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fschmidt
1. The Quran is written in Arabic.
2. A translation of the Quran loses some of the original meaning.
3. Therefore a translation of the Quran is not the Quran.
4. I cannot read Arabic.
5. Therefore I cannot read the Quran.
6. Therefore I cannot judge the Quran.
7. The proof that Muhammed was a prophet is the Quran.
8. Since I cannot judge the Quran, I cannot judge whether Muhammed was a prophet.
9. Therefore I cannot rightly say that Muhammed was a prophet.
10. Therefore I cannot become Muslim.
This logic sounds rather funny to me.
1. The Quran is written in Arabic.
2. A translation of the Quran loses some of the original meaning.
Okay, true. A translation will lose SOME of the original meaning. But that doesn't mean everything of that translation is lost.
3. Therefore a translation of the Quran is not the Quran.
A translation may not be equal to the original but that doesn't mean that the translation has no merit or value.
4. I cannot read Arabic.
5. Therefore I cannot read the Quran.
But you can read the translation of the Quran, can you not?
6. Therefore I cannot judge the Quran.
I don't think anyone can judge the Quran or any holy scripture. God is the one who judges. Not us.
7. The proof that Muhammed was a prophet is the Quran.
Well, the Quran may be one such proof. Not the only one.
8. Since I cannot judge the Quran, I cannot judge whether Muhammed was a prophet.
Your reasoning is entirely faulty. We humans are not here on earth to judge holy scriptures and prophets.
9. Therefore I cannot rightly say that Muhammed was a prophet.
This statement of yours is based on faulty reasoning. It seems that you are in fact looking for excuses to reject Prophet Muhammed, the Quran and Islam. If so, you can find a thousand more excuses.
10. Therefore I cannot become Muslim.
Is there anyone forcing you to become one?