Around Q 79-30, Allah is relatively milder

Submitted by Prashant (United States), Apr 15, 2021 at 02:53

Dear Dr Pipes, following the discussion on Q 79-30 in this forum, I also decided to read study Q 79-30. Since the common allegation is that people quote Quran out of context, I read the verses Q79-23 all the way till Q80-23.

It is true that in these verses, Allah seems to be telling us how he created the earth and its mountain. And, Allah here is miss informing us. He is telling us that the earth was flat, while he, obviously, had created an earth that was round like a globe. Glad that dear Christopher did not read or follow the Quran!

But I forgive Allah for scientific inaccuracies. All scripture contain inaccurate statements. I will not forgive the Muslims though for stubbornly claiming that the Quran was indelibly correct for all time to come.

But I noticed something very interesting around Q79-23. In this region Allah is markably calm. For almost 20 or so verses, he did not curse non-believers at all. The first bad world for non=Muslims did not occur till 80-17. In 80-17 Allah starts abusing non-believers again calling them "made out of a स्पर्म" and condemning them in other ways.

Remarkable patience, dear Allah. For not cursing others for almost 20 verses. Well done.

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