Catholic Church No Longer Swears by Truth of The Bible", by Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent, On Timesonline

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Thursday, 11 June 2009 13:06 -
By Dr: Salama Abdelhady
We may look to the God’s description of the start of creation in Qur’an and
in Bible. It will be seen that the Qur’an is the Holy Book which is revealed to
Mohamed from the Wise and The All-Knowing God. However, the wording of
the same facts in the Bible shows there were some hands which cast these
facts in a human-lagging style. It can be found in the Bible some
descriptions which are not corresponding to the modern sciences. This fact
is declared by the Catholic Church in an article with the title:
“ Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible", By Ruth Gledhill,

Religion Correspondent, on timesonline ”
Now, let us read how the Quran described the start of the universe. Such
moment that had not been witnessed by any one of us as the Quran states
in the following verse:
[18/51] I called them they have not witnessed the creation of the heavens
and the earth, nor (even) their own creation: So, it is for Me to help and lead
them to know and not to go astray!
The creation of the universe had been done by the will, science and wisdom
of the Creator. This creation is described in many surahs (chapters) of the
Quran. Each surah looks at specific view of such wisdom and knowledge.
We may read in Chapter 41 (Surat Fossilat):
[41/9-12] Say: "Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth in two Days?
and do ye join equals with Him? He is the Lord of (all) the whole universe",
He set on the (earth). Mountains standing firm (to stretch the surface layers
by its roots), high above it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and
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created the measures therein for every thing to give them nourishment in
due proportions, in four Days, in accordance with (the needs of) those who
seek (sustenance), Moreover, He comprehended in His design the sky, and
it had been (as) smoke: He said to it and to the earth: "Come ye together
(mutually), willingly or by our implement " They said: "We do come (each
follow a specific order), in a willing obedience.", So He completed them as
seven firmaments in two Days and He assigned to each heaven its duty and
command (orbits and motion). And We adorned the lower heaven with lights
(from the sun and the moon), and (provided it) with a guard (guarding layers
of Ozone). Such is the Decree of (Him) the Exalted in Might, Full of
Knowledge.
Summing up the number of days will be more than six days. But there is an
overlap in these days which you may see in modern project management.
Such overlap stands for the difference in the number of days.
Now, compare these stages of creation, into the same story as expressed in
the Bible, i.e. the Old Testament.
Genesis 1
The Creation of the World
1:1 In the beginning 1 God 2 created 3 the heavens and the earth. 4
1:2 Now 5 the earth 6 was without shape and empty, 7 and
darkness 8
was over the surface of the watery deep,

9
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but the Spirit of God

10
was moving
11
over the surface

12
of the water.
13

1:3 God said,
14
“Let there be
15
light.”
16
And there was light! 1:4 God saw

17
that the light was good,

18
so God separated
19
the light from the darkness.

1:5 God called
20
the light “day” and the darkness

21
“night.” There was evening, and there was morning, marking the
first day.
22
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1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse 23 in the midst of

the waters and let it separate water
24
from water.

1:7 So God made the expanse and separated the water
under the expanse from the water above it.
25
It was so.
26
1:8 God called the expanse “sky.”

27
There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.
1:9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be

gathered to one place 28 and let dry ground appear.” 2
9
It was so. 1:10 God called the dry ground “land”

30
and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw

that it was good.
1:11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:

31
plants yielding seeds according to their kinds,
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32
and
33
trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to

their kinds.” It was so. 1:12 The land produced
vegetation – plants yielding seeds according to
their kinds, and trees bearing fruit with seed in it
according to their kinds. God saw that it was
good. 1:13 There was evening, and there was
morning, a third day.
1:14 God said, “Let there be lights 34 in the

expanse
35
of the sky to separate the day from the

night, and let them be signs
36
to indicate seasons and days and years,

1:15 and let them serve as lights in the
expanse of the sky to give light on the
earth.” It was so. 1:16 God made two great
lights
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37
– the greater light to rule over the day and

the lesser light to rule over the night. He
made the stars also.
38
1:17 God placed the lights

39
in the expanse of the sky to shine on the

earth,

1:18 to preside over the day and the night,
and to separate the light from the darkness.
40
God saw that it was good.

1:19 There was evening, and there was
morning, a fourth day.
1:20 God said, “Let the water swarm with

swarms 41 of living creatures and let
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birds fly 42 above the earth
across the expanse of the sky.” 1:21 God

created the great sea creatures
43
and every living and moving thing with

which the water swarmed, according to
their kinds, and every winged bird
according to its kind. God saw that it
was good. 1:22God blessed them
44
and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill

the water in the seas, and let the birds
multiply on the earth.”
45
1:23 There was evening, and there was

morning, a fifth day. 1:24 God said, “Let
the land produce living creatures
according to their kinds: cattle, creeping
things, and wild animals, each according
to its kind.”
46
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It was so. 1:25 God made the wild

animals according to their kinds, the
cattle according to their kinds, and all
the creatures that creep along the
ground according to their kinds. God
saw that it was good.
1:26Then God said, “Let us make 47

humankind
48
in our image, after our likeness,

49
so they may rule

50
over the fish of the sea and the birds

of the air, over the cattle, and over all
the earth,
51
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and over all the creatures that move

52
on the earth.”
1:27 God created humankind 53 in

his own image, in the image of God
he created them,
54
male and female he created

them. 55
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1:28 God blessed 56 them and

said 57 to
them, “Be fruitful and multiply!

Fill the earth and subdue it!
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Rule over the fish of the sea

and the birds of the air and
every creature that moves on
the ground.”
59

1:29 Then God said, “I now
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give you every seed-bearing

plant on the face of the entire
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earth and every tree that has

fruit with seed in it. They will
be yours for food.
61

1:30And to all the animals of
the earth, and to every bird of
the air, and to all the creatures
that move on the ground –
everything that has the breath
of life in it – I give
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every green plant for food.” It

was so.
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1:31 God saw all that he had

made – and it was very good!
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There was evening, and there

was morning, the sixth
day.Genesis 22:1 The
heavens and the earth
1
were completed with

everything that was in them.
2
2:2 By
3
the seventh day God finished

the work that he had been
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doing,
4
and he ceased
5
on the seventh day all the

work that he had been doing.
2:3 God blessed the seventh
day and made it holy
6
because on it he ceased all

the work that he
7
had been doing in creation.

8
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The Creation of Man and

Woman
2:4 This is the account 9 of

the heavens and the earth
10
when they were created –

when the Lord God
11
made the earth and

heavens.
12
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2:5Now 13 no shrub of the

field had yet grown on the
earth, and no plant of the
field 14 had yet
sprouted, for the Lord God

had not caused it to rain
on the earth, and there
was no man to cultivate
the ground.
15
2:6 Springs
16
would well up
17
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from the earth and water

18
the whole surface of the

ground.
19

2:7 The Lord God formed
20
the man from the soil of

the ground
21
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and breathed into his

nostrils the breath of life,
22
and the man became a

living being.
23
2:8 The Lord God planted

an orchard 24 in the east, 2
5
in Eden;
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26
and there he placed the

man he had formed.
27

2:9 The Lord God made
all kinds of trees grow
from the soil,
28
every tree that was

pleasing to look at
29
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and good for food. (Now

30
the tree of life

31
and the tree of the

knowledge of good and
evil
32
were in the middle of the

orchard.)
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2:10 Now 33 a river flows

34
from Eden
35
to water the orchard,

and from there it
divides
36
into four headstreams.

37
2:11 The name of the

first is Pishon; it runs
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through
38
the entire land of

Havilah, where there is
gold. :12 (The gold of
that land is pure;
39
pearls
40
and lapis lazuli

41
are also there). 2:13 The
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name of the second

river is Gihon; it runs
through
42
the entire land of Cush.

43

2:14 The name of the
third river is Tigris; it
runs along the east side
of Assyria.
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44
The fourth river is the

Euphrates.
Of course, we may see

that both texts give
similar stories. In the
Bible, you find human
interpretations of
limited understanding
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to something heard.
However, in the Qur’an
you find statements
that fit to revelation
from The Wise and
All-Knowing God. This
is stated by the
following verses:
[27 / 6] As to thee, the

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Quran is bestowed
upon thee from the
presence of One Who
is Wise and
All-Knowing.
Another view of His

Wisdom in creation is
stated also in the
following verses that
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describes the initial

explosion of the initial
material of the
universe. Such bad
term “Great
Explosion” as
nominated or assumed
by the scientists is
expressed by the
creator in a better
scientific term
“Rupture”. Such term
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leads to who performs

such rupture and
expresses His Wisdom
and Power.
[21/30 - 33] Do not the

Unbelievers see that
the heavens and the
earth were stitched
together (as the initial
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origin of the Creation),

before We ruptured
them asunder? Then,
We made every living
thing starting by water.
Will they not then
believe? And We have
set on the earth
mountains standing
firm, lest it should
shake with them, and
We have made therein
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broad highways
(between mountains)
for them to pass
through: that they may
receive guidance. And
We have made the
heavens as a canopy
well guarded: yet do
they turn away from
the Signs which these
things (point to)!
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The wisdom in
creation is expressed
also in the following
verses:
[ 2 /21 - 22] O ye
people! Adore your
Guardian-Lord, Who
created you and those
who came before you,
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that ye may have the

chance to learn
righteousness; Who
has made the earth
your couch, and the
heavens your canopy;
and sent down rain
from the heavens; and
brought forth therewith
fruits for your
sustenance; then set
not up rivals unto
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Allah when ye know

(the truth).
Another side of the

Creator’s wisdom in
the universe’s creation
is given also in the
following verses:
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[23/17-20] And We
have made, above you,
seven tracts; and We
are never unmindful of
(Our) Creation. And We
send down water from
the sky according to
(due) measure, and We
cause it to soak in the
soil; and We certainly
are able to drain it off
(with ease). With it We
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grow for you Gardens

of date-palms and
vines: in them have ye
abundant fruits: and of
them ye eat (and have
enjoyment), Also a tree
springing out of Mount
Sinai, which produces
oil, and relish for those
who use it for food.
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The God designed the

sun and the moon to
be sources of light
before any creation
had been started. This
will is expressed in the
following verses:
[10 / 3 - 5] Verily your

Lord is Allah, Who
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created the heavens

and the earth in six
Days, then He
established Himself on
the Throne (of
authority), regulating
and governing all
things. No intercessor
(can plead with Him)
except after His leave
(hath been obtained).
This is Allah your
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Lord; Him therefore

serve ye: will yet not
receive admonition?
To Him will be your
return, of all of you.
The promise of Allah is
true and sure. It is He
Who beginneth the
process of Creation,
and repeateth it, that
He may reward with
justice those who
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believe and work

righteousness; but
those who reject Him
will have draughts of
boiling fluids, and a
Penalty grievous,
because they did reject
Him. It is He Who made
the sun to be a shining
glory and the moon to
be a light (of beauty),
and measured out
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stages for it; that ye

might know the
number of years and
the count (of time).
Nowise did Allah
create this but in truth
and righteousness.
(Thus) doth He explain
His Signs in detail, for
those who understand.
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The succession of day

and night on the earth
is described since
more than 14 centuries
in the following verses
through miraculous
expressions that are
surely revealed from
Allah: [39/4-6] He
created the heavens
and the earth in true
(proportions and
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coordination), He
makes the Night
overlap spherically the
Day (due to revolving
the spherical earth),
and the Day overlap
spherically the Night:
He has subjected the
sun and the moon (to
His law) each one
follows a course of
motion for an
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appointed time. Is not

He the Exalted in
Power, He Who
forgives again and
again? He created you
(all) from a single
Person: then created,
of like nature, his
mate; and He sent
down (the design of
genetic maps of) eight
head of cattle in pairs
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for your service: He

makes (creates) you, in
the wombs of your
mothers, in successive
stages, one after
another (according to
a law), in three veils of
darkness (three layers
of protection). This is
Allah, your Lord and
Cherisher: to Him
belongs (all) dominion.
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There is no god but

He: then how are ye
turned away (from
your true Centre)?
The unity of Creation

is expressed in the
following verse:
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[67 / 3] He Who created

seven identical
heavens (seven here
indicates repeated
creations of unlimited
number of heavens as
repeated cycles of the
7 days week), no want
of proportion wilt (i.e.
all are created as one
unit with harmonic
proportions) thou see
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in the Creation of the

Most Gracious Allah.
So turn thy vision
again: seest thou any
flaw?
God assures that He

set the laws that keep
the prevailing balance
and equilibrium in the
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universe by His
Wisdom:
[15 / 19-21] And the

earth We have
extended it (in volume
and all dimensions);
place in it the
settlements (that gives
it the mass and gravity
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that stabilize its

motion and the
creatures on its
surface); and
produced (create)
therein all kinds of
things in a due balance
(physically and
proportionally, i.e.
plants in balance with
animals, both are in
balance to
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atmospheric pressure,
temperature and
humidity, water in
balance to needs, heat
in balance to warm,
etc.), And We have
provided therein
means of subsistence,
for you and for those
for whose sustenance
ye are not responsible.
And there is not a
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thing but its (sources

and) treasures
(inexhaustible) are
with us; but We only
send down thereof in
due and ascertainable
measures.
What is written here is

just a part from
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unlimited number of
verse which explains
the wisdom of God as
a Wise Creator for a
magnificent universe.
One of His Names Is
stemmed from the
word Magnificent ( the
Magnificenator, i.e. the
One who creates a
magnificent universe)
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However, several
remarks may be seen
regarding start of
creation in the Bible:
1.Stating a God’s spirit

moving over the
surface of the water is
illogic.
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2.Considering God’s
day limited by the
sunrise and the
sunset. In the Quran,
God’s day cannot be
defined by our limited
days; the Quran states
that God’s day may be
as thousand years or
fifty thousand years.
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[32/5] He rules (all)

affairs from the
heavens to the earth:
in the end will (all
affairs) go up to Him,
on a Day, its range
may be (as) a
thousand years of your
reckoning
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[70/4] The angels and

the Spirit ascend unto
Him in a Day the
measure whereof is
(as) fifty thousand
years:
3.Stating that God had

no formal knowledge
of what will be good
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and what will be bad.

“He saw the light was
good, God saw that
was good”.
4.It states that the

earth is plane; all the
earth will be once in
light, once in dark, one
direction for the east
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and other direction for

the west. The Quran
stated the spherical
overlapping of the day
over the night and the
night over the day, as
stated previously.
5.It limits the universe

creation to the earth
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only sources of light.

So, it ignores the
greatness of the whole
universe.
For the reader: Can

you imagine really the
words of Genesis are
from God and the
words of the Quran are
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not?
I think We should
actually approve the
truth of the following
Verse and We should
say as the Muslim is
accustomed to say:
Sadaka (i.e. Veracity is
in the Words of) Allah,
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The Great God.
[ 7 / 52] For We had

certainly sent unto
them a Book, based on
science and
knowledge, which We
explained in detail, as
a guide and a mercy to
all who believe (in
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Him).
Who are interested in

some scientific
comments on these
verses and more
verses, He may have a
look on this site:
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www.55a.net
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Thursday, 11 June 2009 13:06 -

By Dr: Salama Abdelhady

“ Catholic Church no longer swears by truth of the Bible", By Ruth Gledhill,

The Creation of the World

was over the surface of the watery deep,

but the Spirit of God

over the surface

And there was light! 1:4 God saw

that the light was good,

the light from the darkness.

the light “day” and the darkness

1:6 God said, “Let there be an expanse 23 in the midst of

1:8 God called the expanse “sky.”

There was evening, and there was morning, a second day.

1:9 God said, “Let the water under the sky be

It was so. 1:10 God called the dry ground “land”

and the gathered waters he called “seas.” God saw

1:11 God said, “Let the land produce vegetation:

plants yielding seeds according to their kinds,

trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to

1:14 God said, “Let there be lights 34 in the

of the sky to separate the day from the

to indicate seasons and days and years,

– the greater light to rule over the day and

1:17 God placed the lights

in the expanse of the sky to shine on the

God saw that it was good.

1:20 God said, “Let the water swarm with

birds fly 42 above the earth

across the expanse of the sky.” 1:21 God

and every living and moving thing with

and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill

1:23 There was evening, and there was

It was so. 1:25 God made the wild

1:26Then God said, “Let us make 47

in our image, after our likeness,

so they may rule

over the fish of the sea and the birds

and over all the creatures that move

1:27 God created humankind 53 in

male and female he created

1:28 God blessed 56 them and

them, “Be fruitful and multiply!

Rule over the fish of the sea

give you every seed-bearing

earth and every tree that has

every green plant for food.” It

1:31 God saw all that he had

There was evening, and there

were completed with

the seventh day God finished

on the seventh day all the

because on it he ceased all

had been doing in creation.

The Creation of Man and

2:4 This is the account 9 of

when they were created –

made the earth and

2:5Now 13 no shrub of the

sprouted, for the Lord God

from the earth and water