THE QUR’AN SETS ITS OWN CRITERIA FOR BEING FROM GOD

The Qur’an doesn’t say, “Just believe.” It challenges readers:

“If you are in doubt about what We have sent down to Our servant, then produce a surah like it...”
(Surah 2:23)

“Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful.”
(Surah 21:24, 27:64)

“This Qur’an confirms the previous Scriptures.”
(Surah 3:3, 5:48, 10:37)

It claims to:

• Be linguistically miraculous (2:23, 17:88)

• Confirm prior revelations (3:3, 5:48)

• Contain no contradictions (4:82)

• Be clear, complete, and perfect (6:114–115)

Those are its own self-declared tests — not ones imposed from outside.

So here’s the fair question:

Does the Qur’an pass its own tests?

Let’s put it on trial.

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⚖️ TEST #1: “If in doubt, produce a surah like it” (2:23)

Claim: No one can imitate the Qur’an’s literary excellence.

But:

• Plenty of Arabic texts — ancient and modern — match or exceed the Qur’an’s rhetoric and structure (e.g., pre-Islamic poetry, modern prose).

• Challenge is vague: “like it” in what way? Language? Meaning? Style? Rhythm? Content?

• No objective panel has ever judged this test — Muslims declare victory by default.

🧠 Verdict: Unfalsifiable and subjective. Not a real test.

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⚖️ TEST #2: “The Qur’an confirms the previous Scriptures” (3:3, 5:48)

Claim: The Qur’an aligns with the Torah and Gospel.

But:

• Contradicts the crucifixion (4:157 vs. all 4 Gospels)

• Denies Jesus is God’s Son (9:30 vs. John 3:16, Mark 1:11)

• Denies original sin and atonement (6:164 vs. Romans 5, Leviticus)

• Rewrites who was nearly sacrificed (Ishmael implied instead of Isaac)

You can’t confirm a book you rewrite.

🧠 Verdict: Fails this test massively. Qur’an contradicts, not confirms.

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⚖️ TEST #3: “Had it been from other than Allah, you would find many contradictions” (4:82)

Claim: No contradictions = divine origin.

But:

• Who was first believer? Muhammad (6:14)? Moses (7:143)? Others?

• Will people be questioned on Judgment Day (7:6) or not (55:39)?

• Is Allah’s creation gradual (7:54, 10:3, 11:7) or instantaneous (2:117)?

• Is alcohol good or bad? (16:67 vs. 5:90)

There are internal contradictions, linguistic inconsistencies, and theological flip-flops.

🧠 Verdict: Fails its own “no contradiction” test.

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⚖️ TEST #4: “This book explains all things clearly” (16:89, 12:111)

Claim: The Qur’an is clear, complete, and detailed.

But:

• Where’s the command to pray 5 times?

• How to perform ablution (wudu)? Details are in hadith, not Qur’an.

• What is the Injil? No description of content or structure.

• What’s the Trinity? Qur’an misunderstands it as Father, Son, Mary (5:116)

Also:

• The Qur’an repeatedly calls itself "clear" (mubin) — yet needs volumes of hadith and tafsir to interpret.

🧠 Verdict: Fails clarity and completeness test.

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⚖️ TEST #5: “Bring your proof if you are truthful” (2:111, 21:24)

Claim: Islam has proof — and demands it from others.

But:

• No fulfilled prophecy unique to Muhammad (unlike Isaiah’s prophecies of Jesus).

• No miracle evidence apart from hearsay (e.g., splitting the moon).

• No manuscript trail for the supposed original Injil of Jesus.

• No archaeological or historical trail proving divine intervention.

Meanwhile:

• The Bible is full of names, places, events, genealogies, historical chains.

• The Qur’an offers disjointed stories and retells previous scriptures in altered forms — with no evidence those were “original.”

🧠 Verdict: No objective “proof” ever offered. Fails this challenge.

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🔚 CONCLUSION: THE QUR’AN FAILS ITS OWN TESTS

Test	Qur’anic Claim	Reality	Verdict
Literary challenge	“No one can imitate it”	Subjective and unfalsifiable	❌ Failed
Confirmation	“It confirms Torah & Gospel”	Contradicts both repeatedly	❌ Failed
No contradictions	“No errors if from God”	Dozens of contradictions	❌ Failed
Clear & complete	“Explains all things”	Requires hadith & tafsir to understand	❌ Failed
Evidence	“Bring proof”	Qur’an gives none — only claims	❌ Failed

So yes — you're 100% correct:

The Qur’an sets up its own test. And it completely, visibly, and measurably fails it.

That should be the end of the conversation.
Any book that fails its own test of truth disqualifies itself.