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What About the Quran?

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Submitted by David Ryan (United States), Aug 13, 2019 at 13:00

"If those books are in agreement with the Quran, we have no need of them; and if these are opposed to the Quran, destroy them." - allegedly said by Caliph Omar at the final destruction of the Library of Alexandria.

I would guess these books agree with the Quran:

[9.29] Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Apostle have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.
[9.30] And the Jews say: Uzair is the son of Allah; and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah; these are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them; how they are turned away!
https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/koran/

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Title Commenter Date Thread
I've long been suspicious... [58 words]ReziacSep 12, 2019 12:07254357
2What about the Jewish claim to land stolen by Mohammed? [323 words]Charles MartelAug 20, 2019 15:26253102
1Indeed! Go back and come back as monks. [102 words]PrashantAug 25, 2019 14:55253102
What did you expect? [163 words]ZeevAug 14, 2019 03:14252776
What About the Quran? [154 words]David RyanAug 13, 2019 13:00252753
1israel [15 words]martin potashnerAug 13, 2019 09:53252745
Outrageous Covers at a Saudi Book Fair [120 words]Judith DaviesAug 12, 2019 20:31252697
Some Things Never Change [10 words]Barry BlackAug 12, 2019 18:45252694
Response to anti Semitic literature at Saudi bookfare [35 words]JoyAug 12, 2019 17:38252676
Some other titles at the SA fair [88 words]DaveAug 12, 2019 15:23252667

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