>And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed to Our servant, then produce a chapter like these, and call your witnesses apart from God, if you are truthful. — Verse 2:23 . However, humans have failed to fulfill this challenge . So, what qualities do the Surahs have that have prevented mankind from meeting this challenge?

Asalamu Alaykum, I have recently come across verse 16:26 in the Quran and I would like to understand the wisdom behind it. “Those before them had already plotted, but Allah came at their building from the foundations, so the roof fell upon them from above them, and the punishment came to them from where they did not perceive.” I would be very grateful if somebody could explain to me Allah’s wisdom in stating that roof fell from above them because I thought that was already implied. Any help with greatly be appreciated. JazakAllah.

Salam, Prophets were sent by God to guide humans. But it is ambiguous and unwise to believe what anyone says. But what distinguished prophets from others ( for example magicians) was their **unchallenged** miracles. The miracles were distinct because they were divine and given directly by god ; such that no human things/tricks can defeat it ever. For example, Quran is miraculous because it claims that no book can be written ever guiding (and it's other features.) like it till the day of resurrection. Hence, one should believe prophets because their miracles are unchallenged by humans; thus making them unambiguous; and hence one of key absolute proofs for submission to god. **Question:** One of miracles of Isa(Jesus) (peace be upon him) was to heal people with diseases which were from birth. For example, congenital deafness/blindness . So , **does Islam claims that humans will never be able to find cure of congenital deafness/blindness ; thus preserving the un-ambiguity of miracles of it's prophets ?**

I don't recall for miracles of other Prophets or Messengers mentioned in the Qur'an that the text says "by God's permission" so why exclusively for Jesus (as)?

How common is it to hear about reports of supernatural events or miracles in Islam? How common is it that Muslims share testimonies of first-hand supernatural experiences? What kinds of extraordinary experiences are most frequently reported? Notice that I'm not asking whether these reports are true or not. I'm just asking about their frequency and the types of experiences that are reported most often.

I'm reading this: > People living in other parts of the world witnessed the splitting of > the moon as well, which happened 18 June 1178, corresponding with > Dhul-Hijjah 29, 573 on the Islamic calendar. https://islamicreminder.org/the-splitting-of-the-moon-witnessed-in-other-parts-of-the-world/ I believe this **Dhul-Hijjah 29, 573** is a reference to an Islamic date. However, I think Islamic calendar is based on the day Prophet emigrated. So how can it be Islamic year 573 if miracle happened in his lifetime, Am I missing something?

We know that 50% of our genes come from the ovum (in the woman). So why does the Quran give credit to the sperm and not to the ovum?

Why did Allah give Isa (AS) the power to bring the dead back to life. We have been told only Allah has that power so doesn't this go against that? Also we only die once in the dunya but those who came back to life through the miracle then they had two lives? They had a second chance after they died?

We know that many prophets performed miracles and many people didn't believe these prophets because they thought it was all magic. But will Allah punish these people? Why would Allah punish them in the afterlife? In the Quran, Allah says that he will not charge a soul beyond it's capability. So if a person is not capable of distinguishing between miracle and magic, why should Allah punish him? It just means that Allah needs to show a stronger sign.

When believers appeal to their private spiritual experiences to argue for their faith, skeptics typically respond by dismissing their stories entirely, conjecturing that these are more likely cases of hallucinations, some form of mental illness, or simply their minds and emotions playing tricks on them. How do Muslims make sure this is not the case? How do Muslims discern genuine spiritual experiences from hallucinations or 'mind tricks' in general? **Note**: this question is inspired by a [similar question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/86124/50422) recently asked on Christianity Stack Exchange. ______ Possibly related: - https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/64219/42469 - https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/68840/42469

It seems like you would create tidal waves, maybe even a tsunami, if you split the moon in half. So how can I explain the splitting of the moon in terms of scientific facts or history?

What I mean by a miracle are things like the Staff of Moses which transformed into a serpent or opened up the river of Nile, or the clothes of Joseph which healed Jacob's blind eyes. Are there any more mentions of miracles in the Qur'an?

In Islam, are theophanies possible? Can Allah visit a Muslim (or even a non-Muslim) to share a direct one-on-one message? Are testimonies of encounters with Allah common in Islam?

It is widely believed in Islam that Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) spit the moon. Is there any scientific evidence found by the astronauts or astronomers or scientists in favor of that belief?

In the quran there are miracles like turning a stick into a snake, splitting a sea, reviving dead people or whatever else you can think of. I'm really struggling to believe in this and need to understand something about them. These miracles if claimed by anyone know they would be deemed a madman, I also tried and I can not find a single piece of evidence to back them up. To me it just seems like another myth or metaphorical story not true. Its also just weird to me how miracles go on throughout history and as soon as human civilisation builds technology to convey messages and record things with ease and effectively the miracles completely stop. Some people may say that you have to trust Allah and your knowledge is limited or this is a test. Believing in something with little to no evidence just generally seems wrong to me and you can say life is a test but that cant be the answer to everything you have. An answer like that is probably the reason why a lot of ex-Muslims left Islam as they may have questioned themselves only to receive such an answer. Are the stories in Quran tales, metaphors or do we actually take them literally and what evidence is there to back them up?

> “If you are in doubt of what We have revealed to Our Messenger, then > produce one chapter like it, call upon all your helpers, besides > Allah, if you are truthful. [Quran 2:23] > > “Or do they say: “He (Prophet Muhammad) has forged it (this Qur’an)?” > Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recitation like it (the > Qur’an) if they are truthful.” [Quran 52:33-34] Now there's a problem here. Allah does not specify what he meant by "recitation like it" or "chapter like it". Is He speaking in terms of eloquence? Is He speaking in terms of the way it sounds? What is He talking about? If I were to accept this challenge and write a book like the Quran, which criteria does the book have to meet? Allah did not specify. If I wrote a book as eloquent as the Quran, other muslims will say "No it does not meet the challenge because it doesn't sound like the Quran". Or if my book was like the Quran in terms of both eloquence AND sound, muslims will say "No, it does not meet the challenge because of *some other reason*". So what exactly does Allah mean when he challenges us to "write something like the Quran"?

We know that before Allah did miracles for his slaves. Like Story of Zakariyah (Zechariah) PBUH. He asked Allah for child in very old age, But Allah made miracles and gave him a child. So is this even possible today. Like if a old man ask for child, will allah give him? So my question is if a person makes a dua that is only possible by Allah's miracle, Will there be a possibility that his dua will be accepted And allah will do miracle for him or The doors of miracles have shut down?

Asalamo Alaikum Question 1:I am not able to understand a islamic concept.ALLAH states in the Quran that Hazrat Isa(Alaihis Salam) was given miracles. I want to know,who performed the miracles?Did Isa(Alaihis Salam) just make dua and ALLAH himself perform the miracles or Jesus(Alaihis Salam) was performed them himself? If soneone could explain this?

In Surah 2 Aya 260, Allah says: >And [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise." Was this before or after Allah saved him from the fire? I would like to know this because if it happened after Allah saved him from the fire, then he would've witnessed a miracle first-hand, so why would he need more miracles in order to be satisfied?

I read a question before about myths and it basically asked about fairytales or something along the lines of that but the answers werent good enough. Normally, when talking to non-Muslims but mainly atheists they usually make jokes out of things like the prophets split the sea and I know this isnt from the Quran but the example of turning wine into water. Things like that. They say we believe in fairytales that arent true. If I think about it fairly and from both sides it does seem understandable that many atheists would think like this. In the question I read it said something like Muslims have records for the actions but that only shows the Muslim side and not other sides. The question is about greeks but I am talking about stories in general. Why is believing in these things seen as so ridiculous? Why do we believe in these things when they defy physics and things like that? Saying that God can do whatever doesnt really make it true or set the argument because then in that case all the Gods of the other religions could have power to do the actions and they could change science so the miracle could happen. Also in the question it says that evidence of miracles like this havent come up recently and that is kind of true. We havent seen things like moons splitting etc and now that science is developing we understand the effects it will have on the Earth too. Is the belief in these stories/fairytales ridiculous and not scientific/logical?