What are some false claim of the mistakes found in the Quran?

 

What are some of the mistakes found in the Quran?

by Matt Slick | May 25, 2016 | Islam, World Religions

The Quran is supposed to be the infallible, perfect word of Allah revealed through Muhammad the prophet of Islam. Therefore, the Quran cannot have any mistakes in it. But it does. This means it is not truly from God.

Surah 4:82, “Do they not consider the Qur’an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found therein much discrepancy.”

As you can see from this verse in the Quran, it states that if there are mistakes, discrepancies, and the Quran is not from Allah. So, let’s take a look at some of the mistakes.  I will use the Yusuf Ali translation, and I have included the citations in the paragraphs is that as footnotes so that people can copy and paste them, with documentation, and to chat rooms, emails, social media.

Mistake: Trinity is three Gods

The Islamic concept of the Trinity as revealed in the Quran errantly asserts that the Trinity is three gods. But that is a mistake. The Trinity has never been a doctrine of three gods. There are two verses in the Quran which demonstrate just such a mistake.  Surah 4:171 and Surah 5:73.

• Surah 4:171, “O People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: Nor say of Allah aught but the truth. Christ Jesus the son of Mary was (no more than) an apostle of Allah, and His Word, which He bestowed on Mary, and a spirit proceeding from Him: so, believe in Allah and His apostles. Say not “Trinity”: desist it will be better for you: for Allah is one Allah: Glory be to Him: (far exalted is He) above having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth. And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs.
• Surah 5:73, “They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except One Allah. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them.” (Ali)

Muslim scholars have made commentaries on these verses.  Let’s take a look at the commentary (Tafsir) from Muslim sources, on Surah 5:116.

• Commentary regarding Surah 4:171, “So believe in God and His messengers, and do not say, that the gods are, ‘Three’, God, Jesus and his mother. Refrain, from this and say what, it is better for you, [to say], which is the profession of His Oneness. Verily, God is but One God.”(http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=171&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2, Fafnir al-Jaalyn, underline added)
• Commentary regarding Surah 5:73, “They are indeed disbelievers those who say, ‘God is the third of three’, gods, that is, He is one of them, the other two being Jesus and his mother, and they [who claim this] are a Christian sect, when there is no god but the One God. If they do not desist from what they say, when they declare a trinity, and profess His Oneness, those of them who disbelieve, that is, [those] who are fixed upon unbelief, shall suffer a painful chastisement, namely, the Fire.”(http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=5&tAyahNo=73&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2, Fafnir al-Jaalyn, underline added)

Mistake:  In Surah 4:171 the same mistake occurs that is made in Surah 5:73 where it implies that the Trinity is more than one Allah, more than one God, implying the Trinity is polytheism. It is not. The Trinity is by definition monotheistic. The Quran again made a mistake.

Mistake: In Surah 5:73, the Quran says the Trinity is false because there are not three, and then it states that there is only one Allah. The word for “god” in Arabic is “Allah.”  So, it is saying the Trinity is false, because there are not three gods, only one God.  This is implying that the Trinity is three gods.  But this is wrong because the Trinity is by definition not three gods.  It is one God in three distinct persons.

Mistake: Mary as part of the Trinity

• Surah 5:116, “And behold! Allah will say: ‘O Jesus the son of Mary! Didst, thou say unto men, worship me and my mother as gods in derogation of Allah?” ” He will say: “Glory to Thee! Never could I say what I had no right (to say). Had I said such a thing, thou wouldst indeed have known it. Thou knowest what is in my heart, Thou I know not what is in Thine. For Thou knowest in full all that is hidden.”

Let’s take A look at Muslim commentary on this verse.

• Commentary regarding Surah 5:116, “And, mention, when God says, that is, when God will say, to Jesus at the Resurrection in rebuke of his followers: ‘O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to mankind, “Take me and my mother as gods, besides God”?’ He, Jesus, says, shuddering: ‘Glory be to You! exalted be You above all that does not befit You, such as [having] a partner and so on…” (http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=5&tAyahNo=116&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2, Tafsir al-Jaalyn, underline added)

As a note, commentary on Surah 4:171 mentioned above also reveals that Mary was mistakenly considered part of the Trinity as is described in the Quran.

Commentary regarding Surah 4:171, “So believe in God and His messengers, and do not say, that the gods are, ‘Three’, God, Jesus and his mother. Refrain, from this and say what, it is better for you, [to say], which is the profession of His Oneness. Verily, God is but One God.”(http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=74&tSoraNo=4&tAyahNo=171&tDisplay=yes&UserProfile=0&LanguageId=2, Tafsir al-Jaalyn, underline added)

Mistake:: Surah 5:116 implies that Christians taught that Mary is part of the Trinity (which the Quran says is three gods). Christianity has never taught that Mary is to be worshiped or part of the Trinity.  The Quran made a mistake.

Mistake: Son of God means that God had sex with a woman

• Surah 6:101, “To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth: How can He have a son when He hath no consort? He created all things, and He hath full knowledge of all things.”

A consort, in this context, is a wife or spouse.  So, the Quran implies that the idea of Jesus being the son of God means that Allah had sex with a woman. But this, of course, has never been anything that Christianity has taught. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary.

Mistake:  The Quran mistakenly implies that the Christian term “son of God” means that Allah had sex with a woman (Surah 6:101).  But Christianity and the Bible never teach such a thing. The Quran got it wrong.

Mistake:  Mary is the sister of Aaron

•  Surah 19:27-28, “At length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her arms). They said: “O Mary! Truly an amazing thing hast thou brought! 28. “O sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a woman unchaste!”

Mistake: Mary, the mother of Jesus, was not the sister of Aaron. Aaron was born about 2000 years before Mary. This is another example of an error made in the Quran.

A man’s seed comes from his chest

• Surah 86:5-7, “Now let man but think from what he is created! 6 He is created from a drop emitted 7 Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.”

Mistake: The Quran teaches that a man’s seed comes from his chest. Note that it says “drop,” which is a smaller portion of liquid separated from a larger portion. This refers to the sexual act. The Quran says the seed comes from between the backbone and the ribs. That is the chest. The Quran is wrong.

 

Conclusion

The Quran implies the Trinity is three gods (Surah 4:171; 5:73). It is not. The Quran implies that Christians taught that Mary was part of the Trinity (Surah 5:116). This has never been the case. The Quran says the Son of God means that God had sex with a woman (Surah 6:101). This is not the Christian position and never has been. The Quran says Mary is Aaron’s sister (Surah 19:27-28). This is wrong since they were born 2000 years apart. The Quran says a man’s seed comes from the chest (Surah 86:5-7). This, too, is wrong.  The Quran is supposed to be from Allah because it claims and the proof is that there are no discrepancies (Surah 4:82), but the Quran does have serious discrepancies. Therefore, the Quran is not from Allah. It is false.

Hadith on inheritance rules

 hadith on inheritance rules

ChatGPT said:

Yes — there are several hadith in which the Prophet ﷺ explained and supplemented the Qur’anic inheritance rules.
These narrations clarify how the fixed shares in the Qur’an (Surah al-Nisāʾ 4:11–12, 4:176) are applied, and they lay the groundwork for the juristic system of farāʾiḍ.

Here are the most well-known ones:

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1. “Give the shares to those who are entitled to them…”

Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith 6732

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“Give the shares of inheritance to those who are entitled to them, and whatever remains over goes to the nearest male relative.”

Meaning:

• First distribute the fixed shares mentioned in the Qur’an to the rightful heirs.

• If there is leftover (al-ʿaṣabah), it goes to the closest male relative (son, brother, paternal uncle, etc.).

• This hadith explains the ʿaṣabah principle, which the Qur’an mentions indirectly.

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2. The grandmother’s share

Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2894

The Prophet ﷺ gave the grandmother one-sixth (1/6) of the inheritance.

Meaning:

• The Qur’an doesn’t mention the grandmother explicitly.

• The Prophet ﷺ specified her entitlement, which became part of the fixed shares in Islamic law.

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3. No inheritance for intentional killers

Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith 2735

The Prophet ﷺ said:
“The killer does not inherit.”

Meaning:

• If an heir intentionally kills the deceased, they are disqualified from inheriting — even if their share is in the Qur’an.

• This is a restriction placed by Sunnah.

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4. Combining Qur’anic and Sunnah rules

Sahih Muslim, Hadith 1615 (narrated by Ibn ʿAbbās)

The Prophet ﷺ applied both the Qur’anic fixed shares and the rule of ʿaṣabah, and made adjustments when heirs overlapped.

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5. Allocation when multiple wives exist

Sunan Abu Dawud, Hadith 2897

If the deceased had multiple wives, their collective share (1/8 if children exist, 1/4 if no children) is divided equally among them.

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How these Hadith relate to the “math problem” issue

• They show that the Qur’an was never meant to be a full arithmetic manual for inheritance.

• The Prophet ﷺ provided procedural rules — e.g., ʿaṣabah, exclusions, additional shares — which solve cases where Qur’anic shares alone seem to “overlap” or “underlap.”

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If you like, I can list all major hadith on inheritance in a table, showing the hadith text, source, and the legal rule it establishes.
That would give you a clear reference library for the subject.

You said:

he Prophet ﷺ provided procedural rules — e.g., ʿaṣabah, exclusions, additional shares — which solve cases where Qur’anic shares alone seem to “overlap” or “underlap.”

ChatGPT said:

Exactly — the Prophet ﷺ didn’t just repeat the Qur’anic verses on inheritance; he completed the operational system so it could work in all possible family configurations.

Here’s how his procedural rules fit in:

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1. ʿAṣabah (Residuary heirs)

Hadith:

“Give the shares of inheritance to those who are entitled to them, and whatever remains over goes to the nearest male relative.”
(Sahih al-Bukhari 6732, Sahih Muslim 1615)

Purpose:

• After fixed Qur’anic shares are given, any leftover goes to the closest male relative (son, brother, paternal uncle, etc.).

• This solves underlap cases (total shares < 100%).

Example:
Man dies leaving 1 daughter (gets 1/2) and 1 brother (gets remainder as ʿaṣabah) → no leftover problem.

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2. Exclusions (ḥajr or ḥajb)

Hadith:

“The killer does not inherit.” (Sunan Ibn Majah 2735)
Also, the Prophet ﷺ applied rules where certain heirs are blocked by closer heirs.

Purpose:

• Prevents unfair situations (e.g., murderer profiting from victim’s estate).

• Blocks distant relatives if closer relatives exist (e.g., father blocks paternal grandfather, son blocks brothers).

This ensures the fractions match the real-life priority system.

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3. Additional Shares

Hadith:

The Prophet ﷺ gave the grandmother 1/6 share when no mother exists (Abu Dawud 2894).

Purpose:

• Qur’an doesn’t mention grandmother explicitly.

• The Prophet ﷺ added her as a fixed-share heir, ensuring completeness of the system.

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4. Procedural Adjustments: ʿAul and Radd

While the Prophet ﷺ didn’t explicitly name these terms, his practice and judgments formed their basis, later codified by the Companions.

• ʿAul (proportional reduction): When total shares > 100%, reduce proportionally. First applied by Caliph ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb.

• Radd (return): When total shares < 100% and there’s no ʿaṣabah, redistribute surplus among fixed-share heirs.

These mechanisms resolve overlap cases without changing Allah’s assigned shares — they just scale them proportionally.

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✅ Bottom line:
The Qur’an gives the core entitlements; the Prophet ﷺ provided procedural rules that make them work in every possible family scenario. This is why, in classical Islamic law, there’s no “mathematical error” — because the system includes built-in adjustments from Sunnah and the Companions’ consensus.