Islam
What It Claims vs. What History Reveals
Islam presents itself as the final revelation, the completion of a divine message that began with Adam and ended with Muhammad. Its followers call it the “religion of truth”, the only acceptable path to God, and claim its scripture — the Quran — has been perfectly preserved, unchanged since it was revealed.
But when we examine Islam’s origins, claims, and core texts critically — through history, textual evidence, and logic — a very different picture emerges.
This post provides a high-level overview of what Islam teaches, how it evolved, and why its foundational claims collapse under investigation.
📖 What Islam Teaches
Islam is built on five core pillars and six articles of faith, including:
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Belief in one God (Allah)
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Belief in prophets (from Adam to Muhammad)
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Belief in divine books (Torah, Psalms, Gospel, Quran)
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Belief in angels, Judgment Day, and predestination
Muslims believe that:
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Muhammad is the final prophet
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The Quran is the literal word of God
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All previous scriptures have been corrupted
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Islam has always existed since the time of Adam — all prophets were Muslims
These are bold claims. But do they withstand scrutiny?
🧱 1. The Quran’s Internal Contradictions
Islam claims the Quran is perfect, yet it contains:
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Contradictions in creation (6 vs. 7 days)
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Conflicting accounts of Noah’s flood, Pharaoh’s fate, Jesus’ role
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Logical fallacies (e.g., Surah 4:82 assumes contradiction = falsehood, but Quran contradicts itself)
If contradictions disprove divine authorship — as the Quran itself says — then by its own standard, it fails.
📜 2. The Quran and Prior Scriptures
The Quran claims to “confirm” the Torah and Gospel — yet:
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It rewrites biblical stories with major distortions
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It denies key doctrines (Jesus’ divinity, crucifixion, Sonship)
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It claims prior scriptures were corrupted — yet calls them unchangeable words of Allah (6:115, 10:64)
Historical manuscript evidence shows the Torah and Gospels were preserved — the claim of corruption is theological, not forensic.
📚 3. The Myth of Perfect Preservation
Muslim apologists claim:
“Not a single letter of the Quran has changed.”
But early manuscripts (like the Sana’a Palimpsest, Topkapi, Birmingham fragments) show:
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Variants in wording and order
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Lost verses admitted by early Islamic sources
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Multiple Qira’at (recitations), many mutually exclusive
Even Islamic historians like al-Tabari and al-Suyuti record stories of forgotten, abrogated, or missing verses.
Preservation? No. Redaction and canonization.
📖 4. The Hadith Problem
The Hadiths — stories about Muhammad’s words and actions — form the foundation of Islamic law (Sharia).
But:
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They were written 200+ years after Muhammad
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Most were rejected as fabrications
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They contradict the Quran, science, logic, and each other
From justifying child marriage to stoning, slavery, and Jihad, the Hadiths reveal a man-made system that contradicts divine ethics.
⚔️ 5. Islamic Conquest, Not Peace
While early Meccan Islam preached tolerance, after Muhammad’s migration to Medina (Hijrah), the tone shifted:
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Violent verses appeared (Surah 9:5, 9:29, 8:12)
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Muhammad ordered assassinations, raids, and mass executions (e.g., Banu Qurayza)
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Islam spread rapidly by military conquest, not persuasion
Historical records show Islam was not a religion of peace — it was a political-religious movement grounded in power and submission.
🌍 6. Islam Today: The Legacy of a Fragile Foundation
Today’s Islam is fractured:
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Sunni vs Shia vs Quranist vs Ahmadi
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Multiple interpretations, legal schools, and theological contradictions
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Violent enforcement of apostasy laws, blasphemy laws, and gender inequality
Its central claim — that it is the one true, uncorrupted faith — fails the tests of history, textual integrity, and rational coherence.
🧨 Final Thoughts
Islam is not the continuation of biblical faith.
It is a radical revision of earlier religions — borrowing names, stories, and language — while introducing new laws, new doctrines, and a new prophet.
A prophet with no verified miracles,
A book with no eyewitnesses,
A claim of preservation contradicted by its own history.
When investigated, Islam doesn’t reveal divine truth — it reveals a man-made ideology enforced by fear, power, and selective storytelling.
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