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Sura 20: Ta Ha
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Qur'an 20:1 Ta, Ha.	Qur'an 20:1 Notes These letters have such an important meaning to the final message for humanity, Allah chose them as the name of this chapter.

Qur'an 20:2 We did not reveal the Quran to you to make you suffer.	Qur'an 20:2 Notes Allah revealed it to make many more people suffer. Muhammad may have suffered a lot in his life, but he has a cult with members willing to do anything for him.

Qur'an 20:3 But only as a reminder for him who fears.	Qur'an 20:3 Notes Muhammad and Allah are both to be feared, though thankfully, only Muhammad has been shown to exist remotely as described in the book.

Qur'an 20:4 A revelation from He who created the earth and the high heavens.	Qur'an 20:4 Notes Allah created the earth and the high heavens while writing an awful book that is less than the sum of its parts.

Qur'an 20:5 The Most Merciful; on the Throne He settled.

Qur'an 20:5 Notes The Most Merciful? Allah creates people whom he has predestined for Jahannam already, makes them unable to change their prewritten fate, and personally guarantees torture far worse than any of them will ever imagine without end. These victims will beg for mercy which the Most Merciful himself will gladly refuse to give them. Allah himself says as much numerous times in this book. His mercy is clearly limited, and many of his own creations lack these blatant limitations on their finite, humanly mercy. Frankly, this horrendous despot deserves to be called the Most Merciless based on his own words in this very book.

Qur'an 20:6 To Him belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, and everything between them, and everything beneath the soil.	Qur'an 20:6 Notes This horrendous despot apparently needs no limits on his dictatorial wrath.

Qur'an 20:7 If you speak aloud—He knows the secret, and the most hidden.	Qur'an 20:7 Notes He sure seems to have no idea what disbelievers actually think deep down. That, or he intentionally lies to keep Muslims from knowing that disbelievers can actually be sincere in their disbelief.

Qur'an 20:8 God, there is no god but He, His are the Most Beautiful Names.	Qur'an 20:8 Notes God, there is no god, not even He. His names may be beautiful, but no name is beautiful enough to change the sheer horrors described in this book.

Qur'an 20:9 Has the story of Moses reached you?	Qur'an 20:9 Notes Several different versions of this story have reached me in this book alone. All of them miss the mark. Perhaps the story should have been made clear and convincing with morals for all people instead of being repeated multiple times in a book already riddled with repetition.

Qur'an 20:10 When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Stay; I have noticed a fire; Perhaps I can bring you a torch therefrom, or find some guidance by the fire.”	Qur'an 20:10 Notes Are we just jumping right in? Is this how the story begins? Okay then...

Qur'an 20:11 Then, when he reached it, he was called, “O Moses.	Qur'an 20:11 Notes The fire called his name?

Qur'an 20:12 I—I am your Lord. Take off your shoes. You are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.	Qur'an 20:12 Notes Moses hears a voice claiming to be his lord. Does he believe this claim immediately?

Qur'an 20:13 I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed.	Qur'an 20:13 Notes Anybody can say that. How precisely does this god specifically prove that it is, in fact, the actual god of Moses talking directly to him?

Qur'an 20:14 I—I am God. There is no God but I. So serve Me, and practice the prayer for My remembrance.	Qur'an 20:14 Notes Does this god need to say anything to convince Moses or is this fictional protagonist gullible enough to already believe everything said to him near a fire.

Qur'an 20:15 The Hour is coming—but I keep it almost hidden—so that each soul will be paid for what it endeavors.	Qur'an 20:15 Notes That does not count as evidence. Also, according to this very same divine despot, he keeps the hour almost hidden so that people would end up deserving hell (according to this god's own moral system) and this god will enact the horrific sadism of hell forever.

Qur'an 20:16 And do not let him who denies it and follows his desire turn you away from it, lest you fall.	Qur'an 20:16 Notes Does a desire to save lives from a brutally oppressive religion with a bloody history count as one of these evil desires? How about the desire to accept the truth and avoid obvious falsehoods?

Qur'an 20:17 And what is that in your right-hand, O Moses?”	Qur'an 20:17 Notes And why does this series of statements all by god not just fit as a single verse and instead need to be split into several verses?

Qur'an 20:18 He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.”	Qur'an 20:18 Notes How detailed and elaborate...

Qur'an 20:19 He said, “Throw it, O Moses.”	Qur'an 20:19 Notes Will it also turn into a snake here in an impossible way?

Qur'an 20:20 So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent.	Qur'an 20:20 Notes How come Moses gets to see a real-life miracle and not anyone looking for the truth in Allah today?

Qur'an 20:21 He said, “Take hold of it, and do not fear. We will restore it to its original condition.	Qur'an 20:21 Notes God will kill the snake and instantly calcify its body?

Qur'an 20:22 And press your hand to your side; it will come out white, without a blemish—another sign.	Qur'an 20:22 Notes Again, what signs can we see to know that this story actually happened and isn't another fairy tale?

Qur'an 20:23 That We may show you some of Our greatest signs.	Qur'an 20:23 Notes Show it to the people facing a crisis of faith and continually ask you for a sign. They need it more.

Qur'an 20:24 Go to Pharaoh; He has transgressed.”	Qur'an 20:24 Notes Which... which Pharaoh exactly? Historians know of multiple Pharaohs more evidenced than Moses ever was.

Qur'an 20:25 He said, “My Lord, put my heart at peace for me.	Qur'an 20:25 Notes I asked this same god to put my own heart at ease back when I believed in him. This very often does not work.

Qur'an 20:26 And ease my task for me.	Qur'an 20:26 Notes Why is this part of the request in a separate verse? Did Moses ask that with an awkward pause?

Qur'an 20:27 And untie the knot from my tongue.	Qur'an 20:27 Notes That is not a common idiom for speech troubles, but the metaphor is obvious enough as a non-literal statement.

Qur'an 20:28 So they can understand my speech.	Qur'an 20:28 Notes Again, why is this not in the same verse?

Qur'an 20:29 And appoint an assistant for me, from my family.	Qur'an 20:29 Notes Why not have the whole family support you?

Qur'an 20:30 Aaron, my brother.	Qur'an 20:30 Notes Why did you specifically choose him? Also, to keep harping on the writing style, why are these lines chopped up into more verses than they really need to be? This book is so inconsistent with its writing style that I feel the need to ask.

Qur'an 20:31 Strengthen me with him.	Qur'an 20:31 Notes This choppy style of annotations...

Qur'an 20:32 And have him share in my mission.	Qur'an 20:32 Notes ...is starting to get on...

Qur'an 20:33 That we may glorify You much.	Qur'an 20:33 Notes ...my metaphorical nerves...

Qur'an 20:34 And remember You much.	Qur'an 20:34 Notes ...considerably more than it should...

Qur'an 20:35 You are always watching over us.”	Qur'an 20:35 Notes ...considering this book's more grievous literary crimes.

Qur'an 20:36 He said, “You are granted your request, O Moses.	Qur'an 20:36 Notes That was easy.

Qur'an 20:37 We had favored you another time.	Qur'an 20:37 Notes Can you be more specific?

Qur'an 20:38 When We inspired your mother with the inspiration.	Qur'an 20:38 Notes Can you be even more specific?

Qur'an 20:39 Put him in the chest; then cast him into the river. The river will wash him to shore, where an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will pick him up. And I have bestowed upon you love from Me, so that you may be reared before My eye.	Qur'an 20:39 Notes Allah is capable of having somewhat longer verses. Why not have this book be consistent and merge the shorter verses so they could match the complete thoughts like this verse?

Qur'an 20:40 When your sister walked along, and said, ‘Shall I tell you about someone who will take care of him?' So We returned you to your mother, that she may be comforted, and not sorrow. And you killed a person, but We saved you from stress; and We tested you thoroughly. And you stayed years among the people of Median. Then you came back, as ordained, O Moses.	Qur'an 20:40 Notes Okay, this is skipping way too much now. You don't have to put individual verses for each component of each sentence, but you should also know how to appropriately put details in these verses.

Qur'an 20:41 And I made you for Myself.	Qur'an 20:41 Notes Once again, we go to the awkward pauses.

Qur'an 20:42 Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and do not neglect My remembrance.	Qur'an 20:42 Notes Will they all see the exact same signs that were able to instantly persuade Moses?

Qur'an 20:43 Go to Pharaoh. He has tyrannized.	Qur'an 20:43 Notes Muhammad has also tyrannized, by the way. The problem is that Pharaoh tyrannized but not in Allah's name.

Qur'an 20:44 But speak to him nicely. Perhaps he will remember, or have some fear.”	Qur'an 20:44 Notes God loves to set people up for disappointment and failure.

Qur'an 20:45 They said, “Lord, we fear he may persecute us, or become violent.”	Qur'an 20:45 Notes That would be a valid concern if this specific Pharaoh was any bit as bad as Muhammad.

Qur'an 20:46 He said, “Do not fear, I am with you, I hear and I see.	Qur'an 20:46 Notes So does that mean that Moses, genuinely wanting to see Pharaoh see the light and stop his tyrannical ways, will find that Allah actually lets Pharaoh see the light?

Qur'an 20:47 Approach him and say, `We are the messengers of your Lord; so let the Children of Israel go with us, and do not torment them. We bring you a sign from your Lord, and peace be upon him who follows guidance.	Qur'an 20:47 Notes Is the sign nearly as convincing to Pharaoh?

Qur'an 20:48 It was revealed to us that the punishment falls upon him who disbelieves and turns away.'“	Qur'an 20:48 Notes Show the sign so that this statement means anything.

Qur'an 20:49 He said, “Who is your Lord, O Moses.”	Qur'an 20:49 Notes This is a valid question deserving a good answer with good evidence.

Qur'an 20:50 He said, “Our Lord is He who gave everything its existence, then guided it.”	Qur'an 20:50 Notes Is the evidence there with this answer?

Qur'an 20:51 He said, “What about the first generations?”	Qur'an 20:51 Notes Not my follow-up question, but you do you Pharaoh

Qur'an 20:52 He said, “Knowledge thereof is with my Lord, in a Book. My Lord never errs, nor does He forget.”	Qur'an 20:52 Notes He eventually provided even an iota of convincing evidence to back these claims?

Qur'an 20:53 He who made the earth a habitat for you; and traced in it routes for you; and sent down water from the sky, with which We produce pairs of diverse plants.

Qur'an 20:53 Notes Moses must surely have known that Pharaoh already had answers for "How did this world come into existence?" or "Why is the earth the way it is?" or "Why do things progress the way they do?" or "Where does the water in the sky come from?" or "How do plants work?", among other questions to which this book provides lazy non-answers. Moses should prove that his answers are ultimately better at convincing Pharaoh and more useful to his people than the answers already believed by Pharaoh and the people of Ancient Egypt. This does not even come close to cutting it.

Qur'an 20:54 Eat and pasture your livestock. In that are signs for those with understanding.	Qur'an 20:54 Notes How can anybody be sure whatsoever that the signs point specifically to this god?

Qur'an 20:55 From it We created you, and into it We will return you, and from it We will bring you out another time.	Qur'an 20:55 Notes Pharaoh is waiting for a convincing answer. Don't keep him waiting, Moses. Aaron, you surely see that Moses is missing the mark, right?

Qur'an 20:56 We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he denied and refused.	Qur'an 20:56 Notes That is because none of the sings point specifically to this one god over any others. Pharaoh already has answers to these questions and is unconvinced to change his answers based on this pile of non-evidence.

Qur'an 20:57 He said, “Did you come to us to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?	Qur'an 20:57 Notes That is not what I would have said, but then again, this Pharaoh likely believed in actual magic.

Qur'an 20:58 We will produce for you magic like it; so make an appointment between us and you, which we will not miss—neither us, nor you—in a central place.”	Qur'an 20:58 Notes That does not answer whether Moses and Aaron plan on driving Pharaoh out of their lands with this magic.

Qur'an 20:59 He said, “Your appointment is the day of the festival, so let the people be gathered together at mid-morning.”	Qur'an 20:59 Notes Which festival specifically? Did the people of Ancient Egypt only have a single festival planned in that general period of time?

Qur'an 20:60 Pharaoh turned away, put together his plan, and then came back.	Qur'an 20:60 Notes Instantly, or did any amount of time pass here?

Qur'an 20:61 Moses said to them, “Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against God, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail.”	Qur'an 20:61 Notes Prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that God is not a huge lie.

Qur'an 20:62 They disagreed among themselves over their affair, and conferred secretly.	Qur'an 20:62 Notes Basically, any governmental meeting ever?

Qur'an 20:63 They said, “These two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and to abolish your exemplary way of life.	Qur'an 20:63 Notes To be fair, they failed to explicitly deny the claim when directly questioned.

Qur'an 20:64 So settle your plan, and come as one front. Today, whoever gains the upper hand will succeed.”	Qur'an 20:64 Notes Who is the referee in this apparent contest?

Qur'an 20:65 They said, “O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw.”	Qur'an 20:65 Notes They did not plan this ahead of time?

Qur'an 20:66 He said, “You throw.” And suddenly, their ropes and sticks appeared to him, because of their magic, to be crawling swiftly.	Qur'an 20:66 Notes This verse implies that the ropes and sticks were only made to look alive because of illusions.

Qur'an 20:67 So Moses felt apprehensive within himself.	Qur'an 20:67 Notes He already knows what his staff can do.

Qur'an 20:68 We said, “Do not be afraid, you are the uppermost.	Qur'an 20:68 Notes Moses is the uppermost? Be more specific.

Qur'an 20:69 Now throw down what is in your right hand—it will swallow what they have crafted. What they have crafted is only a magician’s trickery. But the magician will not succeed, no matter what he does.”	Qur'an 20:69 Notes Did Moses ever prove that his magic trick is anything but a more powerful magician's trickery? The more I think about this story, the less sense it makes.

Qur'an 20:70 And the magicians fell down prostrate. They said, “We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.”	Qur'an 20:70 Notes They made quite the jump.

Qur'an 20:71 He said, “Did you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who has taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm-trees. Then you will know which of us is more severe in punishment, and more lasting.”	Qur'an 20:71 Notes Pharaoh could just have stated why he himself was sincerely unconvinced, since he seems to sincerely disbelieve at this point in this folk story. Also, and this might be a spoiler, but the Lord of Moses and Aaron is far more severe in punishment than Pharaoh could ever be. Then again, this capricious god is more severe in punishment than all of humanity's wrath put together.

Qur'an 20:72 They said, “We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life.	Qur'an 20:72 Notes What proof came to the magicians and not the Pharaoh who was presumably watching the entire event as it happened? Also, many Ancient Egyptians believed that the ruling Pharaoh actually had more than just this lowly life.

Qur'an 20:73 We have believed in our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic you have compelled us to practice. God is Better, and more Lasting.”	Qur'an 20:73 Notes Moses, Aaron, and the magicians are all way too gullible.

Qur'an 20:74 Whoever comes to his Lord guilty, for him is Hell, where he neither dies nor lives.	Qur'an 20:74 Notes God wants to remind the readers that Pharaoh's wrath and punishments are nothing in comparison.

Qur'an 20:75 But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness—these will have the highest ranks.	Qur'an 20:75 Notes Can this folk story actually try to be remotely believable?

Qur'an 20:76 The Gardens of Perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, dwelling therein forever. That is the reward for him who purifies himself.	Qur'an 20:76 Notes Gardens and rivers already exist. This is basically just immortality on the nicer parts of earth.

Qur'an 20:77 And We inspired Moses: “Travel by night with My servants, and strike for them a dry path across the sea, not fearing being overtaken, nor worrying.”	Qur'an 20:77 Notes Here we go to the parting of a sea. Which sea is it? Geologist, oceanographers, and archaeologists won't return my calls concerning evidence of any sea parting anywhere near Ancient Egypt at any time ever.

Qur'an 20:78 Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, and completely engulfed them.	Qur'an 20:78 Notes God made sure to drown the evidence that would prove the historicity of this story.

Qur'an 20:79 Pharaoh misled his people, and did not guide them.	Qur'an 20:79 Notes Muhammad did as well. Muhammad was, in reality, far more brutal than this Pharaoh was in this fable.

Qur'an 20:80 O Children of Israel! We have delivered you from your enemy, and promised you by the right side of the Mount, and sent down to you manna and quails.	Qur'an 20:80 Notes God chose that over just giving Moses what he presumably expected and letting Pharaoh see the light.

Qur'an 20:81 Eat of the good things We have provided for you, but do not be excessive therein, lest My wrath descends upon you. He upon whom My wrath descends has fallen.	Qur'an 20:81 Notes Even to a group of people who narrowly escaped death and just got back to safety, Allah feels the need to remind people of his wrath.

Qur'an 20:82 And I am Forgiving towards him who repents, believes, acts righteously, and then remains guided.	Qur'an 20:82 Notes Of course the Most Merciful has to put limitations to his willingness to forgive.

Qur'an 20:83 “And what made you rush ahead of your people, O Moses?”	Qur'an 20:83 Notes When did he do that?

Qur'an 20:84 He said, “They are following in my footsteps; and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that you may be pleased.”	Qur'an 20:84 Notes Is god physically present further ahead so that Moses could move forward and literally be closer?

Qur'an 20:85 He said, “We have tested your people in your absence, and the Samarian misled them.”	Qur'an 20:85 Notes Samarian? Who's that? I could probably consult an external source for this question, but is this Quran not complete enough without that external source?

Qur'an 20:86 So Moses returned to his people, angry and disappointed. He said, “O my people, did your Lord not promise you a good promise? Was the time too long for you? Or did you want wrath from your Lord to descend upon you, so you broke your promise to me?”	Qur'an 20:86 Notes They were misled to do something. What is that something? Another chapter in this book might have the answers, but even then, why not just put the answer here since this story already repeats many details mentioned in other chapters.

Qur'an 20:87 They said, “We did not break our promise to you by our choice, but we were made to carry loads of the people’s ornaments, and we cast them in. That was what the Samarian suggested.”	Qur'an 20:87 Notes This Samarian may have done something wrong by suggesting a thing, but did the people not have the ability to think for themselves and realize that the Samarian was going against the orders laid out by Moses?

Qur'an 20:88 So he produced for them a calf—a mere body which lowed. And they said, “This is your god, and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.”	Qur'an 20:88 Notes They're gullible enough to believe Moses with insufficient evidence, so are they supposed to be gullible enough to believe that Moses, a literal prophet, forgot his own god?

Qur'an 20:89 Did they not see that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?	Qur'an 20:89 Notes Since when did Allah return a word to any believers? Since when did Allah actually harm or benefit anyone in such a way that people know that it was him and no other gods or mindless natural processes?

Qur'an 20:90 Aaron had said to them before, “O my people, you are being tested by this. And your Lord is the Merciful, so follow me, and obey my command.”	Qur'an 20:90 Notes "God is Merciful, so obey me specifically if you want that mercy! Otherwise, no mercy for you!"

Qur'an 20:91 They said, “We will not give up our devotion to it, until Moses returns to us.”	Qur'an 20:91 Notes They trusted some random Samarian over Aaron. They must surely remember that Moses and Aaron are brothers, right?

Qur'an 20:92 He said, “O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray.	Qur'an 20:92 Notes Moses is back already? This verse does not specify that Moses is the one talking here and leaves that as a detail for the readers to guess.

Qur'an 20:93 From following me? Did you disobey my command?”	Qur'an 20:93 Notes Aaron was reprimanding them for disobeying Moses. What more was he supposed to do?

Qur'an 20:94 He said, “Son of my mother, do not seize me by my beard or my head. I feared you would say, `You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not regard my word.'“	Qur'an 20:94 Notes Who is saying that to who? Why does this book not maintain perfect clarity with all details?

Qur'an 20:95 He said, “What do you have to say, O Samarian?”	Qur'an 20:95 Notes Again, who is asking that question?

Qur'an 20:96 He said, “I saw what they did not see, so I grasped a handful from the Messenger’s traces, and I flung it away. Thus my soul prompted me.”	Qur'an 20:96 Notes How is somebody reading a translation like this supposed to make sense of this verse? Other translations of this verse and even the original Arabic are unclear without resorting to external resources. This annotation fits with so many other verses in this chapter actually.

Qur'an 20:97 He said, “Begone! Your lot in this life is to say, ‘No contact.’ And you have an appointment that you will not miss. Now look at your god that you remained devoted to—we will burn it up, and then blow it away into the sea, as powder.”	Qur'an 20:97 Notes That annotation also works here. For now, how exactly did the revelations not do a good enough job to keep any of these people from falling for a false god?

Qur'an 20:98 Surely your god is God, the One besides whom there is no other god. He comprehends everything in knowledge.	Qur'an 20:98 Notes That calf statue was more believable.

Qur'an 20:99 Thus We narrate to you reports of times gone by; and We have given you a message from Our Presence.	Qur'an 20:99 Notes These reports do not come with any evidence to prove that they were anything more than stories.

Qur'an 20:100 Whoever turns away from it will carry on the Day of Resurrection a burden.	Qur'an 20:100 Notes Threats are not a valid substitution for evidence.

Qur'an 20:101 Abiding therein forever. And wretched is their burden on the Day of Resurrection.	Qur'an 20:101 Notes Extreme threats are not a valid substitution for evidence.

Qur'an 20:102 On the Day when the Trumpet is blown—We will gather the sinners on that Day, blue.	Qur'an 20:102 Notes As a fan of the Blue Man Group, I think that this does not seem to bad on its own. I just hope that the trumpet music is not too loud.

Qur'an 20:103 Murmuring among themselves: “You have lingered only for ten.”	Qur'an 20:103 Notes Other translations specify that this is talking about people who only stayed ten days on earth. Why does a plain reading without external sources not make that much sense?

Qur'an 20:104 We are fully aware of what they say, when the most exemplary of them in conduct will say, “You have lingered only a day.”	Qur'an 20:104 Notes What does that even mean?

Qur'an 20:105 And they ask you about the mountains. Say, “My Lord will crumble them utterly.”	Qur'an 20:105 Notes "My god is strong enough to break those mountains, turn them to dust!"

Qur'an 20:106 And leave them desolate waste.	Qur'an 20:106 Notes This could have been appended to the previous verse.

Qur'an 20:107 You will see in them neither crookedness, nor deviation.”	Qur'an 20:107 Notes The mountains? They would probably not be seen at all.

Qur'an 20:108 On that Day, they will follow the caller, without any deviation. Voices will be hushed before the Merciful, and you will hear nothing but murmur.	Qur'an 20:108 Notes They will be before the Merciful, hopefully receiving mercy from the Merciful.

Qur'an 20:109 On that Day, intercession will not avail, except for him permitted by the Merciful, and whose words He has approved.	Qur'an 20:109 Notes We all know by now that the Merciful will not actually be merciful to everybody.

Qur'an 20:110 He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend Him in their knowledge.	Qur'an 20:110 Notes Can they be faulted for not truly comprehending Allah and being able to even see what they sincerely disbelieve?

Qur'an 20:111 Faces will be humbled before the Living, the Eternal. Whoever carries injustice will despair.	Qur'an 20:111 Notes Muhammad, you need to answer for your own injustice.

Qur'an 20:112 But whoever has done righteous deeds, while being a believer—will fear neither injustice, nor grievance.	Qur'an 20:112 Notes Righteous deeds only count for the believers.

Qur'an 20:113 Thus We have revealed it an Arabic Quran, and We have diversified the warnings in it, that perhaps they would become righteous, or it may produce a lesson for them.	Qur'an 20:113 Notes Why was it written in one of the more difficult languages to learn in such a way that translations in any other language would inevitably miss several marks? Not everybody speaks Arabic. Even the people of Muhammad's time knew this. This book was supposedly meant for all people and not just those who speak Arabic.

Qur'an 20:114 Exalted is God, the True King. Do not be hasty with the Quran before its inspiration to you is concluded, and say, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”	Qur'an 20:114 Notes I sincerely asked Allah to increase me in knowledge and understanding of this religion... and here I am now.

Qur'an 20:115 And We covenanted with Adam before, but he forgot, and We found in him no resolve.	Qur'an 20:115 Notes Is this supposed to be the first man, Adam? On that note, given the overwhelming evidence in favor of human evolution and lack of evidence in favor of this book's wilder claims, how can there even be a first man?

Qur'an 20:116 And when We said to the angels, “Bow down to Adam.” They bowed down, except for Satan; he refused.	Qur'an 20:116 Notes Satan standing up against a totalitarian dictator in the sky is why so many people actually respect him, even if his motivations were not pure in this defiance.

Qur'an 20:117 We said, “O Adam, this is an enemy to you and to your wife. So do not let him make you leave the Garden, for then you will suffer.	Qur'an 20:117 Notes Allah, of course, wanted them to fail, which is why Satan was even allowed near them in a garden that was not perfectly protected on all fronts.

Qur'an 20:118 In it you will never go hungry, nor be naked.	Qur'an 20:118 Notes The garden comes with clothing? Does it literally grow on trees?

Qur'an 20:119 Nor will you be thirsty in it, nor will you swelter.”	Qur'an 20:119 Notes Will they need to answer the call of nature if they are constantly staying hydrated like that?

Qur'an 20:120 But Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?”	Qur'an 20:120 Notes Adam doesn't know that he's already immortal in a garden that will never decay?

Qur'an 20:121 And so they ate from it; whereupon their bodies became visible to them, and they started covering themselves with the leaves of the Garden. Thus Adam disobeyed his Lord, and fell.	Qur'an 20:121 Notes So wait, they were invisible to themselves? Also, Allah told them to never leave the garden. Was that specific tree not in the garden? Why did Allah even include that tree within reach of Adam and Eve in the first place? Allah just wanted them to eventually fail, didn't he?

Qur'an 20:122 But then his Lord recalled him, and pardoned him, and guided him.	Qur'an 20:122 Notes So did this whole incident get undone? Is this heavenly couple back in the garden to stay there eternally this time?

Qur'an 20:123 He said, “Go down from it, altogether; some of you enemies of some others. But whenever guidance comes to you from Me, whoever follows My guidance, will not go astray, nor suffer.	Qur'an 20:123 Notes What kind of pardoning is that? Compared to the initial circumstances, this still looks like a punishment.

Qur'an 20:124 But whoever turns away from My Reminder, for him is a confined life. And We will raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind.”	Qur'an 20:124 Notes That sounds less than Merciful if you ask me.

Qur'an 20:125 He will say, “My Lord, why did You raise me blind, though I was seeing?”	Qur'an 20:125 Notes Valid question that will probably not get a valid answer...

Qur'an 20:126 He will say, “Just as Our revelations came to you, and you forgot them, today you will be forgotten.”	Qur'an 20:126 Notes Which is it? Do the disbelievers forget? Did they remember and deny? Were they made blind to it in the first place? Stop these contradictions!

Qur'an 20:127 Thus We recompense him who transgresses and does not believe in the revelations of his Lord. The punishment of the Hereafter is more severe, and more lasting.	Qur'an 20:127 Notes The same god who repeatedly calls himself "merciful" promises such infinite torture on people repeatedly.

Qur'an 20:128 Is it not instructive to them, how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose settlements they walk? Surely in that are signs for people of understanding.	Qur'an 20:128 Notes Show us evidence that you actually were cruel enough to destroy civilizations for sincerely disbelieving in you.

Qur'an 20:129 Were it not for a word that issued from your Lord, the inevitable would have happened, but there is an appointed term.	Qur'an 20:129 Notes Of what use to us now is the knowledge that this is coming at an appointed time when nobody knows anything about when this appointed time is supposed to be.

Qur'an 20:130 So bear patiently what they say, and celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting. And during the hours of the night glorify Him, and at the borders of the day, that you may be satisfied.	Qur'an 20:130 Notes God created the night for resting. Are we supposed to kiss up to this god in our sleep?

Qur'an 20:131 And do not extend your glance towards what We have given some classes of them to enjoy—the splendor of the life of this world—that We may test them thereby. Your Lord’s provision is better, and more lasting.	Qur'an 20:131 Notes So many wealthy Muslims believe that wealth in this world does not come at the exclusion of wealth in the hereafter. Apparently, opulence in this world is considered sinful and necessarily comes at the infinite cost of the afterlife.

Qur'an 20:132 And exhort your people to pray, and patiently adhere to it. We ask of you no sustenance, but it is We who sustain you. The good ending is that for righteousness.	Qur'an 20:132 Notes Of course, whenever starving children experiencing the most painful diseases ask why they have no food or medicine, some cop-out answer absolves Allah and assures them that they will be fed in the afterlife.

Qur'an 20:133 And they say, “Why does he not bring us a miracle from his Lord?” Were they not given enough miracles in the former scriptures?	Qur'an 20:133 Notes The only miracle regarding this scripture is the sheer number of people who claim it to be miraculous in any way.

Qur'an 20:134 Had We destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, “Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before we were humiliated and disgraced.”	Qur'an 20:134 Notes Allah chose to send a violent sociopath to deliver a horrible message in a way that, to many people, resembles many of the false prophets of whom scripture warns.

Qur'an 20:135 Say, “Everybody is waiting, so wait. You will know who the people of the straight path are, and who is rightly-guided.	Qur'an 20:135 Notes How long do people need to wait for sufficient evidence of any sort?