6. Heavens or Earth? Which was created first? First earth and then heaven [2:29], heaven and after
that earth [79:27-30]
7. Calling together or ripping apart? In the process of creation heaven and earth were first apart and
are called to come together [41:11], while 21:30 states that they were originally one piece and then
ripped apart.
8. What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], "sounding" (i.e.
burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied in 52:35,
earth [11:61], a drop of thickened fluid [16:4, 75:37]
9.Where is Allah and his throne? Allah is nearer than the jugular vein [50:16], but he is also on the
throne [57:4] which is upon the water [11:7], and at the same time so far away, that it takes between 1,000 and 50,000 years to reach reach him [32:5, 70:4].
10. Contradictions in the Qur'an
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The origin of calamity? Is the evil in our life from Satan [38:41], Ourselves [4:79], or Allah
[4:78]?
11. How merciful is Allah's mercy? He has prescribed mercy for himself [6:12], yet he does not guide
some, even though he could [6:35, 14:4].
12. Will there be inquiry in Paradise? "neither will they question one another" [23:101] but
nevertheless they will be "engaging in mutual inquiry" [52:25], "and they will ... question one another" [37:27].
