A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 53:27 Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names, 28 And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. 29 So turn away from whoever turns his back… Continue reading Qur’an 53:27-30
Verse Refutations
Qur’an 53:19-26
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 53:19 So have you considered al-Lāt and al-ʿUzzā? 20 And Manāt, the third - the other one? 21 Is the male for you and for Him the female? 22 That, then, is an unjust division. 23 They are not but [mere] names you have named them… Continue reading Qur’an 53:19-26
Qur’an 53:5-18
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 53:5 Taught to him by one intense in strength [i.e., Gabriel] - 6 One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form 7 While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon. 8 Then he approached and descended 9 And was at a distance… Continue reading Qur’an 53:5-18
Qur’an 53:1-4
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 53:1 By the star when it descends, 2 Your companion [i.e., Muḥammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred, 3 Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. 4 It is not but a revelation revealed, Koran 53:1-4 Here’s my improved version: 53:1 A scribe swears… Continue reading Qur’an 53:1-4
Qur’an 52:44-49
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 52:44 And if they were to see a fragment from the sky falling, they would say, "[It is merely] clouds heaped up." 45 So leave them until they meet their Day in which they will be struck insensible - 46 The Day their plan will not avail… Continue reading Qur’an 52:44-49
Qur’an 52:35-43
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 52:35 Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? 36 Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. 37 Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers… Continue reading Qur’an 52:35-43
Qur’an 52:29-34
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 52:29 So remind, [O Muḥammad], for you are not, by the favor of your Lord, a soothsayer or a madman. 30 Or do they say [of you], "A poet for whom we await a misfortune of time"? 31 Say, "Wait, for indeed I am, with you,… Continue reading Qur’an 52:29-34
Qur’an 52:17-28
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 52:17 Indeed, the righteous will be in gardens and pleasure, 18 Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire. 19 [They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do." 20 They… Continue reading Qur’an 52:17-28
Qur’an 52:1-16
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 52:1 By the mount 2 And [by] a Book inscribed 3 In parchment spread open 4 And [by] the frequented House 5 And [by] the ceiling [i.e., heaven] raised high 6 And [by] the sea set on fire, 7 Indeed, the punishment of your Lord will… Continue reading Qur’an 52:1-16
Qur’an 51:52-60
A Qur’an Like It. Here’s the Sahih International translation: 51:52 Similarly, there came not to those before them any messenger except that they said, "A magician or a madman." 53 Did they suggest it to them? Rather, they [themselves] are a transgressing people. 54 So leave them, [O Muḥammad], for you are not to be… Continue reading Qur’an 51:52-60









