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===Abraham and the idols=== | ===Abraham and the idols=== | ||
{{Quran-range|37|87|97}} contains a simpler version of the story in which Abraham smashes the idols in {{Quran-range|21|57|68}}. The two versions conflict in terms of where the events take place. In surah 37, everything takes place at the location of the idols. After some dialogue, we see in verse 90 “Then they turned away from him, departing” ( | {{Quran-range|37|87|97}} contains a simpler version of the story in which Abraham smashes the idols in {{Quran-range|21|57|68}}. The two versions conflict in terms of where the events take place. In surah 37, everything takes place at the location of the idols. After some dialogue, we see in verse 90 “Then they turned away from him, departing” (fa-tawallaw ʿanhu mud'birīna); Abraham then smashes the idols; and “Then they came toward him, hastening” (fa-aqbalū ilayhi yaziffūna). Lane's Lexicon entry for the conjunction fa used at the start of 37:94 explains that in such usage as we see here, fa conveys proximate and uninterrupted succession.<ref name="LanesLexiconFa /> | ||
In contrast, the longer surah 21 version has the people return to find the smashed idols but Abraham is no longer present there. They send a party to bring him, and then back amidst the idols he shows them the folly of their ways. So in | In contrast, the longer surah 21 version has the people return to find the smashed idols but Abraham is no longer present there. They send a party to bring him, and then back amidst the idols he shows them the folly of their ways (in both versions this is when they decide to burn him). So in the surah 21 version it is Abraham who comes to them. | ||
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! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range|54|23|31}} | ! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range|54|23|31}} | ||
! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range| | ! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range|11|64|68}} | ||
! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range| | ! scope=col style="width: 33%;" |{{Quran-range|91|11|15}} | ||
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|54:23 Thamud denied the warning<BR /> | |54:23 Thamud denied the warning<BR /> | ||
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===Could Allah have a child?=== | ===Could Allah have a child?=== | ||
The Quran responds to the mushrikun who associated partners with Allah including sons and daughters. In one response it says this is impossible as Allah has no consort, but in another it responds by | The Quran responds to the mushrikun who associated partners with Allah including sons and daughters. In one response it says this is impossible as Allah has no consort, but in another it responds by conceding it would be possible for him take a son from among his creation but he simply choses not to do so. | ||
No, for he has no consort | No, for he has no consort | ||
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===How many days did it take Allah to create heaven and earth?=== | ===How many days did it take Allah to create heaven and earth?=== | ||
Commentators interpreted the first two days as part of the first four in the 2nd quote. Quite a few other verses mention the creation of the Earth in six days, so this may well simply be a badly worded description rather than a contradiction in terms of the intended meaning. | |||
6 days | 6 days | ||