Isnt it true that the Quran is copied from the Bible? No. This is not true. All evidence show that the Quran could not have been copied from the Bible. Take for example the story of the flood that occurred in the days of the prophet Noah, on whom be peace. This event is narrated in both the Bible and the Quran. A careful examination of the two versions will show that the Quranic version could have come from no other source but God alone. One important difference between the two accounts is that whereas the Bible describes the flood as a worldwide flood (see Genesis ch. 7) the Quran mentions it as a local flood affecting the people of Noah (see Quran 7:59-64). Today it is acknowledged that no record exists of a worldwide flood occurring at the time specified in the Bible. How did the author of the Quran avoid this mistake unless the author was God Himself? The closest thing in history to a flood like the one described in the Bible and the Quran, is a discovery made by Archaeologist Sir Charles Leonard Wooley. In 1929 he discovered remains from a flood which occurred around 4000 B.C. His findings are described in the book entitled The Bible as History by Werner Keller. Keller tells us: The incredible discovery at Ur made headline news in the United States and in Britain (The Bible as History, 2nd Revised Edition, Bantam Books, 1980, p. 27). But was this a worldwide flood? After describing the extent of the flood, Keller explains: Looking at the map we should call it todaya local occurrence(p.28). In other words,writes Keller, that flood wasobviously not of sufficient magnitude for the Biblical Flood(p.29). Furthermore, he says:A flood of the unimaginable extent described in the Bible still remainsarchaeological ly not demonstrated(pp.29-3O). Another comparison will again demonstrate that the Quran was not copied from the Bible. In the Bible we are told that God drowned the Pharaoh and his army when they pursued Moses, on whom be peace, and his people (see Exodus 14:28). The clear indication in that description is that the body of the Pharaoh perished in the sea. However, the Quran dared to differ and prove true. In the Quran we find that God promised to preserve the body of the Pharaoh as a sign for later generations (see Quran 10:90-92). True to the Quranic promise, the mummified body of the Pharaoh was discovered by Loret in 1898 at Thebes in the KingsValley (see The Bible, the Quran and Science by Dr. Maurice Bucaille, p.238). From there it was transported to Cairo. Elliot Smith removed its wrappings on July 8, 1907 and gave a detailed description in his book entitled the Royal Mummies (1912). From which source did the author of the Quran derive this information? How did the author of the Quran know that the Pharaohs body was preserved whereas the knowledge that the ancient Egyptians mummified their dead was not discovered until recently? And how could the author of the Quran predict that the body of the Pharaoh will be discovered later, unless the author was God Himself?
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