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   Another possibility is that 67:3 was included on purpose as a kind of bait/decoy to ensure that undeserving infidels in future would continue to be led astray. In the meantime the same verse actually helped to win real converts. 

If that's not clever, tell me what is?

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nospam001 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 02 October 2012 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote nospam001 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2012 at 9:37pm
	Another possibility is that 67:3 was included on purpose as a kind of bait/decoy to ensure that undeserving infidels in future would continue to be led astray. In the meantime the same verse actually helped to win real converts. If that's not clever, tell me what is?
	God has the right to remain silent. For His advocates, however, each resigned shrug is a missed opportunity to win new converts.

nospam001 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Male Joined: 02 October 2012 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote nospam001 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 October 2012 at 7:09pm
	As if to overcome any doubt, Sura 67 verse 3 points out that we see no cracks or rifts when we look up at the sky. This syllogism would make sense supposing the sky were indeed a dome-shaped structure, as many civilisations used to believe until a few centuries ago. However, as a rhetorical device, the very idea now seems quaintly misguided. Given that the Qur'an contains no errors, should we therefore interpret this particular verse as merely figurative or poetic? Are there any authorities that can tell us which verses in the Qur'an are literally true?