Differences between the Noble Quran and Bible only prove Islam's Truthfulness and Divinity:
The sections of this article are:
1- Figurative and Summarized Speech and Quotes in the Noble Quran.
2- Examples of figurative speech in the Bible.
3- Sample of differences between the Noble Quran and the Bible. The Bible is in contradiction with itself.
Quran Contradictions with the Bible: [1]
4- Irrefutable Proofs that the Bible had been altered and corrupted by man.
This section clearly proves that the Bible contains overwhelming amount of errors in it's historical accounts and text as well.
For those who say that the Noble Quran is wrong for correcting the Bible on historical events, they have no solid ground to support their bogus claims against Islam, since the Bible itself has overwhelming amount of errors and contradictions in its historical accounts and text.
5- The Miracles and Prophecies of the Noble Quran which prove its Divinity.
6- Did GOD Almighty truly recognize the Bible as an error-free book, or just a history book?
7- Conclusion.
1- Figurative and Summarized Speech and Quotes in the Noble Quran:
Before we start, it is important to know that the Divine Wisdom from all of the pithy and brief stories that exist in the Noble Quran is to teach the followers of Islam that they must worship only Allah Almighty and associate no partners (gods, idols or humans created from dust) with Him.
1- Their faces blacken when they have baby girls:
"And when a daughter is announced to one of them his face becomes black and he is full of wrath. He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that which is announced to him. Shall he keep it with disgrace or bury it (alive) in the dust? Now surely evil is what they judge. (The Noble Quran, 16:58-59)"
Obviously, if the skin is not dark brown or "black" as we call it today, then it wouldn't darken from anger. This is only a metaphorical expression that Allah Almighty Chose to use in the Noble Quran because it was used among the Arabs.
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2- Turning to the "Face" of Allah Almighty.
"To ALLAH belongs the East and the West; so whithersover you turn, there will be the face of ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH is Bountiful, All-Knowing. (The Noble Quran, 2:115)"
Obviously, the literal Holy Face of Allah Almighty is not meant here, in the sense that we can see Him face to face. No eye vision of any creation of Allah Almighty can reach Allah Almighty. In other words, no one have ever seen or ever will see GOD Almighty:
"No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. (The Noble Quran, 6:103)"
3- The keys of the unseen:
"With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read). (The Noble Quran, 6:59)"
Obviously, the keys of the unseen aren't the physical keys that we have for our doors, cars, locks and other things. This is only a metaphoric Speech from Allah Almighty.
4- Description of the cheap and extravagant persons:
"Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute. (The Noble Quran, 17:29)"
The cheap person ties his hand to his neck, and the extravagant person stretches it forth to its utmost reach. This is a figurative speech Commanding the Muslims to no be in either extreme when it comes to spending money. They should be in the middle.
5- Allah Almighty's Hands and the tying of the blasphemers' hands:
"The Jews say: "God's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from God increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, God doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And God loveth not those who do mischief. (The Noble Quran, 5:64)"
When Allah Almighty Said "Be their hands tied up", He obviously didn't mean it in the literal sense, since no ropes descended from Heaven to tie their hands, nor did the Muslims tie their hands. This is rather a symbolic speech describing their inability to challenge Allah Almighty and to defeat His Divine Will.
6- Was mankind really created from nothing?
"But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? (The Noble Quran, 19:67)"
Yet, he was created from earthly material:
"It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things). (The Noble Quran, 25:54)"
"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things. (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"
"We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; (The Noble Quran, 15:26)"
"Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! (The Noble Quran, 30:20)"
"Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: (The Noble Quran, 96:1-2)" This is after the father's and mother's sexual intercourse.
"She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is! (The Noble Quran, 3:47)"
The fact that man, whether Adam, Eve or us, was created from earthly material, then this clearly means that he could not have been created from nothing, in a sense that he just appeared within a blink of an eye out of nowhere.
Also, the "Be and it is" in Noble Verse 3:47 does not mean that the object or creation just comes out of no where. GOD Almighty created Adam from dust and water, and created Eve from his rib. Adam was only created after GOD Almighty Gave the Divine Command "Be" to him, and he (Adam) then became through dust and water by Allah Almighty's Desire and Will.
So there is no question that "nothing" in Noble Verse 15:26 is metaphoric and not literal, because neither the earthly material nor Allah Almighty's Word are nothing. Allah Almighty meant for it to mean that mankind is absolutely nothing and worthless when compared to GOD Almighty, and yet, many commit blasphemies against Him, the Almighty.
7- They came from above you and below you, and the hearts reaching the throats:
"Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about God! (The Noble Quran, 33:10)"
"Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to. (The Noble Quran, 40:18)"
Whether in the case of the battle of Trench (Noble Verse 33:10) when the enemies overwhelmed the Muslims but the Muslims still pulled a great victory, or in the Day of Judgment, the hearts never actually and physically reach the throats. The Noble Verses are rather symbolically referring to the overwhelming fear that causes the heart to pump so rapidly that it would feel like it is right up to the throat.
Therefore, Noble Verses 33:10 and 40:18 are symbolic and not literal.
8- The trees and the oceans as pens and ink:
"Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." (The Noble Quran, 18:109)"
"And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the words of God be exhausted (in the writing): for God is Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. (The Noble Quran, 31:27)"
I believe I can write the entire Noble Quran, a Divine Book that is as big as the Bible's New Testament today, with one pen! The ink that exists in one pen that you buy off the shelf is most likely sufficient enough to hand write an entire Book this big.
So basically, we can write the entire Bible, and the Noble Quran with say two or three pens? If we add the Apocryphal books and Bibles that the early Christians had then may be we can add another 3 pens.
Also, if we take the far eastern pagans' text books and write them, then perhaps we can go through all of them in probably less than 10 pens.
So in less than 1000 pens, we can probably write down everything that COULD POSSIBLY ever been spoken by GOD Almighty in any text book that exists on the face of this earth today!
Also, the fact that we already today have these books printed by millions of copies each on paper and in ink, further proves that it doesn't take oceans of ink and countless trees to write down the Holy and Divine Words of GOD Almighty in one copy.
Also, if trees are like pens, then we certainly don't need countless trees to write down the Noble Quran. All we need is one tree to be a pen with the oceans being the ink
. I don't need 10 pens to write with my hand. I only need one.
So, there is no question that the above Noble Verses are symbolic and not literal.
9- The Noble Quran being read in front of a mountain:
"Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. (The Noble Quran, 59:21)"
Everyone knows that mountains are motionless and they don't talk; at least to our perspectives. The Noble Verse here is not to be taken literally. It is only a Divine Figurative and Symbolic Speech.
10- Prophet Noah peace be upon him lived for 950 years among his people, and spent much of his years preaching the Holy Words of GOD Almighty. His story of the many years that he lived in and the much preaching that he has done are summarized in brief Figurative Noble Verses:
"Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his people: "O my people, if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) and commemorate the signs of God,- yet I put my trust in God. Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your partners, so your plan be on to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite. (The Noble Quran, 10:71)"
"We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worship God! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" (The Noble Quran, 23:23)"
"We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship God! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day! The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am an apostle from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from God something that ye know not. "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fear God and haply receive His Mercy?" But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed a blind people! (The Noble Quran, 7:59-7:64)"
"We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning: "That ye serve none but God: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day." But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!" He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it? "And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but God: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the ignorant ones! "And O my people! who would help me against God if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed? "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of God, nor do I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, of those whom your eyes do despise that God will not grant them (all) that is good: God knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeed be a wrong-doer." They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much) hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou threatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?" He said: "Truly, God will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it! "Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to give you (good) counsel, if it be that God willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!" Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty! It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! "But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a penalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed a penalty lasting:" At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him. So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of God, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" (The Noble Quran, 11:25-41)"
There are many more Noble Verses about Prophet Noah in the Noble Quran. The quotes that Allah Almighty Revealed above about what Noah said to his people are summarized ones and not exact ones or ones that cover everything that he said during his days as a Messenger. Allah Almighty was Giving a summarized and figurative speech describing what took place during those days and what the Divine Wisdom was behind it.
11- Prophet Moses peace be upon him existed among very defying and disobedient people, i.e., the Jews. Not only did they worship the calf shortly after GOD Almighty Had saved them Pharaoh and his wrath, but they also deliberately defied and broke the Law that GOD Almighty Gave to Moses. They were disobedient people:
"There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully. And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and we disobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of the calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of your Faith if ye have any faith!" (The Noble Quran, 2:92-93)"
"We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. (The Noble Quran, 7:160)"
"When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." (The Noble Quran, 7:150)"
Even the Bible gives ample evidence of their blasphemy to GOD Almighty. You can read in full details the following Biblical books:
Exodus 32 - They built their golden calf god using their jewelry.
Exodus 34 - The Jews are hard-headed people who don't listen.
Deuteronomy 31 - Moses is concerned about the Jews' future after his death because they are constantly rebellious against the Holy Words and Law of GOD Almighty.
Here are some sample verses from the chapters above:
Exodus 32
1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."
Exodus 32
7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.
8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9 "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people.
Exodus 34
8 Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. 9 "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
The sections of this article are:
1- Figurative and Summarized Speech and Quotes in the Noble Quran.
2- Examples of figurative speech in the Bible.
3- Sample of differences between the Noble Quran and the Bible. The Bible is in contradiction with itself.
Quran Contradictions with the Bible: [1]
4- Irrefutable Proofs that the Bible had been altered and corrupted by man.
This section clearly proves that the Bible contains overwhelming amount of errors in it's historical accounts and text as well.
For those who say that the Noble Quran is wrong for correcting the Bible on historical events, they have no solid ground to support their bogus claims against Islam, since the Bible itself has overwhelming amount of errors and contradictions in its historical accounts and text.
5- The Miracles and Prophecies of the Noble Quran which prove its Divinity.
6- Did GOD Almighty truly recognize the Bible as an error-free book, or just a history book?
7- Conclusion.
1- Figurative and Summarized Speech and Quotes in the Noble Quran:
Before we start, it is important to know that the Divine Wisdom from all of the pithy and brief stories that exist in the Noble Quran is to teach the followers of Islam that they must worship only Allah Almighty and associate no partners (gods, idols or humans created from dust) with Him.
1- Their faces blacken when they have baby girls:
"And when a daughter is announced to one of them his face becomes black and he is full of wrath. He hides himself from the people because of the evil of that which is announced to him. Shall he keep it with disgrace or bury it (alive) in the dust? Now surely evil is what they judge. (The Noble Quran, 16:58-59)"
Obviously, if the skin is not dark brown or "black" as we call it today, then it wouldn't darken from anger. This is only a metaphorical expression that Allah Almighty Chose to use in the Noble Quran because it was used among the Arabs.
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2- Turning to the "Face" of Allah Almighty.
"To ALLAH belongs the East and the West; so whithersover you turn, there will be the face of ALLAH. Surely, ALLAH is Bountiful, All-Knowing. (The Noble Quran, 2:115)"
Obviously, the literal Holy Face of Allah Almighty is not meant here, in the sense that we can see Him face to face. No eye vision of any creation of Allah Almighty can reach Allah Almighty. In other words, no one have ever seen or ever will see GOD Almighty:
"No vision can grasp Him, but His grasp is over all vision: He is above all comprehension, yet is acquainted with all things. (The Noble Quran, 6:103)"
3- The keys of the unseen:
"With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but He. He knoweth whatever there is on the earth and in the sea. Not a leaf doth fall but with His knowledge: there is not a grain in the darkness (or depths) of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry (green or withered), but is (inscribed) in a record clear (to those who can read). (The Noble Quran, 6:59)"
Obviously, the keys of the unseen aren't the physical keys that we have for our doors, cars, locks and other things. This is only a metaphoric Speech from Allah Almighty.
4- Description of the cheap and extravagant persons:
"Make not thy hand tied (like a niggard's) to thy neck, nor stretch it forth to its utmost reach, so that thou become blameworthy and destitute. (The Noble Quran, 17:29)"
The cheap person ties his hand to his neck, and the extravagant person stretches it forth to its utmost reach. This is a figurative speech Commanding the Muslims to no be in either extreme when it comes to spending money. They should be in the middle.
5- Allah Almighty's Hands and the tying of the blasphemers' hands:
"The Jews say: "God's hand is tied up." Be their hands tied up and be they accursed for the (blasphemy) they utter. Nay, both His hands are widely outstretched: He giveth and spendeth (of His bounty) as He pleaseth. But the revelation that cometh to thee from God increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. Amongst them we have placed enmity and hatred till the Day of Judgment. Every time they kindle the fire of war, God doth extinguish it; but they (ever) strive to do mischief on earth. And God loveth not those who do mischief. (The Noble Quran, 5:64)"
When Allah Almighty Said "Be their hands tied up", He obviously didn't mean it in the literal sense, since no ropes descended from Heaven to tie their hands, nor did the Muslims tie their hands. This is rather a symbolic speech describing their inability to challenge Allah Almighty and to defeat His Divine Will.
6- Was mankind really created from nothing?
"But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? (The Noble Quran, 19:67)"
Yet, he was created from earthly material:
"It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things). (The Noble Quran, 25:54)"
"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things. (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"
"We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape; (The Noble Quran, 15:26)"
"Among His Signs in this, that He created you from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men scattered (far and wide)! (The Noble Quran, 30:20)"
"Proclaim! (or read!) in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created- Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood: (The Noble Quran, 96:1-2)" This is after the father's and mother's sexual intercourse.
"She said: "O my Lord! How shall I have a son when no man hath touched me?" He said: "Even so: God createth what He willeth: When He hath decreed a plan, He but saith to it, 'Be,' and it is! (The Noble Quran, 3:47)"
The fact that man, whether Adam, Eve or us, was created from earthly material, then this clearly means that he could not have been created from nothing, in a sense that he just appeared within a blink of an eye out of nowhere.
Also, the "Be and it is" in Noble Verse 3:47 does not mean that the object or creation just comes out of no where. GOD Almighty created Adam from dust and water, and created Eve from his rib. Adam was only created after GOD Almighty Gave the Divine Command "Be" to him, and he (Adam) then became through dust and water by Allah Almighty's Desire and Will.
So there is no question that "nothing" in Noble Verse 15:26 is metaphoric and not literal, because neither the earthly material nor Allah Almighty's Word are nothing. Allah Almighty meant for it to mean that mankind is absolutely nothing and worthless when compared to GOD Almighty, and yet, many commit blasphemies against Him, the Almighty.
7- They came from above you and below you, and the hearts reaching the throats:
"Behold! they came on you from above you and from below you, and behold, the eyes became dim and the hearts gaped up to the throats, and ye imagined various (vain) thoughts about God! (The Noble Quran, 33:10)"
"Warn them of the Day that is (ever) drawing near, when the hearts will (come) right up to the throats to choke (them); No intimate friend nor intercessor will the wrong-doers have, who could be listened to. (The Noble Quran, 40:18)"
Whether in the case of the battle of Trench (Noble Verse 33:10) when the enemies overwhelmed the Muslims but the Muslims still pulled a great victory, or in the Day of Judgment, the hearts never actually and physically reach the throats. The Noble Verses are rather symbolically referring to the overwhelming fear that causes the heart to pump so rapidly that it would feel like it is right up to the throat.
Therefore, Noble Verses 33:10 and 40:18 are symbolic and not literal.
8- The trees and the oceans as pens and ink:
"Say: "If the ocean were ink (wherewith to write out) the words of my Lord, sooner would the ocean be exhausted than would the words of my Lord, even if we added another ocean like it, for its aid." (The Noble Quran, 18:109)"
"And if all the trees on earth were pens and the ocean (were ink), with seven oceans behind it to add to its (supply), yet would not the words of God be exhausted (in the writing): for God is Exalted in Power, full of Wisdom. (The Noble Quran, 31:27)"
I believe I can write the entire Noble Quran, a Divine Book that is as big as the Bible's New Testament today, with one pen! The ink that exists in one pen that you buy off the shelf is most likely sufficient enough to hand write an entire Book this big.
So basically, we can write the entire Bible, and the Noble Quran with say two or three pens? If we add the Apocryphal books and Bibles that the early Christians had then may be we can add another 3 pens.
Also, if we take the far eastern pagans' text books and write them, then perhaps we can go through all of them in probably less than 10 pens.
So in less than 1000 pens, we can probably write down everything that COULD POSSIBLY ever been spoken by GOD Almighty in any text book that exists on the face of this earth today!
Also, the fact that we already today have these books printed by millions of copies each on paper and in ink, further proves that it doesn't take oceans of ink and countless trees to write down the Holy and Divine Words of GOD Almighty in one copy.
Also, if trees are like pens, then we certainly don't need countless trees to write down the Noble Quran. All we need is one tree to be a pen with the oceans being the ink
. I don't need 10 pens to write with my hand. I only need one.So, there is no question that the above Noble Verses are symbolic and not literal.
9- The Noble Quran being read in front of a mountain:
"Had We sent down this Quran on a mountain, verily, thou wouldst have seen it humble itself and cleave asunder for fear of God. Such are the similitudes which We propound to men, that they may reflect. (The Noble Quran, 59:21)"
Everyone knows that mountains are motionless and they don't talk; at least to our perspectives. The Noble Verse here is not to be taken literally. It is only a Divine Figurative and Symbolic Speech.
10- Prophet Noah peace be upon him lived for 950 years among his people, and spent much of his years preaching the Holy Words of GOD Almighty. His story of the many years that he lived in and the much preaching that he has done are summarized in brief Figurative Noble Verses:
"Relate to them the story of Noah. Behold! he said to his people: "O my people, if it be hard on your (mind) that I should stay (with you) and commemorate the signs of God,- yet I put my trust in God. Get ye then an agreement about your plan and among your partners, so your plan be on to you dark and dubious. Then pass your sentence on me, and give me no respite. (The Noble Quran, 10:71)"
"We sent Noah to his people: He said, "O my people! worship God! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?" (The Noble Quran, 23:23)"
"We sent Noah to his people. He said: "O my people! worship God! ye have no other god but Him. I fear for you the punishment of a dreadful day! The leaders of his people said: "Ah! we see thee evidently wandering (in mind)." He said: "O my people! No wandering is there in my (mind): on the contrary I am an apostle from the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds! "I but fulfil towards you the duties of my Lord's mission: Sincere is my advice to you, and I know from God something that ye know not. "Do ye wonder that there hath come to you a message from your Lord, through a man of your own people, to warn you,- so that ye may fear God and haply receive His Mercy?" But they rejected him, and We delivered him, and those with him, in the Ark: but We overwhelmed in the flood those who rejected Our signs. They were indeed a blind people! (The Noble Quran, 7:59-7:64)"
"We sent Noah to his people (with a mission): "I have come to you with a Clear Warning: "That ye serve none but God: Verily I do fear for you the penalty of a grievous day." But the chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: "We see (in) thee nothing but a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any follow thee but the meanest among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) any merit above us: in fact we thing ye are liars!" He said: "O my people! See ye if (it be that) I have a Clear Sign from my Lord, and that He hath sent Mercy unto me from His own presence, but that the Mercy hath been obscured from your sight? shall we compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it? "And O my people! I ask you for no wealth in return: my reward is from none but God: But I will not drive away (in contempt) those who believe: for verily they are to meet their Lord, and ye I see are the ignorant ones! "And O my people! who would help me against God if I drove them away? Will ye not then take heed? "I tell you not that with me are the treasures of God, nor do I know what is hidden, nor claim I to be an angel. Nor yet do I say, of those whom your eyes do despise that God will not grant them (all) that is good: God knoweth best what is in their souls: I should, if I did, indeed be a wrong-doer." They said: "O Noah! thou hast disputed with us, and (much) hast thou prolonged the dispute with us: now bring upon us what thou threatenest us with, if thou speakest the truth!?" He said: "Truly, God will bring it on you if He wills,- and then, ye will not be able to frustrate it! "Of no profit will be my counsel to you, much as I desire to give you (good) counsel, if it be that God willeth to leave you astray: He is your Lord! and to Him will ye return!" Or do they say, "He has forged it"? Say: "If I had forged it, on me were my sin! and I am free of the sins of which ye are guilty! It was revealed to Noah: "None of thy people will believe except those who have believed already! So grieve no longer over their (evil) deeds. "But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood)." Forthwith he (starts) constructing the Ark: Every time that the chiefs of his people passed by him, they threw ridicule on him. He said: "If ye ridicule us now, we (in our turn) can look down on you with ridicule likewise! "But soon will ye know who it is on whom will descend a penalty that will cover them with shame,- on whom will be unloosed a penalty lasting:" At length, behold! there came Our command, and the fountains of the earth gushed forth! We said: "Embark therein, of each kind two, male and female, and your family - except those against whom the word has already gone forth,- and the Believers." but only a few believed with him. So he said: "Embark ye on the Ark, In the name of God, whether it move or be at rest! For my Lord is, be sure, Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful!" (The Noble Quran, 11:25-41)"
There are many more Noble Verses about Prophet Noah in the Noble Quran. The quotes that Allah Almighty Revealed above about what Noah said to his people are summarized ones and not exact ones or ones that cover everything that he said during his days as a Messenger. Allah Almighty was Giving a summarized and figurative speech describing what took place during those days and what the Divine Wisdom was behind it.
11- Prophet Moses peace be upon him existed among very defying and disobedient people, i.e., the Jews. Not only did they worship the calf shortly after GOD Almighty Had saved them Pharaoh and his wrath, but they also deliberately defied and broke the Law that GOD Almighty Gave to Moses. They were disobedient people:
"There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did behave wrongfully. And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you (the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We have given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and we disobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of the calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of your Faith if ye have any faith!" (The Noble Quran, 2:92-93)"
"We divided them into twelve tribes or nations. We directed Moses by inspiration, when his (thirsty) people asked him for water: "Strike the rock with thy staff": out of it there gushed forth twelve springs: Each group knew its own place for water. We gave them the shade of clouds, and sent down to them manna and quails, (saying): "Eat of the good things We have provided for you": (but they rebelled); to Us they did no harm, but they harmed their own souls. (The Noble Quran, 7:160)"
"When Moses came back to his people, angry and grieved, he said: "Evil it is that ye have done in my place in my absence: did ye make haste to bring on the judgment of your Lord?" He put down the tablets, seized his brother by (the hair of) his head, and dragged him to him. Aaron said: "Son of my mother! the people did indeed reckon me as naught, and went near to slaying me! Make not the enemies rejoice over my misfortune, nor count thou me amongst the people of sin." (The Noble Quran, 7:150)"
Even the Bible gives ample evidence of their blasphemy to GOD Almighty. You can read in full details the following Biblical books:
Exodus 32 - They built their golden calf god using their jewelry.
Exodus 34 - The Jews are hard-headed people who don't listen.
Deuteronomy 31 - Moses is concerned about the Jews' future after his death because they are constantly rebellious against the Holy Words and Law of GOD Almighty.
Here are some sample verses from the chapters above:
Exodus 32
1 When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."
Exodus 32
7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt.
8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'
9 "I have seen these people," the LORD said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people.
Exodus 34
8 Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped. 9 "O Lord, if I have found favor in your eyes," he said, "then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."
