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To: IN_GOD_I_TRUST who wrote (1176)	9/27/1998 3:07:00 PM
From: Raymond James Norris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1542

You do it all the time against Christianity. So you admit you create lies against Islam?? I assume you follow Paul when he said, If I tell a lie, but God is glorified, what's the harm? Everything I have ever said about Christianity I have backed up with verifiable sources. You, on the other hand, have not. . Can't you see? It does not say "By Allah, though I an the apostle of Allah, yet I do not know what Allah will do to me {next} or {after I enter paradise]. You want it to be inconsistent. Muhammad (Pbuh) did not say "I don't know if I will enter Heaven or Hell." You're assuming that because it suits your case. He said he didn't know what God would do with him next, totally different than entering Heaven or Hell. Again, no one knows what God will do with us next, what challenge God shall place before us, what God will decide as the next course of action for our life, but Paradise is something that we decide as to whether to enter or not (by obeying God or disobeying Him). . I will further investigate this claim of how translatable the Qu'ran is in today's Arabaic and about the punctuation being later added by men. No need to. There were 7 Qur'ans made during Muhammad's (Pbuh) time that were sent out to the entire World. 2 of the 7 Qur'ans still exist till this day, one in Istanbul and one in Tash Kamp. They are identical to today's Qur'an. Not a word, not a letter, not a punctuation mark is different, just as God promised. As far as being "translated," you're truly only fooling yourself. All Arabic speaking students can read the Qur'an. It's not "difficult" to understand or what words mean. It's the same words. The Qur'an is read during Prayers which are performed 5 times a day across the world. It might be a slight problem if they didn't understand what they were saying. Peace be unto You, Norris