Koran 69:25-37

69:25 But as for he who is given his record in his left hand, he will say, “Oh, I wish I had not been given my record 26 And had not known what is my account. 27 I wish my death had been the decisive one. 28 My wealth has not availed me. 29 Gone from me is my authority.”

30 [Allah will say], “Seize him and shackle him. 31 Then into Hellfire drive him. 32 Then into a chain whose length is seventy cubits insert him.”

33 Indeed, he did not used to believe in Allah, the Most Great, 34 Nor did he encourage the feeding of the poor. 35 So there is not for him here this Day any devoted friend 36 Nor any food except from the discharge of wounds; 37 None will eat it except the sinners.

Koran 69:25-37

Note the sexism of Muhammad in referring to males only. Also, this seems oddly specific, as if Muhammad is referring not to all men, but to merely ONE man, a man with wealth and authority. There are plenty of men, women and children with no wealth and no authority, so obviously Muhammad’s words can’t apply to them. Notice also the specific reference to Quraysh polytheism with: “I wish my death had been the decisive one.” It’s the Quraysh who believed their deaths were final, that they would not be made alive again. For more, read: Quraysh Polytheism?

Muhammad has Allah quoting his own words: “Seize him”. Why is Allah quoting himself? Obviously, this is incoherent in a book that is supposedly the words of Allah, not his false prophet, Muhammad.

The punishment is cruel and also so small. There are billions of people on Earth. How will they all fit on just one chain seventy cubits long? According to one estimate, about 100 billion humans have lived, and about 8 billion are alive now. 70 cubits is around 32 meters. For 2 people per meter, that’s only 64 people, not over 100 billion.

Notice that the chain is oddly specific, “seventy cubits”. For more, read: Koran – Seventy Cubits.

The rest of the passage confirms that this is a torture fantasy for just one person whom Muhammad hates. A revenge fantasy is obviously not the words of a real god that cares about its creations, human beings, and thus Allah is false.

And obviously, this scenario, being about just one man, shows it’s locked to Muhammad’s time and place, his context, referring to an enemy of Muhammad, making it personal, a revenge fantasy by Muhammad. Thus Allah is Muhammad, and Muhammad is Allah, ranting in his recitation, his Koran.

The best replacement for this passage is: “”, the empty sentence.

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