The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
The Qur’an: The Book of God
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Undoubtedly, in its original form, the
Injil
was the
Word of God and free of all inconsistencies. It was
only in later years, that human beings made
additions of their own, introducing contradictions
into a formerly consistent text. The Christian
Church has evolved yet another extraordinary
contradiction in order to explain away this
discrepancy in its sacred book. The description
given of Joseph in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica (1984
edition) is as follows: ‘Christ’s earthly father, the
Virgin Mary’s husband.’
SECULAR CONTRADICTIONS
For an instance of serious internal contradiction in
secular writings, I turn to the works of Karl Marx,
who commands an immense following in the
modern world. The famous American economist,
John Galbraith, has written of him:
‘If we agree that the Bible is a work of collective
authorship, only Mohammad rivals Marx in the
number of professed and devoted followers
recruited by a single author. And the competition is
not really very close. The followers of Marx now far
outnumber the sons of the Prophet.’
