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Mozilla Firefox (Private Browsing) Teaching About Islam And Giving Muslims Hope Through Jesus. Myth: Muhammad Would Never Approve of Rape. TheReligionofPeace.com Presents: The Myth: Muhammad Would Never Approve of Rape The Truth: It is against Islam to rape Muslim women, but Muhammad actually encouraged the rape of others captured in battle.

Myth: Muhammad Would Never Approve of Rape

This hadith provides the context for the Qur’anic verse (4:24): The Apostle of Allah (may peace be upon him) sent a military expedition to Awtas on the occasion of the battle of Hunain. Actually, as the hadith indicates, it wasn't Muhammad, but "Allah the Exalted" who told the men to rape the women in front of their husbands - which is all the more reason not to think of Islam as being the same as other religions. Note also that the husbands of these unfortunate victims were obviously alive after battle. There are several other episodes in which Muhammad is offered the clear opportunity to disavow raping women - yet he instead offers advice on how to proceed.

"O Allah's Apostle! In fact, female slaves were traded like any other simple commodity by Muhammad and his band of devoted followers: IBSS - The Bible and Science: The Qur’an and science: do they agree? By Paul Martin (M.A.

IBSS - The Bible and Science: The Qur’an and science: do they agree?

Ministry). Introduction: Issues in Islam. The Qur’an is to Muslims the infallible word of God that they assert has been perfectly preserved on a tablet in heaven. They believe these words were given to Muhammad their prophet by the angel Gabriel. See Qur’an 10:15, 37; 56:77-79; 69:44-48; 85:21-22. The Qur’an teaches hand amputation for petty theft (Qur’an 5:38), that a man can own and have sex with slave girls (2:221; 4:3, 24-28; 23:5-6; 33:50-52; 70:30), allows child marriages (65:4-5, see N.J. Since the Qur’an makes some very high claims to infallibility, then a single error would render the whole dogmatic position as fallacious.

But what further complicates this issue is the claim by numerous Muslim apologists that the Qur’an is full of scientific miracles and insights long before they were discovered, which is proof that the Qur’an is God's word. Miscellaneous errors. The Qur’an has many miscellaneous scientific errors on a number of different issues. Sick myths. Qur'an and Semen Production (Qur'an 86:7) Qur'an 86:7 says that sperm originates from the backbones and the ribs, a theory similiar to another erroneous theory proposed by Hippocrates in 5th century BC (1000 years before Islam).

Qur'an and Semen Production (Qur'an 86:7)

Hippocrates taught that semen comes from all the fluid in the body, diffusing from the brain into the spinal marrow, before passing through the kidneys and via the testicles into the penis.[1] This article analyzes the Qur'anic idea of semen production from between the sulb and the tara’ib. Introduction[edit] Many individuals have promulgated the Qur'anic idea of semen production from between the sulb and the tara’ib. This has led to several distinct classes of explanations provided by them. Surah 86:7[edit] Arabic: يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب Transliteration: Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi Literal: It emerges/appears from between the spine and the rib bones.[3] Yusuf Ali: proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.

Pickthal: that issued from between the loins and ribs. Apologetic Claims[edit]