Surah 5:110
"(Remember) when God said, ‘Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My blessing on you and on your mother, when I supported you with the holy spirit, (and) you spoke to the people (while you were still) in the cradle, and in adulthood. And when I taught you the Book and the wisdom, and the Torah and the Gospel. And when you created the form of a bird from clay by My permission, and you breathed into it, and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leper by My permission. And when you brought forth the dead by My permission, and when I restrained the Sons of Israel from (violence against) you. When you brought them the clear signs, those among them who had disbelieved said, “This is nothing but clear magic.”’"
The Books of the Prophets
Supporting Verses
Surah 5:46 → "And in their footsteps We followed up with Jesus, son of Mary, confirming what was with him of the Torah, and We gave him the Gospel, containing guidance and light, and confirming what was with him of the Torah, and as guidance and admonition to the ones who guard (themselves)."
Opposing Verses
Surah 6:89 → "Those are the ones to whom We gave the Book, and the judgment, and the prophetic office. If these (people) disbelieve in it, We have already entrusted it to a people who do not disbelieve in it."
Does the Quran state that the prophets received one singular Book or multiple different books? A verse states regarding a large group of prophets that God gave them 'the Book', while other verses explicitly refer to the Torah and the Gospel as distinct books given to Moses and Jesus respectively.
Ability to Create
Supporting Verses
Surah 3:49 → "And (He will make him) a messenger to the Sons of Israel. ‘Surely I have brought you a sign from your Lord: I shall create for you the form of a bird from clay. Then I will breathe into it and it will become a bird by the permission of God. And I shall heal the blind and the leper, and give the dead life by the permission of God. And I shall inform you of what you may eat, and what you may store up in your houses. Surely in that is a sign indeed for you, if you are believers."
Opposing Verses
Surah 16:17 → "Is the One who creates like the one who does not create? Will you not take heed?"
Surah 25:3 → "Yet they have taken gods other than Him. They do not create anything, since they are (themselves) created, and do not have power to (cause) themselves harm or benefit, and do not have power over death or life or raising up."
Does the Quran state that only God can create or that Jesus also created? Some verses state that true deity is distinguished from false deities by the ability to create, while other verses state that Jesus created the form of a bird from clay.
Messengers and Miracles
Supporting Verses
Surah 2:87 → "Certainly We gave Moses the Book, and followed up after him with the messengers, and We gave Jesus, son of Mary, the clear signs, and supported him with the holy spirit. (But) whenever a messenger brought you what you yourselves did not desire, did you become arrogant, and some you called liars and some you killed?"
Surah 3:49 → "And (He will make him) a messenger to the Sons of Israel. ‘Surely I have brought you a sign from your Lord: I shall create for you the form of a bird from clay. Then I will breathe into it and it will become a bird by the permission of God. And I shall heal the blind and the leper, and give the dead life by the permission of God. And I shall inform you of what you may eat, and what you may store up in your houses. Surely in that is a sign indeed for you, if you are believers."
Opposing Verses
Surah 13:7 → "Those who disbelieve say, ‘If only a sign were sent down on him from his Lord.’ You are only a warner, and for every people (there is) a guide."
Surah 29:50 → "They say, ‘If only signs were sent down on him from his Lord.’ Say: ‘The signs are only with God. I am only a clear warner.’"
Surah 6:48 → "We send the envoys only as bringers of good news and warners. Whoever believes and sets (things) right – (there will be) no fear on them, nor will they sorrow."
Does the Quran state that messengers perform miracles or are they exclusively warners? Some verses describe messengers performing miracles and bringing clear signs, while others state that envoys are sent only to warn and that signs belong exclusively to God.