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     Reply #480 - March 16, 2014, 11:57 PM

    I would have to go look at the verse again to see the use of the word within context. Although I am sure a member with a greater understanding of Arabic has covered this already on the forums. However I will point out the idea of the moon reflecting light is not new. http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=25675.msg730782#msg730782
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     Reply #481 - March 17, 2014, 01:10 AM

    what about the claim that islam pointed to where Pharun was buried at the red sea, is that seen as some miracle, what was the other claim ?  sure it was helping find the rossetta stone or some ancient wall.. ?

    Eh? Not sure which site you got this stuff from, but it's total bollocks.

    There has never been any Pharaoh found buried in the Red Sea. Hasn't happened. If anyone claims it has happened they're either wrong or lying.

    The discovery of the Rosetta Stone had nothing to do with the Quran.

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    Although it is believed to have originally been displayed within a temple, possibly at nearby Sais, the stone was probably moved during the early Christian or medieval period and was eventually used as building material in the construction of Fort Julien near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile Delta. It was rediscovered there in 1799 by a soldier, Pierre-François Bouchard, of the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt.

    IOW, some bloke was wandering around the fort and happened to notice that one of the building blocks had lotsa writing on it.

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #482 - March 17, 2014, 06:32 AM

    The Pharaoh claim is due to finding salt in the mummy of a Pharaoh. The claim is that due to this salt the whole Moses and buried at sea is validated within the Quran. What those making the claim do not tell you is salt, natron, is used in the process of mummification. So finding salt in any mummy which was created using the ritualized practice of the temples is common. Pharaohs being who they are within this society would have had ritualized mummification as well as many members of their family, servants and slaves.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #483 - March 17, 2014, 06:52 PM

    I would have to go look at the verse again to see the use of the word within context. Although I am sure a member with a greater understanding of Arabic has covered this already on the forums. However I will point out the idea of the moon reflecting light is not new. http://www.councilofexmuslims.com/index.php?topic=25675.msg730782#msg730782


    Well, I truly hope some arabs/arabic speakers comment on 'noor'.
    But I would like to know how could have Mo just chosen all the right stuff from the Greeks? Because the Greeks had many mistakes too.

    I ask many stupid questions frequently.
    I am curious, that's why I ask many questions.
    I am overly curious, that's why I ask stupid questions.
    I lack patience, that's why I ask frequently.
    So forgive me and answer me Smiley
  • Help Me!
     Reply #484 - March 17, 2014, 06:57 PM

    Just came to my mind, how do you explain the ZAm Zam well in Makkah that sprung up and is running till today...

    Another thought I had is why are there so many 'miracles' to look into

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #485 - March 17, 2014, 07:35 PM

    Just came to my mind, how do you explain the ZAm Zam well in Makkah that sprung up and is running till today...

    Another thought I had is why are there so many 'miracles' to look into


    What do you mean, how do you explain it? We aren't often asked to explain the existence of other springs and wells and rivers and the like.
    Is there a particular part about the well that is miraculous that you have in mind?

    Also, there are tons of miracles to look into in every religion. Even today. A lady will be finding Jesus' portrait in her toast, a Muslimah will be finding the shahadah in her tomato slice. Coincidence has the opportunity to strike often!
  • Help Me!
     Reply #486 - March 17, 2014, 07:50 PM

    lua, good point there, even tho I am looking more at the 'miraculous' story behind the well. Also referring more to miracles from the scriptures not all the nonsense people think they see today.

    My point here is that Muslims can say that the fact that the Zam zam well is still running today and that pharoah mentioned above body is still preserved could be the 'signs' of religion we are denying.

    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
  • Help Me!
     Reply #487 - March 17, 2014, 08:03 PM

    Ah, well, in order for me to consider the Zamzam's origin story credible, the first thing I'd have to do would be to determine that there is no natural reason for that spring to be there and running. I could probably tell someone that the river in the back of my house was there because my ancestors did some ritual and Satan himself rose and split the earth and made the river, but the chances are that it is just a river and no different or more miraculous than any other.

    I have a pretty good feeling that they did not invite or allow credible scientists to come and examine the Zamzam, though, so the origin problem is just us seeking to provide an answer to a question that might not even exist, in my opinion.

    Also, I see what you mean. As for miracles in scripture, those also were abundant back in the day for Christianity as well. The bar for a miraculous event was pretty low back then, I think...
  • Help Me!
     Reply #488 - March 17, 2014, 08:03 PM

    Well, I truly hope some arabs/arabic speakers comment on 'noor'.
    But I would like to know how could have Mo just chosen all the right stuff from the Greeks? Because the Greeks had many mistakes too.


    Qur'anic embryology being one of them?
    Worth considering that there were several centuries between a lot of the 'discoveries' you're referring to that the Greeks would have made and Muhammad. That's plenty of time for a lot of the mistakes (but alas, not all of them, unbeknownst to Mo) to have been pruned from the scientific climate by the time the latter arrived on the scene.


    My point here is that Muslims can say that the fact that the Zam zam well is still running today and that pharoah mentioned above body is still preserved could be the 'signs' of religion we are denying.


    What is the Zam Zam miracle?

    Regarding the Pharaoh I'm fairly certain that grave robbers predate Muhammad. Look at the distance between Egypt and the west coast of Arabia on a map and tell me you still find such a thing miraculous.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #489 - March 17, 2014, 08:28 PM

    zam zam miracle is that wife of ebrahim, Hajra ran 7 times up and down two mountains and a well burst and never ran dry till today (in a nutshell)

    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
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     Reply #490 - March 17, 2014, 08:36 PM

    Must be true. That's totally solid evidence.

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #491 - March 17, 2014, 08:55 PM

    zam zam miracle is that wife of ebrahim, Hajra ran 7 times up and down two mountains and a well burst and never ran dry till today (in a nutshell)


    Not surprised I've never heard of that one before, then.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #492 - March 17, 2014, 09:07 PM

    Must be true. That's totally solid evidence.


    HAHAHAHA

    "I Knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then." Alice in wonderland

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #493 - March 17, 2014, 09:10 PM

    Well, I truly hope some arabs/arabic speakers comment on 'noor'.
    But I would like to know how could have Mo just chosen all the right stuff from the Greeks? Because the Greeks had many mistakes too.


    I think you are putting to much stock in what Mo has said. Repeating accepted knowledge is not some great insight especially when Mo says nothing but a bare statement. Those that have discovered knowledge or created a theory gave explanations supporting their theories, Mo never says anything besides "God did it".  If I claimed to be a prophet does this validate my claims if I happen to say E=mc2? E=mc2 was coined only a century ago in comparison to knowledge Mo repeats which was known for centuries to millennia. Also regardless of Mo copying the Greek were still wrong so he copied information which was incorrect while claiming to be a representative of a being which would never get any knowledge wrong....ever.

    Noor
    http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&word=noor&lang_name=Arabic&type_word=2&dspl=0&ModPagespeed=noscript
    http://www.almaany.com/home.php?language=english&word=%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1&lang_name=Arabic&type_word=2&dspl=0

    The verse
    http://quran.com/71/16

    Tasfir
    http://books.google.ca/books?id=78bnvtxMlVAC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q=reflection&f=false

    If you include the additional translations you will notice only the modern one says reflected light. Now if this verse always included "reflected" why is this completely absent from older translations? I find this very suspicious. If you look at my Tasfir link you will notice a few minor differences excluded from your information. The brackets around "reflection of" is the author's addition to the translations. The author of this book not the Tasfir's author. Also this Tasfir is from the 13th century which is almost 2 millennia from the known development of the Moon reflecting light concept. The 13th century is also well into the period of massive translations of work into Arabic. More so a Tasfir itself is a commentary on the Quran.

    I do not speak Arabic in any form, I can only use tools available to everyone else. So again if someone know Arabic they can answer this better than I. You should search the CEMB forums, there are dozens of posts covering reflected light itself. So poke around and see what you can find.

    Check out  http://dict.yulghun.com/lane/ Input the Arabic words in it's own script and see what you find.



     
  • Help Me!
     Reply #494 - March 17, 2014, 10:21 PM

    Well, I truly hope some arabs/arabic speakers comment on 'noor'.
    But I would like to know how could have Mo just chosen all the right stuff from the Greeks? Because the Greeks had many mistakes too.


    Why is it that in every other post of yours you seem to bring up another science in the quran/hadith claim, when it's shown to you why it's bullshit, you move on to the next one and say 'but what about this..?'. Only one of these claims has to be wrong for the quran not to be divine, how many have you asked about and been shown the real events. Also, if you want to be Muslim, be Muslim. I don't see what's stopping you, why do you need people to scientifically confirm the faith or disprove every aspect?
  • Help Me!
     Reply #495 - March 17, 2014, 10:33 PM

    Why is it that in every other post of yours you seem to bring up another science in the quran/hadith claim, when it's shown to you why it's bullshit, you move on to the next one and say 'but what about this..?'. Only one of these claims has to be wrong for the quran not to be divine, how many have you asked about and been shown the real events. Also, if you want to be Muslim, be Muslim. I don't see what's stopping you, why do you need people to scientifically confirm the faith or disprove every aspect?


    He's stated before that he wants to be completely certain that Islam isn't true, which isn't totally practical given how there will always be the faith component barring someone from 100% certainty but I can't say I don't understand. Also, going through all the different claims works well for the benefit of those reading who suffer from similar doubts.

    Keep asking away, Siunaa, but bear in mind Arolti is of course right (wrt underlined), unless you're willing to entertain the idea that the Qur'an has been corrupted.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #496 - March 17, 2014, 10:43 PM

    Don't get me wrong I'm not one to tell people not to question,  but as you pointed out there's no possible finality here and so '100% Islam isn't true' can never be achieved. At the end of day life is difficult, painful and uncertain enough without adding further problems to it, so I would personally ask myself here wether you'd be happier as.a Muslim or not and make the decision you want to make for yourself. Good luck.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #497 - March 18, 2014, 04:44 AM

    Well, I truly hope some arabs/arabic speakers comment on 'noor'.
    But I would like to know how could have Mo just chosen all the right stuff from the Greeks? Because the Greeks had many mistakes too.

    Just noticed this. Mo didn't choose all the right stuff from the Greeks. He chose some wrong stuff too. Quranic embryology is a good example.

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #498 - March 18, 2014, 07:20 AM

    there's no possible finality here and so '100% Islam isn't true' can never be achieved.


    So Arolti you aren't 100% sure Islam is not true? How did you manage to leave the religion then? Just curious.

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    "This is the only heaven we have how dare you make it a hell" Dr Marlene Winell
  • Help Me!
     Reply #499 - March 18, 2014, 11:19 AM

    I had a scienctist friend years ago who looked into the zam zam water as i was preaching to him it never goes off, he took a look at the elements said it wasnt a miracle just it had a high concentration of certain minerals that keeps it fresh and said its not totally unusual and are probably other springs similar..

    Wonder what everyone makes of the parting of the red sea story.. Apart from bs that is : )

    x
  • Help Me!
     Reply #500 - March 18, 2014, 12:22 PM

    So Arolti you aren't 100% sure Islam is not true? How did you manage to leave the religion then? Just curious.


    I think he means in a general sense. Like, as much as we might make fun of the easier target, Scientology, can you really and honestly say you know for sure it didn't happen? Can you actually disprove every single one of a Scientologist's claims? The same is true about pretty much any claim that has unfalsifiable bits, like religion and spirituality/what if we're all in a life-simulator like the matrix.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #501 - March 18, 2014, 03:01 PM

    So Arolti you aren't 100% sure Islam is not true? How did you manage to leave the religion then? Just curious.

    Arioti's statement is misleading.

    I think Arioti means that he's not infallible/omniscient/perfect, which means that any idea he has might be mistaken.

    But maybe I'm mistaken about what Arioti meant.

    Arioti, did I misunderstand you?
  • Help Me!
     Reply #502 - March 18, 2014, 06:37 PM

    Sorry, what I said was misleading. I'm saying that if you keep looking for reasons to doubt your doubt (or reasons not to disbelieve) you can find them. Even an ex-Muslim atheist with not even a kernal of belief like myself can find another reason to believe (like fear of dying and want of an afterlife) so one shouldn't have to rule out every possible piece of evidence Muslims may use to prove to themselves that Islam is true as this is almost never-ending. From a factual perspective, all you need for an infallible, eternal book written by the supposed creator of the universe to be false is for one fault or mistake.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #503 - March 18, 2014, 06:49 PM

    Arioti, I'd go further than that.

    For a book to be infallible, it should meet two qualifications:

    (1) it contains exactly zero mistakes, and

    (2) it answers all possible questions about it's content.


    So, if a book:

    (1) contained even one mistake,

    OR

    (2) it doesn't answer a question about it's content,

    then the book is fallible.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #504 - March 18, 2014, 07:11 PM

    Wonder what everyone makes of the parting of the red sea story.. Apart from bs that is : )

    Why are you ruling out the most obvious explanation?

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #505 - March 18, 2014, 07:49 PM

    I was just joking really..   actually i remember years ago some docu claiming that the red sea does actually part at the north end, there's some tide that parts leaving a rocky pathway..

     
  • Help Me!
     Reply #506 - March 18, 2014, 07:55 PM

    Yeah I vaguely remember something about that too, except I think it was an offshoot of the Red Sea rather than the sea itself.

    The biggest problem is that all the available archaeological evidence indicates that the Israelites never went anywhere near Egypt and the whole Exodus thing is a myth. As is the conquest of Canaan, which the Israeli settlers don't want to hear.

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  • Help Me!
     Reply #507 - March 18, 2014, 07:58 PM

    It's all figurative, except when it's being used by hardline Jews and their American friends to justify the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians/Bedouins/Samaritans/African immigrants.
  • Help Me!
     Reply #508 - March 18, 2014, 08:41 PM

    Why is it that in every other post of yours you seem to bring up another science in the quran/hadith claim, when it's shown to you why it's bullshit, you move on to the next one and say 'but what about this..?'. Only one of these claims has to be wrong for the quran not to be divine, how many have you asked about and been shown the real events. Also, if you want to be Muslim, be Muslim. I don't see what's stopping you, why do you need people to scientifically confirm the faith or disprove every aspect?


    Nothing I want less than to be a muslim, so I don't wish to be one and try to desperately find evidence for it through science.

    Now, I have gotten a lot of information about the scientific "miracles" of Islam and I'm seriously thankful for it, it has helped me very much to cope with anxiety. That being said, when happymurtad explained the thing about 'noor' I believed it but now that I got arguments from the muslim side why 'noor' actually means reflected light, I would like to get some more arguments from skeptics side. So I'm not just repeating the same stuff but I'm bringing the claims up when I receive some "counter-refutation to refutations of skeptics".
    There's two things with the noor in the Quran.

    either argument 1:
    Quote
    1. Quran describes the moon with noor, which only means reflected light thus including scientific knowledge.
    2. Allah is also reflection of light like halogen lamp, therefore Allah can also be noor
    3. It chooses perfect word for moon and it doesn't contradict being of Allah
    4. Such knowledge existed already but it's not obvious that illiterate arab from Mecca without education or background in science knew such a thing


    or argument 2:
    Quote
    1. Quran describes moon as noor which is word meaning just light overall while making clear with the word used for light of sun that it produces it's own light
    2. It makes clear difference between light of the sun and light of the moon
    3. Such knowledge existed already but it's not obvious that illiterate arab from Mecca without education or background in science knew such a thing

     

    He's stated before that he wants to be completely certain that Islam isn't true, which isn't totally practical given how there will always be the faith component barring someone from 100% certainty but I can't say I don't understand. Also, going through all the different claims works well for the benefit of those reading who suffer from similar doubts.

    Keep asking away, Siunaa, but bear in mind Arolti is of course right (wrt underlined), unless you're willing to entertain the idea that the Qur'an has been corrupted.


    Well, you understand my stand quite well. 100% is over exaggeration but yeah, I would like to have more of Islamic claims refuted until I can live and die without fear of hell.

    I ask many stupid questions frequently.
    I am curious, that's why I ask many questions.
    I am overly curious, that's why I ask stupid questions.
    I lack patience, that's why I ask frequently.
    So forgive me and answer me Smiley
  • Help Me!
     Reply #509 - March 18, 2014, 08:50 PM

    Anyone for Pascal's wager? whistling2

    Quote
    1. Quran describes the moon with noor, which only means reflected light thus including scientific knowledge.
    2. Allah is also reflection of light like halogen lamp, therefore Allah can also be noor
    3. It chooses perfect word for moon and it doesn't contradict being of Allah
    4. Such knowledge existed already but it's not obvious that illiterate arab from Mecca without education or background in science knew such a thing

    1. No idea about classical Arabic, so no opinion on that.

    2. Allah is fucking what? So I've got a bunch of Allahs screwed into my lounge room ceiling? Fucking awesome. I own Allah!

    Ok seriously, 2. is just too stupid for words. Ignore it. Whoever proposed it is an idiot.

    3. Dafuq?

    4. And it's not at all obvious that nomads in the desert, observing the moon over centuries, would be incapable of noticing that in a lunar eclipse the moon goes dark when the earth is between it and the sun. This is actually how other people deduced that moonlight is reflected light, so I don't see why Arabs should be stupid about this either.



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