It is indeed anonymous and replete with question marks, however, I am convinced that much of it contains revelation, this revelation was not necessarily revealed to "John" but rather most likely a compilation of prophesies dictated to scribes who penned them secretly due to the persecution of the pagan Romans and the aduw Allah hypocrite Jewish leaders of the time.
Bear in mind that Allah
rarely allows us to see any direct proof of his revelations, but rather provides evidence enough to convince until certainty, and normally allows people to make an informed choice as to whether they believe that a certain evidence is actually convincing evidence.
In this way, those who are secure in faith can be sifted from those in denial whether they claim to be atheist, pagan, Jewish, Christian, or Muslim.
See it as a test rather than a partisan brawl, the objectivity can be useful.
Sūra 74: Muddaththir, or One Wrapped Up
Verses 56 — Makki; Revealed at Mecca — Sections 2
١- يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ ◯
1. O thou wrapped up (In a mantle) !
٢- قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ ◯
2. Arise and deliver thy warning !
٣- وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ ◯
3. And thy Lord Do thou magnify !
٤- وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ ◯
4. And thy garments Keep free from stain !
٥- وَالرُّجْزَ فَاهْجُرْ ◯
5. And all abomination shun !
٦- وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ ◯
6. Nor expect, in giving, Any increase (for thyself) !
٧- وَلِرَبِّكَ فَاصْبِرْ ◯
7. But, for thy Lord’s (Cause), Be patient and constant !
٨- فَإِذَا نُقِرَ فِي النَّاقُورِ ◯
8. Finally, when the trumpet Is sounded,
٩- فَذَٰلِكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَوْمٌ عَسِيرٌ ◯
9. That will be—that Day— A Day of Distress,—
١٠- عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ غَيْرُ يَسِيرٍ ◯
10. Far from easy For those without Faith.
١١- ذَرْنِي وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيدًا ◯
11. Leave Me alone, (to deal) With the (creature) whom I created (bare and) alone !—
١٢- وَجَعَلْتُ لَهُ مَالًا مَّمْدُودًا ◯
12. To whom I granted Resources in abundance,
١٣- وَبَنِينَ شُهُودًا ◯
13. And sons to be By his side !—
١٤- وَمَهَّدتُّ لَهُ تَمْهِيدًا ◯
14. To whom I made (Life) smooth and comfortable !
١٥- ثُمَّ يَطْمَعُ أَنْ أَزِيدَ ◯
15. Yet is he greedy— That I should add (Yet more);—
١٦- كَلَّا ۖ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لِآيَاتِنَا عَنِيدًا ◯
16. By no means ! For to Our Signs He has been refractory !
١٧- سَأُرْهِقُهُ صَعُودًا ◯
17. Soon will I visit him With a mount of calamities !
١٨- إِنَّهُ فَكَّرَ وَقَدَّرَ ◯
18. For he thought And he plotted ;—
١٩- فَقُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ◯
19. And woe to him ! How he plotted !—
٢٠- ثُمَّ قُتِلَ كَيْفَ قَدَّرَ ◯
20. Yea, woe to him : How he plotted !—
٢١- ثُمَّ نَظَرَ ◯
21.
Then he looked round ;
٢٢- ثُمَّ عَبَسَ وَبَسَرَ ◯
22. Then he frowned And he scowled ;
٢٣- ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ ◯
23. Then he turned back And was haughty ;
٢٤- فَقَالَ إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ ◯
24. Then said he : “ This is nothing but magic, Derived from of old ; ”
٢٥- إِنْ هَـٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ ◯
25. “ This is nothing but The word of a mortal ! ”
٢٦- سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ ◯
26. Soon will I Cast him into Hell-Fire !
٢٧- وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ ◯
27. And what will explain To thee what Hell-Fire is ?
٢٨- لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ ◯
28. Naught doth it permit To endure, and naught Doth it leave alone !—
٢٩- لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ ◯
29. Darkening and changing The colour of man !
٣٠- عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ ◯
30.
Over it are Nineteen.
٣١- وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّـهُ بِهَـٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّـهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ ◯
31. And We have set none But angels as guardians Of the Fire ; and We Have fixed their number Only as a trial For Unbelievers,—in order That the people of the Book May arrive at certainty, And the Believers may increase In Faith,— and that no doubts May be left for the People Of the Book and the Believers,
And that those in whose hearts Is a disease and the Unbelievers May say, “ What symbol Doth God intend by this ? ” Thus doth God leave to stray Whom He pleaseth and guide Whom He pleaseth : and none Can know the forces Of the Lord, except He. And this is no other than A warning to mankind.
Section 2
٣٢- كَلَّا وَالْقَمَرِ ◯
32. Nay, verily : By the Moon,
٣٣- وَاللَّيْلِ إِذْ أَدْبَرَ ◯
33. And by the Night As it retreateth,
٣٤- وَالصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ ◯
34. And by the Dawn As it shineth forth,—
٣٥- إِنَّهَا لَإِحْدَى الْكُبَرِ ◯
35. This is but one Of the mighty (portents),
٣٦- نَذِيرًا لِّلْبَشَرِ ◯
36. A warning to mankind,—
٣٧- لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَتَقَدَّمَ أَوْ يَتَأَخَّرَ ◯
37.
We see in the above excerpt from chapter 74 that the words of Allah should not be dismissed as those of a mortal, we know that they also exist in parts (often diluted or changed beyond recognition) - apart from the Quran.
Notice in verse 31 how room is left for some unfortunate people in denial to pretend that they don't understand, or are "confused".
The burden of proof does not fall upon people who call themselves Christians, since, if any is guided, it is for his own good - a Muslim does NOT lazily rely upon Christians to tell him what can and cannot be accepted from the book, but rather makes an effort to seek, know, sift, understand, and accept - the truth. Rather, he makes it his duty to know what he can so that he can navigate better and thereby avoid the big stumblingblocks and pitfalls.
Do we believe in the what we believe coz momma and pappa told us to, or because we have become convinced through SINCERE study and thought? same question would apply to everyone on earth, including those who believe in weird idols.
Btw, since you were kind enough to bring the subject to attention, I would feel it appropriate to ask you your opinion on the verses below,
(note that the final verse is 18, and there are NO verses in the chapter after it).
Do you believe it to be - the word of a mortal, magic by jinns, or a warning from God about the testing times?
https://www youtube.com/watch?v=gvvZNoHIxkc
Revelation 13
16 It also forced all people, great and small, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hands or on their foreheads,
17 so that they could not buy or sell unless they had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of its name.
18 This calls for wisdom.
Let the person who has insight
calculate the number of the beast,
for it is the number of a man.
That number is 666.
For assistance in your data towards decision, Maybe get a pile of stuff with old fashioned bar codes on them and try and compare the three that stick out from the bottom with the other numbers, and see if they look like 6s - forget all the elaborate explanations and look at it yourself.
Some rebellious mockery to go with it:
IBM didn't really name its products as much as it numbered them. IBM's UPC scanning system -- which included the scanners themselves, terminals, a kind of local area network, and a controller -- was called the 3660. But the individual scanners were also tagged with their own number: 3666.
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