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    The Amazing Quran
    The Amazing Quran
    The Amazing Quran
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    The Amazing Quran

    By Gary Miller

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    Many centuries before the onset of Muhammad’s prophethood, there was a well-known theory of atomism advanced by the Greek philosopher, Democritus. He and the people who came after him assumed that matter consists of tiny, indestructible, indivisible particles called atoms. The Arabs too, used to deal in the same concept; in fact, the Arabic word dharrah commonly referred to the smallest particle known to man. Now, modern science has discovered that this smallest unit of matter (i.e., the atom, which has all of the same properties as its element) can be split into its component parts. This is a new idea, a development of the last century; yet; interestingly enough, this information had already been documented in the Quran (Surah Saba’, 34:3) which states: “He [i.e., Allah] is aware of an atom’s weight in the heavens and on the earth and even anything smaller than that...” Undoubtedly, fourteen centuries ago that statement would have looked unusual, even to an Arab.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPeace Vision
    Release dateJan 20, 2012
    ISBN9781466002050
    The Amazing Quran
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    Gary Miller

    Gary Miller has written a weekly column for newspapers and regional magazines across much of the country for twenty years. His brief stories about hunting, fishing, the outdoors, and faith have resonated with readers, both young and old. His unique way of inserting faith and simple goodness into his articles has kept readers coming back year after year.

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    • 5/5
      Very informative, the answers a lot of questions about the origin of life and the cosmos and others essential the person should know.
    • 5/5
      short and precise book. good to reflect the existence of God. would suggest more elaborative attempt to include biblical references
    • 4/5
      The author primarily focuses on the authenticity of the Qur'an based on intelligent reasoning and illustrations from its contents. Being a former Christian missionary, he presents the subject matter in a simple and convincing manner concisely, that would greatly help people who are open minded and willing to be enlightened, about the origin and validity of the message.

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    The Amazing Quran - Gary Miller

    The Amazing Quran

    By: Dr. Gary Miller

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    The Amazing Quran

    By Gary Miller

    Published by Peace Vision at Smashwords

    Copyright 2012 Peace Vision

    Table of Contents

    Introduction

    Merchant Marine

    The Smallest Thing

    Honey

    Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the Quran

    Scientific Approach to the Quran

    Falsification Test

    Ask Those Who Have Knowledge

    Embryology

    Skeptic’s Reaction

    Geology

    You Did Not Know This Before!

    Proof of Authenticity: An Approach

    Exhausting the Alternatives

    The Critic’s Trail

    A Revelation - Abu Lahab

    The Flight

    An Encounter with a Minister

    The Source of the Quran

    Mythomania

    New Catholic Encyclopedia

    Testimony of an Intellectual

    Burden of Proof on the Critic

    Origin of the Universe and Life

    More on Falsification Test

    People of the Book

    A Mathematical Approach

    The Female Bee

    The Sun

    Time Zones

    Conclusion

    Addendum 1

    Addendum 2: ‘Iram

    Introduction

    One thing which surprises non-Muslims who are examining the book very closely is that the Quran does not appear to them to be what they expected. What they assume is that they have an old book which came fourteen centuries ago from the Arabian desert; and they expect that the book should look something like that - an old book from the desert. And then they find out that it does not resemble what they expected at all. Additionally, one of the first things that some people assume is that because it is an old book which comes from the desert, it should talk about the desert. Well the Quran does talk about the desert - some of its imagery describes the desert; but it also talks about the sea - what it’s like to be in a storm on the sea.

    Merchant Marine

    Some years ago, the story came to us in Toronto about a man who was in the merchant marine and made his living on the sea. A Muslim gave him a translation of the Quran to read. The merchant marine knew nothing about the history of Islam but was interested in reading the Quran. When he finished reading it, he brought it back to the Muslim and asked, This Muhammad, was he a sailor? He was impressed at how accurately the Quran describes a storm on a sea. When he was told, No as a matter of fact, Muhammad lived in the desert, that was enough for him. He embraced Islam on the spot.

    He was so impressed with the Quran’s description because he had been in a storm on the sea, and he knew that whoever had written that description had also been in a storm on the sea. The description of …a wave, over it a wave, over it clouds (Surah Nur, 24:40)

    …was not what someone imagining a storm on a sea to be like would have written; rather, it was written by someone who knew what a storm on the sea was like. This is one example of how the Quran is not tied to certain place and time. Certainly, the scientific ideas expressed in it also do not seem to

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