LessonsClaim and Evidence: What Creed Texts Do and Do Not EstablishQuiz

وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ
The Qur’an is the speech of Allah.

Claim under examination: Observing a person reciting the Qur’an aloud, a student concludes that the Qur’an itself must be a human composition.

What the text establishes: The Qur’an’s being Allah’s speech concerns its source; a human voice reciting it concerns the reciter’s act. The human act of recitation must not be confused with the origin of divine speech.

What does not follow: “The Qur’an is Allah’s speech” does not deny the existence of a human reciter; nor does recitation change the divine source of the Qur’an.

Application: Distinguish Qur’an, recitation, and reciter to expose an invalid inference.

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Divine speech and human recitation

Claim and Evidence: What Creed Texts Do and Do Not Establish

وَإِنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ
The Qur’an is the speech of Allah.

Claim under examination: Observing a person reciting the Qur’an aloud, a student concludes that the Qur’an itself must be a human composition.

What the text establishes: The Qur’an’s being Allah’s speech concerns its source; a human voice reciting it concerns the reciter’s act. The human act of recitation must not be confused with the origin of divine speech.

What does not follow: “The Qur’an is Allah’s speech” does not deny the existence of a human reciter; nor does recitation change the divine source of the Qur’an.

Application: Distinguish Qur’an, recitation, and reciter to expose an invalid inference.