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06 · Applying knowledge

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Ten situations test whether you can apply the crucial distinctions. Choose an answer and read the explanation—even if you were right.

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Situation 01 / 10

Your conversation partner says: “True parts have been preserved; others were altered.” What is the best next step?

Reasoning and solution

Answer B. A partial model is logically possible. It must be specified and its justification examined. Its mere existence proves neither its truth nor its falsity.

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Situation 02 / 10

What does a pre-Islamic textual witness establish for a particular reading?

Reasoning and solution

Answer A. The date limits possible time frames for an alteration. Inspiration and the scope of Quranic confirmation are additional questions.

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Situation 03 / 10

What do you need for a strict internal contradiction?

Reasoning and solution

Answer C. The disputed statement must belong to the confirmed content. Only then do p and not-p yield the claimed contradiction.

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Situation 04 / 10

How do you handle muhaymin in Surah 5:48?

Reasoning and solution

Answer A. Muslim interpreters also understand the Quran as a criterion over earlier scripture. A robust response must incorporate this interpretation.

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Situation 05 / 10

A proposed prophecy in John 14 does not fit Muhammad. What follows immediately?

Reasoning and solution

Answer B. The scope of the conclusion must match the scope of the examination. John 14,26 names the Holy Spirit; further proposals require their own examination.

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Situation 06 / 10

The matching Bible verses are selected exclusively on the basis of the Quran. What is the precise criticism?

Reasoning and solution

Answer C. An internal criterion can be consistent within a model of faith. For an independent proof, the result must not already be presupposed.

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Situation 07 / 10

What does taḥrīf mean in each individual classical source?

Reasoning and solution

Answer B. Distortion of meaning, recitation, concealment and textual alteration must be kept distinct. Classical interpreters and transmitted reports are not uniform.

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Situation 08 / 10

What requires particular attention in Surah 5:47?

Reasoning and solution

Answer A. Al-Qurṭubī discusses different readings and interpretations. A command can be assigned different temporal references.

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Situation 09 / 10

Your conversation partner mentions an early alteration before the text's wide dissemination. Which answer is factual?

Reasoning and solution

Answer B. Possible and demonstrated courses of events must be distinguished. Examine timing, the specific statement, textual witnesses and explanatory power.

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Situation 10 / 10

How do you use a counterquestion?

Reasoning and solution

Answer C. A good follow-up question advances the substantive conversation. It is neither a distraction nor a replacement for an answer.

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CHRISTOlogisch · Apologetics on Islam

Speak the truth clearly. Treat people with respect.

Based on Josef Drazil's research dossier “The Islamic Dilemma,” version 1.1. Adapted for this learning section and supplemented with individually identified sources. Updated: 23 October 2026.

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