the Ka'aba in Mecca,<ref>{{Quran|2|127}}</ref> Moses rescued his followers from the pharaoh in Egypt and took them to safety, Allah gave the Psalms to David<ref>{{Quran|4|163}}</ref> | Other than the above, the Qur'an makes many claims about people and events from pre-Islamic stories. It simply presumes or asserts that all of them were real historical figures and events. Abraham initially built the Ka'aba in Mecca,<ref>{{Quran|2|127}}</ref> Moses rescued his followers from the pharaoh in Egypt and took them to safety, Allah gave the Psalms to David<ref>{{Quran|4|163}}</ref> | ||
Modern historians have rejected some of these stories outright; others are either not accepted explicitly as truth or dubbed as exaggerations. The burden of proof is on Allah the Qur'an and Muslims. | Modern historians have rejected some of these stories outright; others are either not accepted explicitly as truth or dubbed as exaggerations. The burden of proof is on Allah the Qur'an and Muslims. | ||