Thursday, May 29, 2025

Islam’s Fatal Contradiction

The Self-Destruction of a Theological System

How Islam Implodes Under the Weight of Its Own Claims


Introduction: Can a Religion Self-Destruct?

Islam claims to be the final and perfect revelation of God—a system that confirms all previous prophets and scriptures, culminating in the Qur’an. But what if this claim is not only unsustainable—but self-defeating?

What if Islam, by its own internal logic, destroys the foundation it stands on?

This article demonstrates that Islam is built on a fatal contradiction: in trying to validate itself by referencing the Torah and Gospel, the Qur’an unintentionally affirms the very scriptures and doctrines it was designed to supersede and deny. And in doing so, it nullifies its own legitimacy.


⚠️ The Central Problem: Affirmation Without Identity

The Qur’an declares that it:

  • Confirms the Torah (Tawrat) and Gospel (Injil)

  • Is a guardian over previous scriptures (Q 5:48)

  • Urges Jews and Christians to judge by their own books (Q 5:43, Q 5:47)

But here lies the contradiction:

The scriptures it affirms contain doctrines Islam categorically denies.

If A affirms B, and B contradicts A, then A refutes itself. This is the Law of Non-Contradiction—and Islam breaks it.


πŸ“– Qur’anic Affirmation of the Injil and Tawrat

The Qur’an makes repeated and emphatic statements:

  • “We sent after them Jesus… and We gave him the Gospel… and We caused to follow in their footsteps Our messengers… and We gave them the Scripture.” (Q 5:46)

  • “Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein…” (Q 5:47)

  • “Say: Bring the Torah and recite it, if you are truthful.” (Q 3:93)

  • “And how do they make you a judge while they have the Torah with them, in which is the judgment of Allah?” (Q 5:43)

These are not abstract references. The Qur’an assumes the actual, physical presence and continued authority of the Jewish and Christian scriptures during Muhammad’s time.


πŸ”₯ The Contradiction That Undermines Islam

Here is the critical breakdown:

Qur'anic ClaimInherent Contradiction
The Qur’an confirms the Torah and GospelBut the Torah and Gospel affirm doctrines Islam denies (e.g., Trinity, Sonship, Atonement, Incarnation)
The Qur’an tells Jews/Christians to judge by their scripturesBut their scriptures reject Muhammad and do not predict the coming of Islam
The Qur’an claims those scriptures contain the “guidance and light”Yet Islam says Christians and Jews lost their way and corrupted their faith

This leads to one of two inescapable conclusions:

  1. The Qur’an affirms the existing Bible (which contradicts Islam) — Islam refutes itself.

  2. The Bible is corrupted — then the Qur’an lied when it affirmed those scriptures as “guidance and light.”

Either way, Islam collapses on its own foundation.


🧩 The Myth of Textual Corruption: A Post-Qur’anic Patch

To escape this contradiction, Muslim theologians invented the claim of tahrif al-nass (textual corruption). But here's the truth:

  • The Qur’an never says the Torah or Gospel were corrupted as texts.

  • It speaks of misinterpretation, concealment, or isolated forgeries (e.g., Q 2:79)—but always assumes the scriptures are intact and present.

Why this matters:

If the Torah and Gospel were already corrupted in Muhammad’s time, then the Qur’an’s repeated command to follow and judge by them is either nonsensical or deceptive.

You cannot ask people to judge by a book you claim is forged.


⛔ Doctrinal Collision Course: Gospel vs. Qur’an

Let’s be explicit. The Gospel (Injil) as found in the New Testament proclaims:

  • Jesus is the Son of God

  • He was crucified, died, and rose again

  • Salvation is by grace through faith, not by law

  • Jesus is the final revelation of God (Hebrews 1:1–3)

The Qur’an denies:

  • That Jesus is the Son of God (Q 112:3, Q 19:88–92)

  • That He was crucified (Q 4:157)

  • That He is divine (Q 5:72–73)

  • That salvation is through the cross (Islam teaches works-based salvation)

So:

If the Injil (Gospel) is true, Islam is false.
If the Injil is false, then the Qur’an was wrong to affirm it.

This is the fatal contradiction that Islam cannot resolve.


🧠 Logical Law: Islam Violates the Law of Identity

Using basic logic:

  1. The Qur’an says it affirms “the Gospel” (Injil)

  2. The Gospel (as historically preserved) = the four canonical Gospels + apostolic writings

  3. Those texts teach doctrines Islam explicitly denies

  4. Therefore, either:

    • The Qur’an affirms what it contradicts (self-defeating), or

    • It refers to some other Gospel, never identified or preserved—making the Qur’an's affirmation meaningless

In both cases, the Qur’an destroys its own authority.


πŸ“‰ Historical Collapse: No Evidence of a Lost Injil

Muslim apologists sometimes claim that the "real" Gospel (Injil) was lost or hidden.

But:

  • There is no historical or manuscript evidence of a radically different Injil

  • All major Gospel manuscripts (Codex Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, etc.) predate Islam

  • The Church Fathers quoted the same Gospel Islam rejects—centuries before Muhammad

Islam's theology requires a phantom Injil that:

  • Affirms Islamic Christology

  • Was never seen, quoted, or preserved

  • Was somehow replaced without trace or protest

That’s not theology—that’s mythology.


πŸ”š Conclusion: A Religion at War With Its Own Foundations

Islam’s theological structure is like a tower built on sand:

  • It affirms the Bible while denying its contents

  • It appeals to continuity while rejecting the doctrines of its predecessors

  • It builds its legitimacy on books that contradict its core message

This is not a stable revelation—it is a self-collapsing paradox.

Islam cannot affirm the Gospel and still be Islam.
To affirm it is to destroy itself.
To reject it is to admit the Qur’an erred.
Either way, Islam unravels.

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