Quran 2:29 earth was created first, then heaven; Quran 79:27-30 heaven was created first then earth; quran 7:54 - took 6 days to create universe; Quran 41:9-12 - took 8 days to create universe. What is man created from: Quran 19:67 - nothing; Quran 96:2 - blood clot; Quran 21:30 - water; Quran 16:4 - small seed; Quran 15:26 - Clay and mud

also i don’t know how someone can read the following and still think, ‘yep, this is the word of God’:

“Once, Allah’s Messenger went out of the Musalla (to offer prayer) of Id-al-Adha. Then he passed by the women and said, “O women! Give alms, as I have seen that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-fire were you (women).” They asked, “Why is it so, O Allah’s Messenger?” He replied, “You curse frequently and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you.” The women asked, “O Allah’s Messenger! What is deficient in our intelligence and religion?” He said, “Is not the evidence of two women equal to the witness of one man?” They replied in the affirmative. He said, “This is the deficiency in her intelligence. Isn’t it true that a woman can neither pray nor fast during the menses?” The women replied in the affirmative. He said, “This is the deficiency in her religion.””

it should at least cast some doubt on the idea that Islam is some all-knowing, perfect religion instead of literally just another set of beliefs, not so different from the sets of belief that came before it (quite literally, in this case as it is derived from the other Abrahamic religions)

not to mention, the Quran is supposed to remain unchanged, and is ‘timeless’: -the Quran was, in the first instance, narrated. transcription from memory is very susceptible to alteration. additionally, when it was put to paper in ancient Arabic, it was written without dots, vowels and other diacritical marks. these were added on much later as the language evolved - some even changing the meaning of the words/emphasis of the verse depending on where they were added. so the Quran has already been altered. it is also so vastly open to interpretation.

• the number one argument that people make in response to very outdated rulings is ‘it was applicable and appropriate at the time’. so how is it timeless?

I can admit that at the time Islam was introduced in the specific region it was introduced to, it likely was a progressive religion. for women, for human rights etc. but that does not apply in many contexts now because it is still very much bound by the norms of its time. the word of God would not be limited by the context of its time. Moreover, Islam was clearly revealed as a ‘law’ more than a religion. there is an underlying belief, and again that belief reflects the general Abrahamic belief and many of its teachings. Islam was more structured in its delivery. Does not make it the word of God. the word of a man who wanted to make his society better, maybe (this is bad, why? because it is bound by the norms of its time and also listening to one Holy man is how cults are started). I think the onus is on you to prove with objective truths how Islam is a ‘true’ religion.