And He taught Adam all the names."
Allah taught Adam all the names of the plants and animals, which must have taken a while since there are 1.7 million species that are known
today, with probably another 10 million or so that are yet to be discovered. And this only includes those that are alive today. If extinct species
are included (~99%), then Allah must have taught Adam a billion or so names. 2:31
The Quran repeats the silly story about Cain and Abel (though they are unnamed in the Quran). 5:27-31
Homosexual acts are condemned as unnatural. (Will ye commit abomination such as no
creature ever did before you?) But, in fact, such acts are common in many other species. 7:80-81
Crucifixion is a Roman punishment, unknown in Egypt at the time this story supposedly occurred. 7:124
When Allah revealed himself to Moses, the mountain (Mt. Sinai?) came crashing down. 7:143
Joseph saw in a dream eleven planets. Does this mean that according to the
Quran there are eleven planets in our solar system? 12:4
"The sun ... runneth unto an appointed term."
The sun (according to the Quran) orbits the earth. 13:2
The sun rises and sets at particular places on a flat earth. At the westernmost point on earth, the
sun sets in a muddy spring. 18:86, 90
Most scholars consider Dhu'l-Qarneyn ("The Two-Horned Lord") to be Alexander the Great, who is here presented as a devout
Muslim. 18:83-98
The Pharaoh threatens to crucify Hebrews on palm tress. (But crucifixion was a
Roman form of punishment that was unknown at the time.) 20:71
The sun "floats" in an orbit around the earth. 21:33
Allah created all animals. Some with no legs, some with two, and some with
four. (Most animals have six legs. Did Allah forget about the insects?) 24:45
"He hath subdued the sun and moon to service. Each runneth unto an appointed term."
The sun orbits the earth. 35:13
"The sun runneth on unto a resting-place for him." 36:38
It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day.
They float each in an orbit."
The sun and the moon orbit the earth. (Well at least Allah and Mo are half right here!) 36:40
"We decked the nether heaven with lamps.">
Allah put "lamps" in the lower heaven to serve as lights. These are the stars that we see in the sky
at night. 41:12
"Who hath created seven heavens ... Canst thou see any rifts?"
Allah asks Muhammed to examine the sky to see if it has any cracks. 67:3
Allah made the stars as missiles to throw at devils. 67:5
At the end of the world the earth with the mountains will be lifted
up and crushed with one crash. 69:14
"And hath made the moon a light"
This verse implies that the moon produces its own light, rather than reflecting light from the sun.
71:16
Science and History in the Quran
