The Koran fails the validity test on its paucity of authenticated authority for its authorship, that's for sure.
Faith, as far as I know there is plenty of documentary historical evidence establishing exactly who Mohammed (peace be upon him) was, when he lived, and what he did. To say that the life and acts of Mohammed (peace be upon him) are uncertain, is obfuscation.
To validate a witness report of an event of this sort, that purports to "see" the actions of Allah in the creation of Jesus, would need at least all the credentials of a Moses, but none are given of any sort at all.
Again, I am at a loss to see how Mohammed (peace be upon him), as a real historical personage, has less "credentials" as an eye witness than Moses.
There are 135 uses of the word "witness" in the Bible in the English language
A moot point, given that it wasn't written in English
The Koran is all writings in a complete vacuum of context
Faith, that is just factually incorrect. There is a long tradition of Muslim scholarship that provides context to the Koran, including writings by near-contemporaneous authors.
I wonder if you are going to focus on the Koran, whether I should contact a Muslim scholar to take part in this debate. I am not able to provide any documentary evidence against the clear ignorance of your post. But maybe if I contacted the editor of a Muslim talkboard or something, you could be thoroughly proven wrong.
Would you like me to do it?
Mick
This message has been edited by mick, 04-24-2005 09:17 PM