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Examples of Misinterpretation of the Qur'an

Your Lord would never destroy any cities without first
sending to the chief of them a Messenger to recite Our
Signs to them. We would never destroy any cities
unless their inhabitants were wrongdoers. (Surat al-
Qasas: 59)
Yet another verse states: "Whoever is guided is only
guided to his own good. Whoever is misguided is only
misguided to his detriment. No burden-bearer can bear
another's burden. We never punish until We have sent a
Messenger." (Surat al-Isra': 15)
As can be deduced from the above verses, it is against the laws
of God to destroy a nation before sending it a messenger. The
Prophet Noah was only sent to his people to remind them. For this
reason, God destroyed only the Prophet Noah's people, and not
the other nations that had yet to receive messengers.
The other subject of debate regarding the flood is whether the
waters rose high enough to cover all the peaks and mountains in
the region. The Qur'an maintains that the ship rested on the "Judi"
after the flood. The term "Judi" is taken to indicate a particular
mountain, but in Arabic it actually means "A high point or place". So
we can make out from the Qur'an that the flood did not swallow
the whole world and all the mountains, as the altered Torah tells
us, but rather covered a particular region.
Moreover, archaeological excavations carried out in the regions
thought to have been affected by the flood have revealed that it was
not a universal event covering the whole world, but instead a
regional catastrophe that covered a wide section of Mesopotamia.
(For more information, see Perished Nations by Harun Yahya)

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