In scriptures father can be a biological father, or it can mean someone else who is spiritually father!
There are similar things in the Quran too.
These are not the same because The Bible is listing a lineage and both lineages don't add up nor are the names all the same, nor is the direct father the same. This is called a contradiction.
In the Quran, the person was calling out to Mary in a surprised manner, and thus used the name of Aaron because he was righteous and of their family. So this clearly shows two completely different approaches.
One is listing out the lineage
The other is a rhetorical device.
If anyone just wants to find errors in Quran or Bible they can. Do you know what I mean?
They can, but the contradiction here is quite clear. They'll have to jump through hoops to find contradictions in the Quran. Here's another one for you.
Matthew 27:5 states Judas took the money he had received for betraying Jesus, threw it down in the temple, and “went and hanged himself.”
Acts 1:18 claims Judas used the money to purchase a field and “falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.”
So two clear conflicting accounts. He either threw the money down or he bought a field. And he either hanged himself or fell on his head directly and gushed out his guts.
This is clear as day.
There is no contradiction if one understood the scriptures correctly.
Anyone that holds a belief and starts to see evidence that points against that belief and still chooses to believe is just delusional.
None of the Gospel authors are known and none of them are first account witnesses to the events that happened. So why trust it?
By the way, when, where and how the Bible got corrupted. If you claim this, you need to prove what, where and how that happened.
First seven ecumenical councils - Wikipedia
Check out the topics as the years went on. Clear innovation. Anyone that didn't follow their way of Christianity was killed. History tells us this quite clearly.
Again you are coming up with a reason that Allah never said that. When did Allah say, He never wanted to preserve His Book?
He says that it was entrusted to them.
We revealed the Torah with guidance and light, and the prophets, who had submitted to God, judged according to it for the Jews. So did the rabbis and the scholars in accordance with that part of God’s Scripture which they were entrusted to preserve, and to which they were witnesses. So [rabbis and scholars] do not fear people, fear Me; do not barter away My messages for a small price; those who do not judge according to what God has sent down are rejecting [God’s teachings]. 5:44
Remember, Quran days, Muhammad can be found in Bible. Notice that, nowhere in the Quran says, the Bible text was corrupted. So if you say that, you are saying something that Allah did not say!.
People can still allude to Muhammad being in the Bible today. OT & NT. So not sure what you are talking about. And not sure if I said this to you or another member, but the corruption doesn't only have to come in text form, it can be teaching and practice too.
But you are saying the Bible is corrupted, so how could they believe in Jesus correctly?
Back then it was like a game of telephone. Various ideas were going around about who Jesus was and those that held to the core monotheistic message were good to go. Those that weren't, have gone astray.
Remember the Bible says Jesus is son of God!. So, according to you, God left them with a Book that gave them false beliefs about Jesus for centuries
The Bible says that God has multiple sons. Adam, David (begotten), Solomon, Israel (firstborn), and many more! Paul says anyone that is led by the spirit of God is the son of God (Romans 8:14)
So clearly you have fallen into the deception as well. Jesus can't be the only son as we can see clearly from the Bible that there are more sons and another begotten son too! This is embarrassing honestly, please show some intellectual integrity.
It means when you go and examine Mosaic law, you'll see that it is a strict law with countless things forbidden to them. Jesus clarified a lot of these malpractices and brought the believers back to true submission to God.
According to this, then if Jesus was sent to Jews only, and not Arabs, how were the Arabs guided prior to Muhammad?
There were a few that were Hunafa, which are monotheists.
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from MuAlia ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ’Uwarma from Ali ibn Hassan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir from abu ‘bdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. "People well-grounded in Knowledge stands for Amir al-Mu’minin
Ali (a.s.) and the Imams after him."
This hadith is considered weak for starters. Secondly, plain Arabic is there and the ayah is clear. Don't be amongst those that are looking into the ambiguities.
Dear, if Allah communicated with them as you are even saying, that means they were the Prophets. Even as Quran names one of them as king David!
Where does it say that Allah communicated with them? Don't get it twisted.
But notice, I'm speaking specifically about this leadership belief.
As I clearly said, Islam is not a religion for a particular group, but for everyone, having this concept of twelve leaders doesn't apply. The ayah I showed you about Moses was clear that each house from the son of Israel was a group and each group had a spring just for them.
Just because the majority of Muslims do not believe them, it does not mean they are right.
I probably would have followed each one of them honestly. Since they were of the lineage of the Prophet, then they have a special place in my heart. Something you need to understand though is that the past is the past and whatever happened then doesn't concern me in my road to salvation. They have their account with Allah and I have mine. This too is clearly taught in the Quran. (2:134)
"If you follow the majority of people on the earth, they will lead you astray from the path of God, for they follow only conjecture and surmise" 6:116
Exactly, they follow conjecture as you are doing. You ignore the plain text and stick to the ambiguities. Were you once a Christian?
In fact there are several Hadithes that the majority of Muslims are not guided to the right path:
This hadith is quite specific and a prophecy. It has nothing to do with what you are trying to portray. It is telling us that the Muslims will be in such a weak position that they will be the imitators rather than the pioneers. And this imitation will be so detrimental to ourselves to the extent that we will follow others into a hole. And the Prophet (saw) speaks the truth because we see this clearly today where Muslims have lost their identities. Just like a lot of the Jews and Christians sold out to secularism.
This ayah still applies today. And it doesn't have to mean the Arabs only, rather Islam saved countless of people since the Prophet's days. More non-Arabs than Arabs I might add.