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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
1. INTRODUCTION
Ever since the dawn of human life on this planet,
Man has always tried to understand Nature, his
own place in the scheme of Creation and the purpose
of Life itself. In this quest for Truth, spanning many
centuries and diverse civilizations, organized
religion has shaped human life and, to a large
extent, has determined the course of history. While
some religions have been based on written text,
claimed by their followers to be divinely inspired,
others have relied solely on human experience.
Al-Qur’an, the main source of the Islamic faith, is
a book believed by its followers, the Muslims, to be
completely of Divine origin. Muslims also believe
that it contains guidance for all humankind. Since
the message of the Qur’an is believed to be for all
times, it should be relevant to every age. But does
the Qur’an pass this test?
In this booklet, I intend to give an objective analysis
of the Muslim belief regarding the Divine origin of
the Qur’an, particularly in the light of established
scientific discoveries.
There was a time, in the history of world civilization,
when ‘miracles’, or what were perceived to be
miracles, took precedence over human reason and
logic. Of course, the normal defination of ‘miracle’ is
simply, anything that takes place out of the normal
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course of life and for which humankind has no
explanatio