However, if we assume that Mohammed and his early followers could understand the Qur’an (a pretty safe assumption), and that the scientific view of the Qur’an is fairly consistent, then we have two ways arriving at a reasonable conclusion.
Hata hivyo, kama tukidhani kuwa Muhammad na wafuasi wake wa kwanza hawakuielewa Kurani (wazo salama kabisa), na kwamba maoni ya kisayansi ya Kurani ni thabiti, tuna njia mbili za kufika kwenye uamuzi unaofaa.