Allah's Missile Defense System

[Davros of Skaro]

The Quran tells Muslims that meteorites (shooting stars) are burning flames from Allah to chase away

Jinn that are trying to listen in on his celestial council of Angels.

Quran 72:8-9

http://quran.com/72/8-9

Quran 37:6-10

http://quran.com/37/6-10

Quran 67:5

http://quran.com/67/5

http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Scientific_Errors_in_the_Qur'an

[ambelamba]

I have a feeling that many Muslims probably never read that part in the Quran, let alone other parts.

[+Paranoid Android]

Is there an actual question for discussion here?

[Marcus Aurelius]

Well, that is not what the text says; nor is that what these passages are about. I could go into a detailed explanation of what they ACTUALLY mean, but I see little reason to do so at this point in time, as he has already reached his ridiculous, though somewhat amusing conclusion. I suppose this is meant to be sarcastic or insulting towards Muslims?

If anyone wants a real explanation of what these passages mean from someone who actually respects Islam, feel free to let me know and I will reply.

Edited March 10, 2014 by Marcus Aurelius

[AZDZ]

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Though worded differently I find all the verse's very much in line with things I read in the Bible concerning 'these days', heaven guarded from trespassers, latter day events and the hearing or not (understanding/believing) of scriptures. I could, with minimal effort, find and link to Bible verses which convey the same messages.

The only wording unfamiliar to me is "nearest heaven" in Surat Aş - Şāffāt 37:6 (?) <<<edit: book title is causing havoc with the board software.

Edited March 10, 2014 by AZDZ

[Davros of Skaro]

Quran 72:8-9

8)And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

9)And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

Quran 37:6-10

6)Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

7)And as protection against every rebellious devil

8)[so] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

9)Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

10)Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

Quran 67:5

5)And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

Volume 4, Book 54, Number 432:

Narrated 'Aisha:

I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "The angels descend, the clouds and mention this or that matter decreed in the Heaven. The devils listen stealthily to such a matter, come down to inspire the soothsayers with it, and the latter would add to it one-hundred lies of their own."

http://www.islam4theworld.net/hadith/bukhari/51to55.htm

Volume 9, Book 93, Number 650:

Narrated 'Aisha:

Some people asked the Prophet regarding the soothsayers. He said, "They are nothing." They said, "O Allah's Apostle! Some of their talks come true." The Prophet said, "That word which happens to be true is what a Jinn snatches away by stealth (from the Heaven) and pours it in the ears of his friend (the foreteller) with a sound like the cackling of a hen. The soothsayers then mix with that word, one hundred lies."

https://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/093-sbt.php

[Davros of Skaro]

I have a feeling that many Muslims probably never read that part in the Quran, let alone other parts.

I do not know about that? They are way more into their book than most other you know what.

[Rafterman]

Why, hundreds of years later, is a supposed enlightened society still beholden to the beliefs and superstitions of peoples who did not have the scientific knowledge to fully grasp the world around them?

[Dark_Grey]

Why, hundreds of years later, is a supposed enlightened society still beholden to the beliefs and superstitions of peoples who did not have the scientific knowledge to fully grasp the world around them?

Because being perpetually practicing the ancient traditions of sand peoples is preferable to exploring the Universe and evolving.

[Davros of Skaro]

Why, hundreds of years later, is a supposed enlightened society still beholden to the beliefs and superstitions of peoples who did not have the scientific knowledge to fully grasp the world around them?

Because people push myth as true in perpetual fear, ignorrance, and wanting to believe.

Get them when their young, or while their minds are broken to begin with or later by drugs.

[Davros of Skaro]

Here're multiple translations of Allah's (Pbuh) Missle defense system.Any Jinn/Demon flying up to the lower Heavens to listen in on Allah's (Pbuh) celestial council of Angels is chased back by Shooting Stars.

Quran 37:6

Sahih International: Indeed, We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment of stars

Pickthall: Lo! We have adorned the lowest heaven with an ornament, the planets;

Yusuf Ali: We have indeed decked the lower heaven with beauty (in) the stars,-

Shakir: Surely We have adorned the nearest heaven with an adornment, the stars,

Muhammad Sarwar: We have decked the lower heavens with stars

Mohsin Khan: Verily! We have adorned the near heaven with the stars (for beauty).

Arberry: We have adorned the lower heaven with the adornment of the stars

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&verse=6

37:7

Sahih International: And as protection against every rebellious devil

Pickthall: With security from every froward devil.

Yusuf Ali: (For beauty) and for guard against all obstinate rebellious evil spirits,

Shakir: And (there is) a safeguard against every rebellious Shaitan.

Muhammad Sarwar: to protect them from the rebellious satan.

Mohsin Khan: And to guard against every rebellious devil.

Arberry: and to preserve against every rebel Satan;

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&verse=7

37:8

Sahih International: [so] they may not listen to the exalted assembly [of angels] and are pelted from every side,

Pickthall: They cannot listen to the Highest Chiefs for they are pelted from every side,

Yusuf Ali: (So) they should not strain their ears in the direction of the Exalted Assembly but be cast away from every side,

Shakir: They cannot listen to the exalted assembly and they are thrown at from every side,

Muhammad Sarwar: The devils cannot hear those high above. They would be struck from all sides

Mohsin Khan: They cannot listen to the higher group (angels) for they are pelted from every side.

Arberry: they listen not to the High Council, for they are pelted from every side,

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&verse=8

37:9

Sahih International: Repelled; and for them is a constant punishment,

Pickthall: Outcast, and theirs is a perpetual torment;

Yusuf Ali: Repulsed, for they are under a perpetual penalty,

Shakir: Being driven off, and for them is a perpetual chastisement,

Muhammad Sarwar: and driven away to suffer the necessary torment.

Mohsin Khan: Outcast, and theirs is a constant (or painful) torment.

Arberry: rejected, and theirs is an everlasting chastisement,

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&verse=9

37:10

Sahih International: Except one who snatches [some words] by theft, but they are pursued by a burning flame, piercing [in brightness].

Pickthall: Save him who snatcheth a fragment, and there pursueth him a piercing flame.

Yusuf Ali: Except such as snatch away something by stealth, and they are pursued by a flaming fire, of piercing brightness.

Shakir: Except him who snatches off but once, then there follows him a brightly shining flame.

Muhammad Sarwar: Some of them who stealthily steal words from the heavens are pursued by a glistening flame.

Mohsin Khan: Except such as snatch away something by stealing and they are pursued by a flaming fire of piercing brightness.

Arberry: except such as snatches a fragment, and he is pursued by a piercing flame.

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=37&verse=10

Quran 67:5

Sahih International: And We have certainly beautified the nearest heaven with stars and have made [from] them what is thrown at the devils and have prepared for them the punishment of the Blaze.

Pickthall: And verily We have beautified the world's heaven with lamps, and We have made them missiles for the devils, and for them We have prepared the doom of flame.

Yusuf Ali: And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps, and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing Fire.

Shakir: And certainly We have adorned this lower heaven with lamps and We have made these missiles for the Shaitans, and We have prepared for them the chastisement of burning.

Muhammad Sarwar: We have decked the lowest heavens with torches. With these torches We have stoned the devils and We have prepared for them the torment of hell.

Mohsin Khan: And indeed We have adorned the nearest heaven with lamps, and We have made such lamps (as) missiles to drive away the Shayatin (devils), and have prepared for them the torment of the blazing Fire.

Arberry: And We adorned the lower heaven with lamps, and made them things to stone Satans; and We have prepared for them the chastisement of the Blaze.

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=67&verse=5

Quran 72:8

Sahih International: And we have sought [to reach] the heaven but found it filled with powerful guards and burning flames.

Pickthall: And (the Jinn who had listened to the Qur'an said): We had sought the heaven but had found it filled with strong warders and meteors.

Yusuf Ali: 'And we pried into the secrets of heaven; but we found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

Shakir: And that we sought to reach heaven, but we found it filled with strong guards and flaming stars.

Muhammad Sarwar: "We went near the heavens but found it to be full of strong guards and shooting flames.

Mohsin Khan: 'And we have sought to reach the heaven; but found it filled with stern guards and flaming fires.

Arberry: And we stretched towards heaven, but we found it filled with terrible guards and meteors.

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=72&verse=8

72:9

Sahih International: And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him.

Pickthall: And we used to sit on places (high) therein to listen. But he who listeneth now findeth a flame in wait for him;

Yusuf Ali: 'We used, indeed, to sit there in (hidden) stations, to (steal) a hearing; but any who listen now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.

Shakir: And that we used to sit in some of the sitting-places thereof to steal a hearing, but he who would (try to) listen now would find a flame lying in wait for him:

Muhammad Sarwar: We used to sit near by and try to listen to the heavens, but shooting flames now await those who try to do that.

Mohsin Khan: 'And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.

Arberry: We would sit there on seats to hear; but any listening now finds a meteor in wait for him.

http://corpus.quran.com/translation.jsp?chapter=72&verse=9

[+Paranoid Android]

Is there an actual question for discussion here?

I'm copying my old response just to see if anything has changed...

[Davros of Skaro]

I'm copying my old response just to see if anything has changed...

Israel has "Iron Dome", while Allah has "Dome of the Streaking Space Rock".

What does everyone think of the Muslim apologetics in this video?

[Phaeton80]

The Quran tells Muslims that meteorites (shooting stars) are burning flames from Allah to chase away

Jinn that are trying to listen in on his celestial council of Angels.

Quran 72:8-9

http://quran.com/72/8-9

Quran 37:6-10

http://quran.com/37/6-10

Quran 67:5

http://quran.com/67/5

http://wikiislam.net..._the_Qur'an

You might want to read those texts.. erm.. again.

[Davros of Skaro]

You might want to read those texts.. erm.. again.

Erm...I did 7 times each in different translations.

Why don't you explain it then?

[Phaeton80]

A 'shooting star', is not a 'star'. Neither is the former made by the latter.

[Davros of Skaro]

A 'shooting star', is not a 'star'. Neither is the former made by the latter.

A big corporate meeting with the CEO with his winged executives and he has to fling flaming Lamps at corporate spies.

It's so obvious Muhammad was making stuff up.

[Phaeton80]

Nah man. You are making stuff up.

Mark.

[Davros of Skaro]

Nah man. You are making stuff up.

Mark.

Enlighten the board on what the verses mean to you then.

Or is it too much of a stretch to put into words?

[Davros of Skaro]

If anyone wants a real explanation of what these passages mean from someone who actually respects Islam, feel free to let me know and I will reply.

I do not respect made up fairy tales pushed as reality, but I would love to hear your interfaith apologetics on these verses.

[+Liquid Gardens]

Because being perpetually practicing the ancient traditions of sand peoples is preferable to exploring the Universe and evolving.

That assumes it's always an either/or situation; plenty of people who practiced ancient traditions of sand peoples also explored the universe and are responsible for our 'evolution'.

[Grandpa Greenman]

The Quran, Bible, Torah, Vedas, Egyptian book of the dead, the Bardo, etc... are not science books. If they were. they are woefully out of date. I understand D of S's point, it is really sad state of affairs when people (you know who you are) try to make them out to be science books. A book about religion is not going to help you build a quantum computer no matter how many times you read it or ideas you put in it.

[+Paranoid Android]

Israel has "Iron Dome", while Allah has "Dome of the Streaking Space Rock".

What does everyone think of the Muslim apologetics in this video?

That's a science video, not a Muslim video, though it's created to address an alleged Muslim issue (that makes it anti-Muslim apologetics, FYI).

[Davros of Skaro]

The Quran, Bible, Torah, Vedas, Egyptian book of the dead, the Bardo, etc... are not science books. If they were. they are woefully out of date. I understand D of S's point, it is really sad state of affairs when people (you know who you are) try to make them out to be science books. A book about religion is not going to help you build a quantum computer no matter how many times you read it or ideas you put in it.

Why pretend that straight up mind enslavement is spiritual?

You have more spirituality in your pinky finger than what people have been duped into believing out of punishment verses reward tactics.

[Davros of Skaro]

That's a science video, not a Muslim video, though it's created to address an alleged Muslim issue (that makes it anti-Muslim apologetics, FYI).

That video was made by a Muslim and sent to me by a Muslim to explain the verses...FYI

See how silly it is?

When you see a Shooting Star think of a Jinn that is made by a smokeless flame being chased away.Think of Jinn that plan multiple attacks during times of peak Meteor Showers.You would also think Allah (Pbuh) would beam thoughts directtly to his Angels than have Jinn eavesdrop on his meetings.You would think Allah (Pbuh) would know ahead of time that Shaytan would not bow to his Sticky Clay creation.