BigTex, you should simply revise your source(s) about Quran.
BigTex, you should simply revise your source(s) about Quran.
exactly when did Muhammed die?
OK found a link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...ic/4581684.stm
The oldest Qu'ran is in Tashkent, and was written in the 7th century - 651 AD.
According to the article, this was 19 years after Mohammed's (pbuh) death in 632 AD.
Uzbekistan is a dangerous place these days, but I would love to go and see that book.![]()
"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
Albert Camus "Noces"
and is it word for word the same as modern qurans?
Yes, I believe so. Indeed, IIRC it is an act of blasphemy to change the wording of the Qu'ran.Originally Posted by Byzantine Mercenary
Translations into other languages are allowed, but they may not be used for reference in theological discussion. If one wishes to be taken seriously in a discussion of Islam, one has to read Arabic.
"If there is a sin against life, it consists not so much in despairing as in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this one."
Albert Camus "Noces"
Ok, new question, what is the official muslim stance on people who are converted from Islam to another religion or become atheists?
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