Domin littafi ya cancanci a ce an saukar da shi daga wajen Allah, dole ne ya zama cikakke daidai a cikin bayaninsa game da gaskiya: abin da ya gabata, abin da ke faruwa yanzu, da abin da zai faru nan gaba. Alkur'aani yana da labarai da yawa game da annabawan da suka gabata da al'ummominsu. Wasu daga cikin wadannan labarai suna da abubuwa da za a iya duba gaskiyarsu.

For a scripture to qualify as divinely revealed it must be totally accurate in its descriptions of reality: the past, the present and the future. The Qur’aan has many stories about previous prophets and their peoples. Some of these stories have elements in them that can be checked out for their accuracy.

Misali ɗaya na daidaiton Alƙur'ani a cikin bayanansa na tarihi yana cikin labarin Annabi Yusufu (Joseph), wanda aka sayar da shi a matsayin bawa a Masar, amma ya tashi ya zama babban jami'i a gwamnati, wanda ya sa ya samu damar kawo dukkan iyalansa su zauna a can cikin girma. Yawancin masana tarihi sun yarda cewa shigar Banu Isra'ila Masar ta faru ne a lokacin da rabin arewacin ƙasar yake ƙarƙashin mulkin Hyksos, mahara Semitic waɗanda su ne baƙi na farko da suka yi mulki a wannan ƙasa tun bayan tashin Daular Tsohuwar Masarautar. Alƙur'ani kullum yana kiran sarkin Masar da ya fuskanci Musa da taken "Fir'auna." Kowane sarkin Masar an kira shi da wannan taken tun daga zamanin Amenhotep IV a ƙarni na 14 kafin haihuwar Annabi Isa, amma ba kafin hakan ba. Yusufu ya rayu aƙalla shekara ɗari biyu kafin Amenhotep IV. Alƙur'ani a jere yana kiran sarkin zamanin Yusufu da "al-malik," wato sarki.

One example of the Qur’aan’s precision in its historical descriptions is in the story of Prophet Yoosuf (Joseph), who was sold as a slave in Egypt, but rose to become an important official in the government, which made it possible for him to bring his whole family to live there in honor. Most historians agree that the entry of the Children of Israel into Egypt occurred when the northern half of the country was ruled by the Hyksos, Semitic invaders who were the first nonEgyptians to rule that country since the rise of the Old Kingdom. The Qur’aan always calls the Egyptian ruler who confronted Moses by the title of “Pharaoah.” Every Egyptian ruler was called by this title starting from the reign of Amenhotep IV in the 14th century BC, but not before that. Yoosuf lived at least two hundred years before Amenhotep IV. The Qur’aan consistently refers to the ruler in Yoosuf’s time, as “ al-malik,” the king:

Yana da kyau a lura cewa Littafi Mai Tsarki yana kiran sarkin zamanin Yusuf "Fir'auna" da sunan "Pharaoah", wanda kuskure ne na zamani da marubutan littattafan Tsohon Alkawari suka saka, shekaru aru-aru bayan Musa.50

It should be noted that the Bible refers to the ruler of Joseph’s time as “Pharaoah,” which was an anachronism inserted by the scribes who wrote the books of the Old Testament centuries after Moses.50

Wasu masu suka ƙi Alƙur'ani sun kama wasu bayanai don su kai hari kan daidaiton tarihin Alƙur'ani. Wani sanannen misali shi ne maganar mutanenta zuwa ga Maryam (Ar. Maryam) lokacin da ta bayyana da jaririn Isa bayan ta haife shi a wani wuri keɓaɓɓe.

Some critics have seized on certain details to try attack the Qur’aan’s historical accuracy. A famous example is the statement of her people to Mary (Ar.Maryam) when she appeared with the baby Jesus after giving birth to him in an isolated place:

Masu suka soki sun yi jayayya cewa marubucin ya rikitar da mutane biyu na tarihi: Maryam, uwar Isa, da Miriam, 'yar'uwar Haruna. Rikicin da ke nan a zahiri sakamakon rashin saninsu ne game da yadda Larabawa ke amfani da harshensu. Alqur'ani ya kira Annabi Hud ɗan'uwan 'Ad.

The critics argue that the author confused two historical figures: Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Miriam, the sister of Aaron. The confusion here is really a result of their ignorance about how the Arabs use their language. The Qur’aan refers to Prophet Hood as the brother of ‘Aad:

Larabawa suna kiran kabilu da sunan kakan da suka samo asali daga gare shi. Kabilar ‘Aad ta samo asali ne daga wani mutum mai suna ‘Aad. Hud ba ɗan’uwan wannan mutum ba ne a zahiri, haka nan ba ɗan’uwan kowane memba na kabilarsa ba ne a zahiri, amma wannan magana ce da Larabawa ke amfani da ita don nuna alaƙa da wata al’umma. Maryam ta kasance zuriyar Haruna. Shi ya sa ake kiranta ’yar’uwar Haruna. A irin wannan amfani, Sabon Alkawari yana kiran Elizabeth, uwar Yahaya Mai Yi wa mutane baftisma, ’yar Haruna.53

The Arabs refer to tribes by the patriarch from whom they are descended. The tribe of ‘Aad was descended from a man named ‘Aad. Hood was not literally that man’s brother, nor was he literally the brother of every member of his tribe, but this is an expression used by the Arabs to indicate association with a people. Mary was a descendant of Aaron. That is why she is referred to as the sister of Aaron. In a similar usage, the New Testament refers to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist as a daughter of Aaron.53