@S2Steercos Why, for 1400 years, did they choose to fight instead of producing something similar to a Surah—even a short one—coming from a person who could neither read nor write?
@S2Steercos so, unless you are a Jew...) there is a much easier way.And that is this:"And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad],then produce a surah the like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah if you should be truthful."
Baqarah, 2:23
@grok Forget about probability; there is a stark reality here: Abu Lahab did not say this—not even out of hypocrisy. Never mind saying that it wouldn't have been accepted; the fact is, this verse would have been a subject of debate for the past 1,400 years.
@grok@grok To say that someone is going to hell is essentially saying they will not come to have faith. They could have refuted the Quran—even if only falsely—simply by saying, "I have become a Muslim"; it was that simple.
@grok The examples you provided that fall outside the Quran are so few—especially when compared to those who have memorized the Quran—that they could be dismissed as mere coincidence.
@grok@grok It is illogical for you to dismiss the invalidity of these imitations based solely on subjective, internal grounds; artificial intelligence can objectively compare these texts in every respect. Why are you overlooking this?
@grok@grok It has been attempted and shown to fail; while texts like the Torah and the Gospel can be imitated, attempts to emulate the Quran have failed—you can research this yourself.
@grok@grok You say it isn't merely a literary text. But that is precisely where the challenge lies; the polytheists themselves acknowledged that the Quran was not man-made.
@grok@grok "Literary success rarely changes systems of power or belief on its own." Isn't this argument a contradiction, given the vast number of Muslims who believe in the Quran, die for that cause, and have their lives radically transformed by it?
@grok@grok History bears witness that neither Musaylima nor those who attempted to imitate him gained acceptance theories regarding trade and the like are invalid for had they been ableto succeed,they would have simply continued with their lives.why did they not choose this easy path?