Sunday, October 16, 2015
CONTROVERSY: THE NOAH OF THE QURAN IS DIFFERENT FROM THE NOAH OF THE BIBLE
Dear Reader,
Muslims always tell us that the Quran is a book that explains everything, a book that is self-sufficient, a book that came down from Almighty God, while they criticize the BIBLE, claiming it is not from God. Now, I will present two verses from the BIBLE and then two verses from the Quran, and afterward I will ask you a question.
WHEN DID THE FLOOD OCCUR ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE?
Genesis 7:6
“And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.”
The BIBLE, which Muslims say is not from God, states that Noah was six hundred (600) years old when the flood occurred. It also tells us Noah’s age after the flood.
Genesis 9:28
“And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.”
HOW OLD WAS NOAH WHEN HE DIED?
Genesis 9:29
“And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty years: and he died.”
We are told by the BIBLE that Noah lived three hundred and fifty (350) years after the flood and died at the age of nine hundred and fifty (950) years. That is the total lifespan of Noah — he did not live beyond those years.
Now let us go to the Quran, and then I will ask my questions.
WHEN DID THE FLOOD OCCUR ACCORDING TO THE QURAN?
Quran 29:14
وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَلَبِثَ فِيهِمْ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَامًا فَأَخَذَهُمُ الطُّوفَانُ وَهُمْ ظَالِمُون
“And indeed, We sent Noah to his people, and he stayed among them a thousand years minus fifty. Then the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers.”
Quran 29:15
فَأَنجَيْنَاهُ وَأَصْحَابَ السَّفِينَةِ وَجَعَلْنَاهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِين
“But We saved him and the people of the ship, and We made it a sign for all the worlds.”
FULL ANALYSIS
The BIBLE says the flood happened when Noah was 600 years old.
The Quran says Noah lived 950 years among his people before the flood, which equals the age the BIBLE says Noah lived in total.
The BIBLE says Noah lived 350 years after the flood and died at age 950.
But the Quran says the flood came after Noah had already lived 950 years among his people — which equals the Bible’s age of his death.
QUESTIONS
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Since the Quran tells us that Noah was 950 years old when the flood came, while the Bible says he was only 600 years old, and the Bible says he died at 950, then according to the Quran, how many years did Noah live after those 950 years at the time of the flood?
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Or did he die in the very same year of the flood, being 950 years old, the age the Quran states he had reached when the flood happened?
NOTE:
The answers must come strictly from the Quran — the book you Muslims claim is from God.
If the Quran is not sufficient, say so, and I will allow you to use even newspapers or magazines.
Prepared by Abel Suleiman Shiliwa
For Max Shimba Ministries Org.
Dated: October 16, 2015
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