IRON

The Iron, Arabic: al-Hadid, is mentioned in the Qur'an in these verses: 17:50; 18:96; 22:21; 34:10; 57:25.

By far the most important one is Sura al-Hadid 57:25.

This verse is the basis of one of the most prominent scientific miracles claimed for the Qur'an.

On 9 November 2009, a Google search for the phrase "miracle of iron" resulted in about 1,640,000 pages! Even if some of these are not Muslim webpages, there seem to be more than a million Muslim webpages where this miracle claim is advocated.

Therefore, a list of some critical responses is appropriate:

- A Fortress of Iron or a Castle of Sand?
- Pondering the concept of “the Middle of the Qur’an”
- Miracle of Iron in the Qur'an: EXPLAINED (not ours, YouTube video by an atheist Qur'an critic)

If readers know of further responses worthwhile to be listed here, please let us know.

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