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Good luck! InshaAllah.

Did you know that farming originated in the countries we now call "The Islamic world"?

You can adopt theistic evolution standpoint.

Arguably, this verse can be used to imply a prophecy of someone coming (as said by Buddha apparently): And Ānanda, suppressing his tears, said to the Blessed One: "Who shall teach us when thou art gone?" And the Blessed One replied: "I am not the first Buddha who came upon Earth, nor shall I be the last. In due time another Buddha will arise in the world, a Holy One, a supremely enlightened One, endowed with wisdom in conduct, auspicious, knowing the universe, an incomparable leader of men, a master of angels and mortals. He will reveal to you the same eternal truths which I have taught you. He will preach his religion, glorious in its origin, glorious at the climax, and glorious at the goal, in the spirit and in the letter. He will proclaim a religious life, wholly perfect and pure; such as I now proclaim." Ānanda said: "How shall we know him?" The Blessed One said: "He will be known as Metteyya, which means 'he whose name is kindness.'"

Small typo, thanks for pointing it out.

I have read much of the 4 gospels, though didn't read virtually everything as of yet, I am focusing on the Qur'an. I am close to finishing Matthew.

Can I paste all of the Qur'an? Anyway, I especially love this verse: قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ Say, "Indeed, my Lord projects the truth. Knower of the unseen." [34:48]

أَخْبَرَنَا الْقَاضِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْمُحَسِّنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ التَّنُوخِيُّ ، بِقِرَاءَتِي عَلَيْهِ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ سَهْلُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَهْلٍ الدِّيبَاجِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ الْكُوفِيُّ ، بِمِصْرَ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ ، قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَفْطَرَ ، قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ صُمْنَا وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ أَفْطَرْنَا فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا ، ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ الْعُرُوقُ وَبَقِيَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى "

Finish reading the Qur'an, more than one time, InshaAllah.

It was clearly revealed for a specific incident.

The Qur'an explicitly told us that Yunus (as) was swallowed by the Whale for being impatient on his people. Such ahadith are typically full of ghuluw and these are the ones the Imams (asws) warned us of. Now it's up to you, whether to trust the book of Allah, or some unreliable narration/hadith.

Zoroaster, Buddha, Mani and the others may have been prophets. Their message would have had been corrupt for sure.

Let's go back to history, and see who were there first.