Read to challenge a Quran-only Muslim on the Night Journey story, specifically to ask where the Quran itself identifies the 'servant' and the locations involved.
Scripture spotlight
Quran 17:1
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1 Glory be to Him, who carried His servant by night from the Holy Mosque to the Further Mosque the precincts of which We have blessed, that We might show him some of Our signs. He is the All-hearing, the All-seeing.
Examined to challenge the Quran-only claim that the night journey verse clearly identifies Muhammad as the servant taken by night.
Cited to argue the Quran is not self-explanatory, since 'his servant' is not identified in the text without recourse to hadith/commentary.
In the Isaiah 42 discussion, a Muslim cited this verse about Allah taking 'His servant' by night to connect the servant language ('abdi') with Muhammad.
Used to show Allah can bless/glorify himself in Quranic speech, reinforcing the host's reading of Qur'an 27:8 where Allah speaks about himself.