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How to get sexually deprived desert dwellers to give up everything and fight for you? Promise them a brothel-like heaven. Take a look at this::
Men are rewarded with virgins:
"[For the Companions of the Right Hand] We have created (their Companions) of special creation. And made them virgin - pure."
Qur'an 56:35-36
These virgin Hoors will have firm breasts:
" Verily for the Righteous there will be a fulfilment of (the heart's) desires; Gardens enclosed, and grapevines; And voluptuous women of equal age;"
Qur'an 78:31-33
Hadith confirm there will be 72 virgins each:
"'The smallest reward for the people of Heaven is an abode where there are eighty thousand servants and seventy-two hoor, over which stands a dome decorated with pearls...."
Al-Tirmidhi, Vol. 4, Ch. 21, No. 2687
Gets worse, Islamic books describe the paradise creature Hoor vaginas as appetising and men constantly on viagra!!!
"Each time we sleep with a Hoor we find her virgin. Besides, the penis of the Elected never softens. The erection is eternal; the sensation that you feel each time you make love is utterly delicious and out of this world and were you to experience it in this world you would faint. Each chosen one will marry seventy [sic] houris, besides the women he married on earth, and all will have appetizing vaginas."
Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Qur'an, p. 351
Men will be given the sexual strength of 100 persons
The Prophet said: 'The believer will be given such and such strength in Paradise for sexual intercourse. It was questioned: O prophet of Allah! can he do that? He said: "He will be given the strength of one hundred persons.
Mishkat al-Masabih, Book 4, Ch. 42, No. 24
A man's penis will remain 'ever-erect':
Abu Umama narrated: "The Messenger of God said, 'Everyone that God admits into paradise will be married to 72 wives; two of them are houris and seventy of his inheritance of the [female] dwellers of hell. All of them will have libidinous sex organs and he will have an ever-erect penis.' "
Sunan Ibn Maja, Zuhd (Book of Abstinence) 39
What do good Moslima women get? You tell me!
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Does the Quran call for coexistence and living in peace with others?
Here are sample of verses:
O believers! Take neither Jews nor Christians as guardians—they are guardians of each other. Whoever does so will be counted as one of them. Surely Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
Quran 5:51
Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
Quran 9:29
Those believers who sit back are not equal to those who perform Jihad in the Path of Allah with their wealth and their selves. Allah has favored those who perform Jihad with their wealth and their selves by degrees over those who sit back...."
Quran 4:95
But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever you find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Quran 9:5
Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.
Quran 98:6
And the few verses that talk about "You have your religion and I have mine" Quran 109 are Meccan verse that was later cancelled by the process of abrogation
(النسخ)
as "No forcing in religion" in Quran chapter 2 was in reference to attempts to get Jews to convert when Muhammad saw them as Dhimmis. A financial source for paying Jizya (see verse 9:29 above). So he asked people not to force them. This did not apply to polytheists and atheists. Read the Tafsir in both cases and see for yourself.
#101reasonswhyweleft#Reason14
Reason 14: The Story of the Hijab
It is easier to read it here: https://t.co/4yvGLAfWXk
Note here the reason for leaving Islam is not the requirement to wear the Hijab but rather the story that resulted in making the Hijab a requirement for women to wear it.
The history of the Hijab and the sequence of events leading to the obligation of the Hijab are laid out from series of Hadith and matched by three Quranic verses. The Hadith verses on this subject are found here:
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For simplicity, here is the outline:
Umar, one of the main companions of the Prophet, repeatedly asks the Prophet that Allah should reveal a verse for the Qur'an pertaining to the veiling of women. No such revelation is sent down. But Umar was not the type of gives up. He kept making regular remarks about the Prophet’s wives being not well covered.
One late evening, Umar spotted one of the Prophet’s wives, Sauda, going out in the dark to use the toilet. Sauda is not hard to identify because the Hadith describes her as a heavy-set lady. Umar starts shouting her name: Sauda, Sauda, I know this is you! Sauda stops whatever she is doing and runs back into the tent in a state of embarrassment, relating to the Prophet what has happened.
Shortly after this incident, Allah reveals the hijab verse that Umar had wanted all along.
The sequence of the three verses on this subject is listed below:
Quran 33:53
O believers! Do not enter the homes of the Prophet without permission ˹and if invited˺ for a meal, do not ˹come too early and˺ linger until the meal is ready. But if you are invited, then enter ˹on time˺. Once you have eaten, then go on your way, and do not stay for casual talk. Such behaviour is truly annoying to the Prophet, yet he is too shy to ask you to leave. But Allah is never shy of the truth. And when you ˹believers˺ ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier. This is purer for your hearts and theirs.
>> The part that says, ‘And when you ask his wives for something, ask them from behind a barrier’ - the suggested initially to talk to visitors behind a curtain for privacy reasons.
Quran 33:59
O Prophet! Ask your wives, daughters, and believing women to draw their cloaks over their bodies. In this way it is more likely that they will be recognized ˹as virtuous˺ and not be harassed. And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
>> This suggested not to wear tight clothes.
Quran 24:31
“And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their chastity, and not to reveal their adornments except what normally appears. Let them draw their veils over their chests, and not reveal their ˹hidden˺ adornments except to their husbands, their fathers, their fathers-in-law, their sons, their stepsons, their brothers, their brothers’ sons or sisters’ sons, their fellow women, those ˹bondwomen˺ in their possession, male attendants with no desire, or children who are still unaware of women’s nakedness. Let them not stomp their feet, drawing attention to their hidden adornments...”
>> This suggested a modest cover and, again, not very tight. The term veils in the verse does not match the Arabic word, which sounds more like swaying drapes.
Note that no single verse in the Quran requires women to wear any specific form of Hijab, Burqa, Niqab, or any covering. The majority of Islamic scholars interpret these verses as meaning women need not wear tight clothes and should be modest in the way they dress. And if you missed it, there was a node to slave women and men in their possession, whereby Muslim women did not have to cover around them – well provided the male slave ‘with no desire’. We shall come back to this verse when talking about slavery in Islam.
Going back to the Hijab, it is this vagueness of these three verses that means on one side of the spectrum liberal Muslim women wear light white cover that only covers part of their hair and can wear casual western clothes that are not too tight. At the other extreme, you get women covered completely from head to toe with a cloak whereby you cannot even see their eyes. They are, in effect, wearing a moving curtain and drapes, as verses 33:53 and 24:31 hint.
Umar later bragged that at least three times, Allah said exactly what he wanted to be written in Islam’s holy book. This means Umar, a person who is neither a prophet, messenger, angel or anything, had a saying in what an all-knowing God had predetermined from the start of time:
Narrated `Umar (bin Al-Khattab):
My Lord agreed with me in three things:
-1. I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PBUH), I wish we took the station of Abraham as our praying place (for some of our prayers). So came the Divine Inspiration: And take you (people) the station of Abraham as a place of prayer (for some of your prayers e.g. two rak`at of Tawaf of Ka`ba)". (2.125)
-2. And as regards the (verse of) the veiling of the women, I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PBUH)! I wish you ordered your wives to cover themselves from the men because good and bad ones talk to them.' So the verse of the veiling of the women was revealed. (33:53)
-3. Once the wives of the Prophet (PBUH) made a united front against the Prophet (PBUH) and I said to them, 'It may be if he (the Prophet) divorced you, (all) that his Lord (Allah) will give him instead of you wives better than you.' So this verse (the same as I had said) was revealed." (66.5).
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Makes you wonder, right? Who is really writing the Quran?
Issue 14.1. It is evident from the sequence of events that the need for the Hijab was not put forward until much later in the Islamic calendar. All three verses are Madina verses, meaning for a period of 15 years of Islam, including the whole life of Khadijah, women were never asked to cover. This cover became fundamental for every woman (half of Muslims) and the obsession of men (the other half of Muslims), yet it did not seem to be that much concerning for an all-knowing god or his Prophet. A god that did not even lend effort to set the actual parameters of how much cover, style, or colour. Instead, Allah left it to men to decide everything including what is the punishment for not complying. There are women who have been ostracised, beaten, and even killed over a piece of cover. You have states such as Iran and Afghanistan, which uses the Hijab to go further in their oppression of women.
Issue 14:2. The story of the Hijab and how it came about many years into Islam, mostly because of Umar's insistence, adds to the many issues that contradict the concept that the Quran was already written from the start of time. And, like many other verses, it proves that the Prophet was being influenced into what to write in the Quran based on events and people around him. It further proves that much of the Islamic teachings around women are made by men – be that the Prophet or, in this case, his companion.
Apologist Response:
Issue 14.1. Regardless of where the hijab is applied and its context, it symbolises modesty and respect. Because of this ethos, Islamic authorities and family members take it seriously. This appeared later in the Islamic calendar because of Allah’s decision, as it may have been when Islam settled, and it was the right time to introduce it. Disrespect of the Hijab should have consequences, but the Quran and Hadith do not prescribe it. Allah left the decision of how to be ‘modest’ to be influenced by individual cultures and periods of time. This is the correct way to set it up, allowing some diversity due to cultural norms.
>> Our response: While some of the counterarguments could be justified, specifically why the prescription of the style of hijab could be dictated by time and culture, it does not excuse the fact that it is men who decide the style and punishment – which could be death for something as showing a bit of hair! This over-obsession with the Hijab has not only affected the productivity and progression in our societies but has also rendered women second-class citizens. The Hijab has turned many women prisoners in their own homes and restricted their abilities to go out unless it is essential.
Issue 14.2. The Hadith in which Umar claims credit for three verses could be explained in a number of ways. First, Umar making the claim is not necessary evidence that he is the actual initiator of these verses. This is just his opinion. This would have been different if the Prophet had made this claim by suggesting Allah was listening to what Umar said. Second, there is always a background to stories and events in the Quran. The Quran could not have come down as one block of commands in a single day. For one, people would not have had time to adapt to the change. The slow process in which commandments came down was to allow people to learn and adjust.
>> Our response: Many commands come down without the need for a background story or someone to initiate them. What we outlined here is something that affects every Muslim person and is not to be trivialised any less than how prayer or fasting affects every Muslim person. For an all-knowing god that has set out everything from the start of time- this timeline was left with holes that make any reasonable person ask: Did Umar need to be peeping on Sauda going to the toilet to push the Prophet (Allah) to bring down a Hijab verse?
Final Thoughts:
The negative impact of the Hijab has had on women is hard to quantify. When ‘forced’ upon women, it is no longer a symbol of modesty but rather a symbol of oppression. Where women in liberal countries wear it out of choice, this is very different. They take that leap of faith and choice. They wear it with pride and belief, and that is their choice. They do so with full control over their bodies. But in Islamic countries, communities, and cultures, the Hijab turns into a conformity symbol that is enforced with pressure, threats, violence, and even death. That is on top of knowing that Hijab never stopped violence against women, it just replaces it others forms of cruelty.
Learn the history of the Hijab and the sequence of events leading to the obligation of the Hijab as laid out in the hadith are as follows:
Umar repeatedly asks Muhammad that Allah should reveal verses for the Qur'an pertaining to the veiling of women.
No such revelation is sent down.
Umar follows Muhammad's wives one night when they go out to relieve themselves (go to the toilet) and calls out to Muhammad's wife Sauda.
Sauda goes home in a state of embarrassment and relates to Muhammad what has happened.
Allah then reveals the hijab verse as Umar had wanted all along.
Source of the hadith and sequence are here:
https://t.co/4yvGLAfWXk
Umar later bragged that not once but at least three times, Allah said exactly what Umar wanted him to say! Hard to guess if he was so stupid not to realise how the game was being played.
https://t.co/lKRM0nJou8
The story of the Hijab and how it came about many years into Islam and mostly because if Umar insistence added to the many issues that negate the concept that the Quran was already written from the start of time! And, like many other verses, proves that Muhammad was being influenced into what to write in the Quran based on events around him!! Still not sure Muhammad was writing the Quran? Try reading this:
https://t.co/rv99YJOSLP
There is no god, there is no god, there is no god at all. He who invented god is a fool. He who propagates god is a scoundrel. He who worships god is a barbarian.
~ Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
We are good at pointing out other people's stupid religious stories but cannot see our own stories!
Muhammad made up equally if not more ridiculous fairytales. Like travelling to the 7th heaven. Along the way meeting different angels and prophets. Then bartering with Allah to reduce prayer from 50 times a day to 5 times a day. But this god who had a chance to send us his message and 50 prayer a day request for 200,000 years of human evolution on earth (that we know off), never required any nation to pray this much. But we have to believe that Muhammad used his merchant skills to negotiate Allah to reduce prayer from 50 to 5. Did he mention there is no gravity? Did he mention he could not breath or there is no air? Did he point out that Earth is round? Did you not notice him suggesting every layer of the sky has its own prophets and angels?
Can you not see that the story is full of BULLSHITS!!
Here some more:
Al-Burāq (البُراق "lightning") is a mythological steed comparable to the Greek Pegasus, believed to be a creature from the heavens which transported the various Islamic prophets.
Islamic sources describe it as a tall, white, handsome-faced, long eared, bridled male beast, bigger than a donkey but smaller than a mule. It has two wings on its thighs and its step is so wide that it "reached the farthest point within the reach of the animal's sight."
Some traditions also describe it with the head of a woman and the tail of a peacock, similar to the Hindu Goddess Sri Kamadhenu who is sometimes depicted as a winged cow with a peacock's tail and the head of a woman.
The belief is that the Buraq carried Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to the seven heavens, from the heavens to the then non-existent "farthest mosque" (Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem) and back to Mecca during the Isra and Mi'raj or "Night Journey".
During his visit to the heavens, prior to meeting with Allah, Muhammad met with various prophets, including Musa (Moses) who allegedly wept because there would be more believers in Islam in heaven than Jews. Like it is some competition! Hold on, wasn't Moses Muslim anyways? Why stop here, the whole thing is a joke!
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Citizen exams have been introduced across Europe and other Western countries to address some of these issues including language tests and even history tests to allow people seeking to immigrate and integrate better. However, the success of these approaches has been limited.
Taqqyah (lie to protect faith) is something that many of these countries are not familiar with and thus there needs to be a more robust approach. For example, few countries introduced a law whereby all immigrants to "retain" dual nationality. Whereby the country can WITHDRAW the citizenship if you are found involved in terrorism. This gives them the option to remove them and deny them citizenship. This has some effect but it is my view that it should be extended to include all family members and to include any criminal activity that would carry a prison sentence of 5 years would be followed with immediate removal. Whatever consequences they face in their home countries should not be our business.
The citizens test to be applied not only to parents but also children when they reach the age of 18. To explicitly talk about issues such as underage marriages and polygamy. Finally, the country's laws should be tightened with a referendum that will make ANY attempts to push for Shariah laws directly or indirectly by form of threats to be punished severely as a form of treasonous acts. Make it as tight as the Second Amendment of the USA.
Anything less than that, you will leave yourself exposed.
A new category of immigration could be introduced for Exmuslims who would sit a test to discuss Muhammad's underage marriage, owning women as sex slaves, then elaborate and explain at least 10 scientific errors in the Quran. No Muslim, as moderate and desperate at applying Taqqyah would pass this unless they are genuine Exmuslims.
This is my take...tell me what you would like to see added or changed to my suggestions?
Jahanam is the Quran's term for Hell. It is supposedly the place where disbelievers will fry for eternity even if they are the best of people. Think of all the nice doctors, researchers, humanitarian volunteers, charity givers, even those who helped Muslims in their time of need, like all those non-Muslims supporting Gaza and sending millions of aids- they will fry in Jahanam for eternity. How do we know this? We know this from the story of Abi Talib.
Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the leader of Banu Hashim, a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca. He being the brother of Abdullah the father of the Prophet Muhammad. So he was Muhammad's uncle and father of Ali. He looked after Muhammad after his father died and his mother abandoned him to be raised by the tribe. He made sure Muhammad is safe and well looked after. When Muhammad claimed prophecy, he respected his views but did not convert. When the pagans had enough of Muhammad, they appealed to expel him, even as far as to kill him. But it was Abi Talib and his authority that this was never allowed. He was a peacemaker and preferred diplomacy and negotiation to violence. Muhammad knew that his uncles influence helped him conduct his early Dawah free from any harm. So this is a person who fed him, housed him, loved him, kept him safe, raised him, respected him...
When Abi Talib got sick of old age, Muhammad tried to convert him. Abi Talib still did not buy it. When he died, people could see Muhammad was upset for Abi Talib was a very respected and very good man. No one had a single thing against him. When Muhammad was asked if Allah will still forgive him and welcome him to heaven - his response was, I will ask Allah and see what he says! In short, Allah the (All-Merciful) responded in Quran 9:113 - nope he is going to burn in hell!
You can read the full story in Sahih al-Bukhari 1360.
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That, coupled with another post I did about freedom of will in Islam that the Quran suggests we have no freewill- leaves us wondering what this whole b*llsh*t story is all about!? Since Allah already determined Abi Talib's fate. A rapist, a mass murderer, a child abuser, a war crime army general can go to Mecca and guarantee all their sins are wiped out but a good person goes to hell? Welcome to Islam!
The earliest evidence of humans avoiding close family marriages dates back to at least 34,000 years ago. Research indicates that early humans developed sophisticated social and mating networks to avoid inbreeding. This is supported by genetic studies showing that prehistoric humans rarely mated with their cousins.
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Additionally, ancient DNA analysis from the last 45,000 years reveals that close parental relatedness was uncommon among our ancestors2. This suggests that even early human societies recognized the importance of genetic diversity.
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From a biological point of view it becomes clear that first cousin marriage is not recommended because close relatives have a higher than normal consanguinity which means an increased chance of sharing genes for recessive traits. With this high amount of shared DNA, you have a higher risk of birth defects in a baby. Even if cousin marriages are not performed, you can still have such genetic defects in populations where there is a restricted social structure.
In Pakistan, where there has been cousin marriage for generations, and according to professor Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen from South Danish University, the current rate is 70%, one study estimated infant mortality at 12.7 percent for married double first cousins, 7.9 percent for first cousins, 9.2 percent for first cousins once removed/double second cousins, 6.9 percent for second cousins, and 5.1 percent among non-consanguineous progeny. Among double first cousin progeny, 41.2 percent of pre-reproductive deaths were associated with the expression of detrimental recessive genes, with equivalent values of 26.0, 14.9, and 8.1 percent for first cousins, first cousins once removed/double second cousins, and second cousins respectively.
A BBC report discussed Pakistanis in the United Kingdom, 55% of whom marry a first cousin. Given the high rate of such marriages, many children come from repeat generations of first-cousin marriages. The report states that these children are 13 times more likely than the general population to produce children with genetic disorders, and one in ten children of first-cousin marriages in Birmingham either dies in infancy or develops a serious disability.
You can read more about this and research into the risks of close family marriages here:
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What do we learn from this? Islam banning the marriage to your mother was redundant. We learned this on our own. Islam failing to ban first cousin marriages and Muhammad marrying his first cousin Zaynab was a very VERY bad example for us!
Still want to call Islam perfect? Don't be ridiculous!!
For anyone who tells you Islam is a religion of peace or Muhammad is a messenger of mercy...ask them to tell you about the Genocide of Banu Qurayza.
And so this person does not make up stories that Muhammad delivered chocolates and flowers to them, you can read the story here:
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In short, Muhammad had a peace treaty with several Jewish tribes, some kept it and some sided with the pagans during a battle. The tribe of Banu Qurayza, stayed neutral but after seeing how savage Muhammad was with the other Jewish tribes, Banu Qurayza who counted at best 2000 are no match to Muhammad's army of nearly 40,000 - had tried to reach out for some aliance elsewhere - although they strongly denied that.
The reality is that Muhammad had already decided he wanted to clear Arabia of all none muslims in this hadith.
Sunan Abi Dawud 3030
Jabir bin ‘Abd Allah said that he was told by ‘Umar bin Al Khattab that he heard the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) say “I will certainly expel the Jews and the Christians from Arabia and I shall leave only Muslims in it.” (Graded Sahih)
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What happened next stains the image of Islam and Muhammad forever. An absolute massacre. The tribe were attacked in the morning and they put up very little resistance. Muhammad accused them of treason for which they could not have any fair trial. Women and girls taken as slaves and sex slaves, men and boys killed. In one shocking incident presents in the Hadith, a mother pleads with Muhammad to save her boy who is only 13. Muhammad asks his men to strip him to see if he has a pubic hair (evidence that he is now an adult) and it turned out he has one single hair!!
The boy was slaughtered.
This was not just a policy against Banu Qurayza, this was standard policy of Muhammad against all the tribes as shown in the authentic hadith:
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Can you not feel the love? Can you not feel the mercy of Islam?
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Reason 31 for Leaving Islam: All things are made in pairs!
For an easier way to read is here: https://t.co/JLE0ly4sk3
The Quran makes several claims that everything or all things are created in pairs:
Quran 51:49: https://t.co/AC3eRhdlLw
“And of all things We have created pairs, that you may remember."
Quran 36:36: https://t.co/qJUUvcausY
"Glory to Allah, who created in pairs all things that the earth produces, as well as their own (human) kind and (other) things of which they have no knowledge."
Quran 43:12: https://t.co/1saxW96o7a
“And ˹He is the One˺ Who created all things in pairs, and made for you ships and animals to ride”
What if I told you that there is not just one species but over 65,000 species that do not have a male/female combination? The biological term for species where all individuals are of the same gender is unisexuality. In unisexual species, there are no male and female combinations; instead, all individuals are typically of one sex, usually female. These species reproduce through a process called parthenogenesis, where an egg develops into an individual without fertilization by a male.
Here are three examples of unisexual species in the animal kingdom:
Whiptail Lizards: Some species of whiptail lizards, such as the New Mexico whiptail, are entirely female. They reproduce through parthenogenesis, producing offspring that are genetic clones of the mother.
Amazon Molly (Poecilia formosa): This fish species is also unisexual and consists only of females. They reproduce by gynogenesis, a form of parthenogenesis where the presence of sperm from a related species is required to trigger the development of the egg, but the sperm does not contribute genetically.
Bdelloid Rotifers: These microscopic aquatic animals have been reproducing asexually for millions of years. All individuals are female, and they reproduce through parthenogenesis, producing genetically identical daughters.
These examples are different to cases where there are two genders, but occasionally, virgin births can happen. There are several documented cases of virgin births:
Komodo Dragons: These large reptiles can reproduce without males. A notable case occurred in 2006 at Chester Zoo in the UK, where a female Komodo dragon laid eggs that hatched into healthy offspring without any male involvement.
Sharks: Several species of sharks, including bonnethead sharks and zebra sharks, have been observed to reproduce via parthenogenesis. For instance, a bonnethead shark at an aquarium in Nebraska gave birth without ever being exposed to a male.
California Condors: These critically endangered birds can also reproduce without males. Even when housed with males, some female California condors have been known to produce offspring through parthenogenesis.
What the above examples show is the fact that there are species that simply run on one single gender, same genetic birth, and even cases of virgin births. Makes the three verses that kept insisting that ALL creations are done in pairs completely debunked!
These are facts that you can research yourself.
Issue 31.1. You can forgive a desert dweller not to know that in nature, there are way more than males and females. The observations done at the time were based on the understanding of the visible world where you see male and female humans, cattle, and plants – yes, they understood the fertilisation of plants. But an all-knowing God would have known this is not the case and at the least refrained from using the term ‘Everything’ and maybe used ‘most things’.
Islamists Excuses:
Issue 31.1. The verses can be seen in the context that all species have two genders: males and females. The Quran does not state that they reproduce as males and females. That is your assumption. While some may have developed (or evolved, as you may prefer to say) to be single-gender, that is the magnificence of the creator. There was a time in the past when there used to be two genders, and one may have died out. As such, the verses remain correct, and there are no scientific errors. Finally, a reminder of the point we mentioned before: the Quran is not a book of science but a book of signs. The statements were not meant to be a lesson in biology, but in overall nature, and as such, the verses are correct.
>>> Our response: The verses are clear. The emphasis is on ‘all things’, and other translators clearly state ‘everything’. To say that once upon a time in the past there were two genders is wrong, as these creatures exist now as a single gender species. Also, the idea of two (or pairs) conflicts with another fact that science has shown: the existence of hermaphrodites who have both males and females in the same species and always operate as such – such as snails. Some may now claim the Quran is a book of signs and not science because it reads like a basic year one book, but this does not escape the fact that an All-knowing god would have known that these statements are not accurate and still decided to send it as such and that is a reason to question this book.
Final thoughts:
A few years ago, when scientists confirmed that plants tend to have males and females, there was a flood of videos and posts about the miracle of the Quran that identified these some 1400 years before – clearly, this was an inflated claim mixed with misinformation. First of all, it assumes people at the time did not know about two genders in plants, which is not true. As early as the bronze age, humans recognise the need to pollinate one plant with others to get strong crops. However, early Greek researchers such as Empedocles and Theophrastus noted the different structures of plants' reproduction systems being binary. In the Arabic language, we assume everything is binary, even things such as the moon (male), sun (female), house (male), car (female)...etc. The Quran did not venture too much outside its zone to assume everything is in pairs.
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