Monday, March 31, 2025

 

Quranic Claim (Surah 61:14)

  • Text: "We supported those who believed, and they became dominant."
  • Context: Jesus’ disciples (Hawariyun) say, "We are supporters of Allah," and Allah ensures their victory over disbelievers.
  • Implication:
    • True followers = Muslims (monotheists, Quran 5:73; Jesus human, 5:75; no crucifixion, 4:157).
    • Allah’s support = historical dominance pre-Muhammad (before 600 AD).

Historical Reality (Non-Islamic Sources)

  • Who Became Dominant?:
    • New Testament: Disciples preach Jesus’ divinity (John 1:1), crucifixion (Acts 2:23), resurrection (Acts 2:32).
    • Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History 10.5 (c. 325 AD): Christianity rises under Constantine (313 AD), official by 380 AD (Theodosius, Codex Theodosianus 16.1.2).
    • Tacitus, Annals 15.44 (c. 116 AD): Christians spread despite persecution, named after "Christus" who died.
  • Dominant Group: Trinitarian Christians—by 600 AD, they rule the Roman Empire, Persia, beyond:
    • Believe Jesus is God (John 20:28).
    • Affirm Trinity (Matthew 28:19).
    • Accept crucifixion/resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).
  • Fact: No other Jesus-following group—Muslim-like or otherwise—achieves dominance. Ebionites, Arians fade; Trinitarians triumph.

Logical Breakdown

  • Premise 1 (Quran 61:14): Allah helped Jesus’ true followers (Muslims) become dominant.
  • Premise 2 (History): Only Trinitarian Christians became dominant (4th century onward).
  • Premise 3 (Quran/Islam): Trinitarians are disbelievers—polytheists (Quran 5:73), not Muslims; they err on divinity (5:75), crucifixion (4:157).
  • Syllogism:
    1. If true followers (Muslims) became dominant, and only Trinitarians did, then Trinitarians are the true Muslims.
    2. But Islam says Trinitarians are not Muslims—contradiction.
    3. If Trinitarians aren’t the true followers, then no Muslim group became dominant—Quran 61:14 fails.

The Backfire

  • Quranic Logic: "Dominance" = Allah’s support for true believers. Historical dominance = Trinitarians. Ergo, Trinitarians = true Muslims (Hawariyun).
  • Islamic Rejection: Trinitarians worship Jesus as God, accept his death—heresy in Islam (Quran 5:73, 4:157). Absurd outcome: Allah supported "polytheists" over Muslims?
  • No Escape:
    • If Trinitarians are the "dominant" ones, Quran 61:14 endorses them as true followers—Islam collapses.
    • If they aren’t, no Muslim-like group fits—Quran 61:14 is historically false.

Final Logical Conclusion

  • Evidence:
    • Trinitarian Christians (Acts 2:23, Eusebius 10.5) are the only dominant followers of Jesus pre-600 AD—divine Jesus, crucified, risen.
    • No Muslim-like group (no divinity, no crucifixion) ever dominates (Irenaeus, Epiphanius on Ebionites, etc.—all fade).
  • Logic:
    • Quran 61:14 ties dominance to Allah’s support for "Muslim" followers.
    • History gives dominance to Trinitarians—whom Islam rejects.
    • Either Trinitarians are the "Muslims" (self-refuting for Islam), or the claim’s wrong—no Muslim dominance exists.
  • Result: Quran 61:14’s claim is a logical trap—history exposes it as false or incoherent. Trinitarian Christians fit the dominance, but not Islam’s theology, leaving the "true Muslim followers" nowhere.

Sources: Quran 61:14 (claim only), New Testament, Eusebius, Tacitus—undeniable records. The Quran’s logic implodes on its own terms. Does this seal the contradiction for you?

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