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Appendix: The Miracles of the Qur'an

Byzantine Empire and the Persians, when the Byzantines were defeated
and lost Jerusalem, had really taken place at the lowest point on earth.
This specified region is the Dead Sea basin, which is situated at the inter-
section point of the lands belonging to Syria, Palestine, and Jordan. The
"Dead Sea", lying 395 meters below sea level, really is the lowest region on
Earth.
This means that the Byzantines were defeated at the lowest part of
the world, just as stated in the verse.
The most interesting point lies in the fact that the altitude of the Dead
Sea could only be measured with modern measurement techniques.
Before that, it was impossible for anyone to know that it was the lowest
region on the surface of the Earth. Yet, this region was stated to be the
lowest point on the Earth in the Qur'an. Hence, this provides further evi-
dence that the Qur'an is divine revelation.

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The information given in the Qur'an about ancient Egypt reveals
many historical facts that had remained undisclosed until recent times.
These facts also indicate to us that every word in the Qur'an has been re-
vealed by sure wisdom.
Haman is a character whose name is mentioned in the Qur'an, along
with the Pharaoh. He is recorded in six different places of the Qur'an as
one of the closest men to the Pharaoh.
Surprisingly the name of Haman is never mentioned in those sec-
tions of the Torah pertaining to the life of Moses. However, the mention
of Haman can be found in the last chapters of the Old Testament as the
helper of a Babylonian king who inflicted many cruelties on the Israelites
approximately 1,100 years after Moses.
Some non-Muslims, who claim that the Prophet Muhammad (peace
be upon him) wrote the Qur'an by copying from the Torah and the Bible,
also assert that during the process, he transferred some of the subjects re-
lated in these books into the Qur'an incorrectly.
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