Quote from: LiberalGamer on March 23, 2022, 11:29:24 AM
Having a bit of a crisis of faith right now, the emotions have subsided a bit, so my writing might sound a bit too calm but I am still very much unsure of everything.
You are not alone.
I also had experience the same thing
I even starting from scratch as an atheist/agnostic
Quote from: LiberalGamer on March 23, 2022, 11:29:24 AM
Now, let's go back to the present day context, you can still
A) Believe that The Qur'an is from God
B) Believe that The Qur'an is from a Human in the 7th century
Yes, I believe that the Quran must be from God.
Why?
Because of the verses 74:30,31,35,36,37
74:30 Over it is nineteen
74:31 We appointed angels to be guardians of Hell, and we assigned their number (19)(1) to disturb the disbelievers,
(2) to convince the Christians and Jews (that this is a divine scripture),
(3) to strengthen the faith of the faithful,
(4) to remove all traces of doubt from the hearts of Christians, Jews, as well as the believers, and
(5) to expose those who harbor doubt in their hearts, and the disbelievers; they will say, "What did God mean by this allegory?" God thus sends astray whomever He wills, and guides whomever He wills. None knows the soldiers of your Lord except He. This is a reminder for the people.
74:35 This is one of the great (miracles).
74:36 A warning to the human race.
74:37 For those among you who wish to advance, or regress.
What is the Miracle of 19 stipulated in 74:30,35!"The Quran is characterized by a unique phenomenon never found in any human authored book. Every element of the Quran is mathematically composed — the suras, the verses, the words, the number of certain letters, the number of words from the same root, the number and variety of divine names, the unique spelling of certain words, the absence or deliberate alteration of certain letters within certain words, and many other elements of the Quran besides its content. "
Simple facts:
https://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/miracle/simplefacts.htmlIn surah al fatihah:
http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/bp2/BeyondProbability_TheKey_AlFatehah.pdf?
In basmallah:
https://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/bp/bp.pdf?
The most comprehensive so far:
https://sites.google.com/site/evidenceofgod/math-miracle/19/math-miracle-in-a-nutshellhttps://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/vp/contents.html?
Al Quran challenge for the people in doubt:
2:23 If you have any doubt regarding what we revealed to our servant, then produce one sura like these, and call upon your own witnesses against God, if you are truthful.
The challenge is here ...
http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/bp2/BeyondProbability_TheKey_AlFatehah.pdf?
Note 1:
The God's signature of 19 (74:30-37) is not only embedded in the Quran, but also stamped everywhere in the entire universe...
1)
https://submission.org/Quran_chemistry_code_19.html2)
https://sites.google.com/site/evidenceofgod/golden-ratio-193)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8xoIXNol1841:53 We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth. Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things?
This God's signature of 19 proves that the Quran and everything in this universe belongs to One entity i.e. belongs to the owner of signature-19. There is God and the only One!
Note 2:
About other things you mentioned in your post,
I'm sorry, I'm not capable of discussing it here as my knowledge is minute...
17:85 They ask you about the revelation. Say, "The revelation comes from my Lord.
The knowledge given to you is minute."
Note 3:
And if we really believe there is God and the Quran came from Him, that's a good start for our journey AND then we just sincerely leave it to our Lord as our teacher to capture the wisdom of His message in the Quran. God willing!
55:1 The Most Gracious
55:2 Teacher of the Quran.
Thank you.