The British historian Gibbon says, even seven to eight years after this prediction of the Quran, the conditions were such that no one could even imagine that the Byzantine Empire would ever gain an upper hand over Iran. The Persians had taken the offensive and appeared unbeatable. When the Qur’an says The Romans have been defeated, it does not speak of the overall war but rather a battle out of the many battles. Moreover, Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) was an Arab along with the people whom he made a bet with and if he simply changed the number of years from five to 10 without any basis, they would have mocked him but instead they knew the meaning of Bid` (بِضْعِ) and hence they did not have any basis to make fun of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه).Ģ. Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) did not discuss about the bet with the Prophet (ﷺ) until after five years which is when the Prophet (ﷺ) instructed him to make it less than 10 years. The Qur’an still got it wrong as the Romans defeated the Persians in 627 CE which is 13 years after 614 CE.īoth of these arguments are flawed as we shall see below:ġ.Why did the Prophet (ﷺ) mention to increase the time period from five to 10 years after Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) lost the bet instead of before?.The criticisms against these verses are two:
Sa`id bin Jubayr said: “Bid` means less than ten.” Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: After the verses were revealed, the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ), Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) mentioned this to the idolators, and they said, “Set a time limit for that, and if we prevail, we will get such and such and if you prevail, you will get such and such.” So he set a limit of five years, and they (the Romans) did not prevail. The idolators of Makkah supported the Persians while the Muslims supported the people of the Book. The battle that the Qur’an mentions about the Roman defeat took place in 614 CE.
The verses state a historical event a battle between the Romans and Persians in a nearby land which is also the lowest land i.e. The Arabic word (بِضْعِ) Bid’ sometimes translated as few refers to a time period of three to nine years. Allah does not fail in His promise, but most of the people do not know. He gives victory to whom He wills, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful. To Allah belongs the command before and after. But they, after their defeat, will overcome. The following verses of the Qur’an are challenged by some ignorant people:
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