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2. The Qur'an presupposes that the Gospels contain (or at least some) correct theological data [The Qur'an 5:47]. Therefore, let's presuppose that the Gospels contain (or at least some) correct theological data.
1. The Koran claims that Jesus of Nazareth is a prophet [1].
2. The Koran claims that the Gospels contain (or at least some) correct theological data [2], [3], [4].
3. Jesus of Nazareth produced a prophecy within the Gospels [5].
4. The prophecy produced by Jesus of Nazareth was fulfilled within the Gospels [6], [7].
5. The Koran contradicts this fulfilled prophecy [8].
6. The Koran contains at least one false theological datum.
7. Islam is false.
[1] (He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet;) The Koran 19:30, Yusuf Ali
[2] (Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel.) The Koran 5:47, Yusuf Ali
[3] (Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith.) The Koran 5:68, Yusuf Ali
[4] ("Those who follow the messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they find mentioned in their own (scriptures),- in the law and the Gospel;- for he commands them what is just and forbids them what is evil; he allows them as lawful what is good (and pure) and prohibits them from what is bad (and impure); He releases them from their heavy burdens and from the yokes that are upon them. So it is those who believe in him, honour him, help him, and follow the light which is sent down with him,- it is they who will prosper.") The Koran 7:157, Yusuf Ali
[5] (for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, after three days he will rise.”...“You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”) Mark 9:31, Matthew 26:2, The New Testament, English Standard Version (©2001)
[6] (And it was the third hour when they crucified him. And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph.) Mark 15:25, 37, 44-45, The New Testament, English Standard Version (©2001)
[7] (And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.”) Mark 16:5-7, The New Testament, English Standard Version (©2001)
[8] (That they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah";- but they killed him not, nor crucified him, but so it was made to appear to them, and those who differ therein are full of doubts, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture to follow, for of a surety they killed him not:-Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is Exalted in Power, Wise;-) The Koran 4:157-158, Yusuf Ali