The Koran has a few errors in it. One of the Koranic errors is Surah 18:83–97 which refers to Alexander the Great alias Dhul-Qarnain or the “two-horned” one. Protestant-Christians erased Alexander the Great from the original King James Version Bible à la 1 Maccabees 1-10.
In Surah 18:83-97, we learn of the adventures of a man named “Dhul-Qarnain,” a title that means “Two-Horned”. Furthermore, the story says that this Dhul-Qarnain was a Muslim (i.e. a monotheist before Islam) and lived to a ripe old age. However, scholars know that “Two-Horned” was a common title of Alexander the Great in the Middle East during the time of Muhammad. The title “Two-Horned” came from Alexander’s belief that he was the son of the Egyptian god, Ammon, who was represented by a ram with two large horns. Not only was Alexander not a monotheist–since he worshipped the Greek pagan gods–but he also did not live to a ripe old age since he died at the age of 33.
Because this is a clear contradiction of history, modern Muslims want to rewrite history and say that Dhul-Qarnain does not refer to Alexander the Great but some other person. However, the story about Dhul-Qarnain in Surah 18:83-97 is the same exact story as the Romance of Alexander, a legendary Nestorian-Christian proto-novel that turns Alexander the Great into a monotheist. In the Romance of Alexander, Alexander, in one of his prayers says, “O God, Thou hast made me horns upon my head,” and in the Ethiopian version of the legend, Alexander is always called the “two-horned.”
Secondly, scholars throughout the centuries (including many Muslims) agree that Dhul-Qarnain is Alexander the Great. The Encyclopedia Britannica states, “Muhammad’s account of Alexander the Great, introduced as “the two-horned one” is derived from the Romance of Alexander, which was prevalent among the Nestorian Christians of the seventh century in a Syriac version.” The Muslim professor, Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872-1953) admitted, “I have not the least doubt that the Koran’s Dhul-Qarnain is meant to be Alexander the Great, the historic Alexander, and not some legendary Alexander.”
Professors have had to amend history and science books–a few times–due to newfound evidence. But Muslims seem reluctant to amend the errors found in the Koran. Alexander the Great died in 323 BCE when he was only 33 years old. Greek historians later wrote that a few weeks before his death people witnessed ravens acting strangely and that some birds even died at Alexander’s feet. After that he became ill, suffering a high fever and severe headaches.
Several possible causes for Alexander the Great’s death have been guessed at over the centuries, including poisoning, malaria, and typhoid fever, but in 2003 researchers at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta put forth a new diagnosis: He died of West Nile virus. Ravens, they said, are especially vulnerable to the disease, and can spread it via mosquitos to humans, who usually die within a few weeks after suffering primarily from fever and headaches!
The Salman Rushdie Satanic Verses, Dan Brown Da Vinci Code and Kazantzakis Last Temptation of Christ novels exposed the intolerances of monotheism. You will never get a straight answer to a straight question from monotheists; they are the world’s leading experts in spin-control, double-speak, and word-play; they have to be, since their “infallible word of god” Holy Scriptures are full of errors and contradictions. THE END
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