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Errors:
Surah 6:74, 19:41-42 Abraham's father's name The Qur'an names Abraham's father as "Azar"
Surah 19:28, 3:35, 66:12 Mary as "sister of Aaron" and daughter of Imran
Surah 7:124, 20:71 12:41 Crucifixion in Egypt over 1k years before it was invented
Surah 20:85-87, 20:95-97 Mention of Samaritans over 700 years before they existed
Surah 17:1 Masjid al-Aqsa reference before it was made
Surah 34:10-11 David and chainmail 800 years before it was made
Surah 4:157 Denial of Jesus' crucifixion
Surah 28:38, 40:36-37 Confusion of Pharaoh and Haman being in his court
Surah 18:96 Alexander the Great's wall
Surah 12:20 Joseph sold for dirhams (which didn't exist at the time)
Surah 2:125-127 Abraham and Ishmael building the Ka'ba
Surah 28:6-8 Moses' mother retrieving him from the water
Surah 19:23 Mary giving birth under a palm tree (gnostic source)
Surah 18:83-98 Alexander the Great as a righteous, God-guided figure, which contradicts historical accounts of his idolatry and claim as the son of Amun, a pagan god.
Surah 21:69-71 Abraham and Nimrod
Surah 5 Israel was a mighty nation in Egypt and their golden age was while in Egypt