The Qur'an is merely a book whose authenticity rests solely on the shoulders of one finite & sinful man (Sura 80:1-3).

ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS IS God's word must remain consistent (unchanging) (Deuteronomy 4:1-2; Isaiah 8:20; Matthew 5:17-18; 24:35; & Revelation 22:18-20). In Psalms 89:35 we find that God cannot contradict His word.

In the Qur'an we read, "I had already in advance sent you warning. The Word changes not." (Qaf 50:28-29). That which the prophets revealed cannot be contradictory. If it is, it cannot be trusted.]

When we look at the Qur'an we find many stories which contradict the revelations which came before (the Biblical account).

1. Many contradictions are found concerning Abraham:

   1. Abraham's father is called Azar, instead of Terah (An'am 6:74 vs. Genesis11:26).

   2. He did not raise his descendants in the valley of Mecca, but in Hebron (Genesis 13:14-18).

   3. His hometown was not called Mecca but Ur in Chaldea (the secular Ebla tablets of Syria confirm the account of Genesis 11:31).

   4. He did not wander in the Meccan valley of Arabia, but through Haran and Canaan (Genesis 11:31 & 12:5).

   5. The Lord made His covenant with Isaac and not the son of the slave, Hagar (see Genesis 17:18-21 & 22:2).

   6. There is no record that he and Ishmael went to Arabia and built the Ka'bah in Mecca, though he did spend some time in Egypt (Genesis 12:10).

2. Muslims assume that Arabs are Ishmael's descendants.

   1. Historically the first father of the Arabs was Qahtan or Joktan. Some of his sons' names are still found in geographical locations in Arabia today, such as Sheba, Hazarmaveth, Ophir, and Havilah.

   2. Abraham's nephew Lot is another ancestor; as is Jacob's twin brother Esau, the father of the Edomites and the Moabites.

   3. Finally, Keturah, Abraham's third wife (Genesis 25), had six sons who all became forefathers of Arabs (i.e. Sheba and Dedan located in Yemen).

3. Other contradictions of the Biblical account are found in the Qur'an. Two of these are:

   1. In the Qur'an, Mary is recorded as the sister of Aaron and the daughter of Imran, as well as the mother of Jesus (Surat Maryam [Mary] 19:28). Thus, the Mary the Qur'an depicts as the mother of Jesus is 1,570 years removed from the Mary of the Bible.

   2. Haman, a Babylonian, not an Egyptian name, is mentioned as the "Wazir" of Pharaoh in Suras 28:5; 29:38: 40:25,38; yet the book of Esther correctly lists him as an official of king Xerxes, in Babylon.

   3. Which of these Biblical qualifications does Muhammad demonstrate?

      1. Did Muhammad speak in the name of "the One Who Is", YAHWEH?

         Though YAHWEH is used 6,823 times in the Bible, it is not used once in the Qur'an, & was perhaps not even known by Muhammad.

      2. Did Muhammad's revelation conform to the message which had preceded him?

         There are many contradictions between the Qur'an & the Bible, the most damaging of which pertain to the identity of Jesus &he purpose of his mission on earth. If a prophet's message goes against previous predictions, he, then, can no longer qualify as a true prophet.

      3. Were any of Muhammad's predictions verifiable within his lifetime?

         Muhammad could produce no verifiable proof to claim the office of a prophet. In fact, this became a cause for concern to Muhammad, who three times mentions the distrust of others of his inability to produce a miraculous sign for his authority (see Surahs Yunus 10:21 & Ra'd 13:7,27).

      4. Does Deuteronomy 18 refer to Muhammad?

         There are no Muslims who believe Muhammad was a descendant of Isaac. While there is an ongoing discussion concerning the veracity of the claim for Muhammad's descendence through Ishmael, this view is, nonetheless, widely held by Muslims today. Yet, according to the Qur'an (Al Ankabut 29:27 & Jathiya 45:16), all the prophets came in the line of Isaac, fulfilling the promise to Abraham in Genesis 17 that only through Isaac (and consequently Israel) would the covenant with the Lord be fulfilled.