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Hi, Kevin —
The Bible does not have scientific errors. The Bible
does not present science.
The Koran has many contradictions and errors but
says that God can change and teach a different message
if He wants — until the close of the Koran,
so within it, are apparent contradictions.
Muslim scholars have variously interpreted the Koran,
depending on whether they take it literally or not.
Much of Muslim teaching comes from the Hadiths, the
collection of the sayings and deeds of the prophet
collected later by his followers.
Much that is in
the Koran comes from Jewish legend, and there is
material from false forms of Christianity and extracanonical
Christian writings, because Mohammed knew his Christianity from
the Nestorians and other heretical Christians.
Another problem with the Koran is that it is said
to be truly understandable only in Arabic,
so whatever
anyone reads in translation is said to be a false
understanding. Many Muslims do not read Arabic and
rely on the spoken words of their Imams to know their
faith, and those teachings vary from Imam to Imam.
There are many books that can help one understand
Islam from the outside, which, I submit,
is the only way to understand it, because intelligibility
for a Muslim is not a property of God.
He is pure Will.
Mary Ann
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