Interview between Author and Editor:

Science in the Holy Books

            Q1. Dr. Eid, what do you mean when you say something is mysterious in one holy book but becomes clearer in another holy book?

            A1. We find in the 1^st chapter of Genesis the story of the creation of this world. It began by the creation of the sky and earth and finished with the creation of human beings in the image of God. This story from Genesis, which is the first book of the Torah, tells us that the duration of this beginning was six days.

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            Q10. Dr. Eid, do you see the differences between these three holy books, the Qur’an, the Torah, and the Gospels, as a contradiction; or not?

            A10. There is no contradiction among the three books about sex, because each prophet’s message was revealed differently to each, according to whom the message is being addressed to.

            For example, in Moses’ religion, which was the first established religion in the  Middle East, they received their book directly from God, and it is the Torah. We know from this book that circumcision must be done regardless of the situation. If it is not done, death will result.

            In Christianity there is another idea: circumcision does not cause death. When Jesus was asked by the Jews why his disciples were not all circumcised, he answered, “Before you cut the foreskin, cut your pride.”

            In the tradition of Muhammad you have the circumcision because it is better for you. “Like your father Abraham did it before you; but you have to do it on the seventh day of birth.”

            Medical research now says that circumcision must be done to prevent cancer in the penis of the male and to prevent cancer in the uterus of his wife.