This is a
partial list of problems found in the Quran, which to the best of our knowledge
remain unanswered. Your thoughts, comments, or explanations of any of the below
are welcomed.

1.
Creation: The
biblical Genesis account says God created all in six days (see Genesis 1:1 -
2:2). The Quran, however, has a real problem here as Surah 41:9, 10, 12 have a
total of eight days of creation (4+2+2=8) Meanwhile, Surah 10:3 gives the total
number of days of creation as six. This is a problem of
self-contradiction.

2.
Pharaoh: According
to the Quran (Surah 7:120-125) Pharaoh used crucifixion in dealing with the
sorcerers - a practice which historical evidence gives no precedent to before
the Babylonian Empire. This is once again a problem of historical
compression.

3.
The Golden Calf:
According to the Quran (Surah 20:90-100)a Samaritan helped the Israelites build
the golden calf, and it mooed after coming out of the fire. In reality,
Samaritans did not exist as a people until at least 1000 years after the time of
the Moses and the Israelite exodus from
Egypt.
Again a problem of historical compression.

4.
Judaism: According
to the Quran (Surah 9:30) the Jews believe that Ezra is the Son of God - the
Messiah. This never has been a tenet of Judaism. This is a clear problem of
distorted knowledge of other religions and historical fact.

5.
Alexander the Great:
According to the Quran (Surah 18:89-98) Alexander the Great was a devout Muslim
and lived to a ripe old age. Historical records however show that Alexander the
Great died young at 33 years of age (b. 356 B.C. - d. 323 B.C.), and believed he
was divine, forcing others to recognize him as such. In
India
on the Hyphasis
River (now
Beas) Alexander erected twelve altars to twelve Olympian
gods. Once again the Quran shows errors in historical and religious
fact.

6.
The Trinity:
According to the Quran (Surah 5:116, 5:73-75) the Christians believe in "three
Gods" - Father, Mother, and Son. This shows the influence of heretical
'Christian' sects in central Arabia at the
time of Muhammad. In contrast, Christianity has always distinctly stated that
the Trinity is the Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit. The teaching of the Quran on the Trinity has undoubtedly led to
confusion among many Muslims on what the Bible (and thus Christianity) teaches about the
Triune God.

7.
Mary: According to
the Quran (Surah 19:28,
3:33-36), Mary, the mother of Jesus,
was the daughter of Imran or Amram, the father of Moses and Aaron. Mary is also
said to be the sister of Moses and Aaron. Clearly Muhammad confused Mary with
Miriam.
A second interesting point about Mary is the story of the date palm
speaking and offering its fruit to her (Surah 19:23). This legend is easily traced to similar legends
found in the apocryphal "Protoevangelium of James" the "Pseudo-Matthew" and "the
Gospel of the Nativity of Mary" all of which have been dated to the fourth to
sixth centuries, and were again believed by the sects found in
Arabia. (More indepth information on Quranic sources may
be found in Rev. W. St. Clair Tisdall's The
Religion of the Crescent).

8.
Textual Variants
in the Quran: Many Muslims claim that the Quran today is
identical to the revelations received by Muhammad. However, there is
overwhelming unanswered evidence to the contrary. This includes evidence of
variations both prior to, and after Uthman.

How do we
view and respond to these unresolved problems of logic, history and religious
knowledge? While they do not serve as the basis for our belief that the Quran is
not the revelation of God (as there are issues of far greater consequence
between the message of the Bible and the message of the Quran), they do show us
that there are legitimate problems with the belief that the Quran is God's
revelation to man, as God who is all knowing and infallible could not give
statements of error, and then claim them as His Truth. As Christians we find the
answer in the Bible. Numbers 23 tells us:

"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man
that He should repent. Has He said, and He will not do? Or has He spoken, and He
will not make it good?" (vs.19)

God, who is
all knowing and all powerful, cannot be errant in His revelation to man. The
problems in the Quran and differences between the Bible and Quran are numerous,
leaving an unresolved difficulty for Islam which claims to be a fulfillment of
the Bible.

The following link provides further, more indepth discussion of the
above and other problems in the
Quran.