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On many occasions I have heard Muslims attack the Bible. Some seem keen to slander it anyway they can. But what does the Qur'an say about it? This article examines what the whole Qur'an says about the Jewish and Christian scriptures. The Qur'an used is according to Imam Hafs and translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (AYA) or Mohammed Pickthall (MP).
Christianity, Judaism and Islam
The Qur'an teaches that Islam is the continued faithful religion in the same line as the Prophets who were before Muhammad: The same religion has He established for you as that which He enjoined on Noah ... and that which We enjoined on Abraham, Moses, and Jesus (42:13 AYA). The result of this view is that the scriptures given by these Prophets are considered to be genuine scriptures from God: But say, "We (Muslims) believe in the Revelation which has come down to us and in that which came down to you (Jews & Christians); our Allah and your Allah is One" (29:46 AYA).
In the Qur'an there are many references to the Jewish and Christian Holy Books. In fact the Qur'an addresses Christians and Jews in terms of the Book: O People of the Book! (5:68 AYA).
God's Mission For The People of the Book
Christians and Jews are mentioned in the Qur'an as the custodians of scripture: For to them was entrusted the protection of Allah's Book (5:47 AYA/44 MP). God gave the scripture to the Christians and Jews so that they could make known to the whole world and every nation the true knowledge of God: And remember Allah took a Covenant from the People of the Book, to make it known and clear to mankind, and not to hide it (3:187 AYA). Some of the Jews and Christians fulfilled this mission, others did not. Just as there are faithful and unfaithful Muslims so too the Qur'an distinguishes between the faithful and the unfaithful Christians and Jews.
The Unfaithful The Qur'an describes the behaviour of unfaithful Christians and Jews as:
1/ Concealing the truth of the scripture: Who is more unjust than those who conceal the testimony they have from Allah?' (2:140 AYA).
2/ Teaching falsely and forgetting what they had heard from their scripture:
There is among them a section who distort the Book with their tongues: (As they read) you would think it is a part of the Book, but it is no part of the Book; and they say, "That is from Allah," but it is not from Allah (3:78 AYA).
They change words from their context and forget a part of that whereof they were admonished (5:13 MP/14 AYA).
originally posted by:
Sump3
All of you, stop bickering!
Why can't you, yeah you(all)! In your heart find way to guide whatever information you gather in this universe integrate into making things better for your neighbor. Far or near.
You(all) can do that okay?
If you(all) can fulfill that, can't you in your heart say to yourself that there was maybe, just maybe something that is first and if it is first, then it must be the god right?
Well, what if that was the truth and it created life out of love, care, hopefulness, faith/belief and all good feelings there is?
Why can't we owe that all our love, care, hopefulness, faith/belief and all good feelings there is by doing both those things the same time?
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
a reply to: ladyinwaiting
If I tried to recite it myself it would be littered with illiteracy & mistakes...
For someone born into the Arabic language & generations of recitation it would be nigh on impossible to corrupt...
The Quran, in Arabic, pretty much rhymes from beginning to end.
That is what the OP & myself were alluding to with likening the Quran to Poetry.
However...
The message itself can be and has been corrupted by individuals the world over for their own anti-spiritual or political gains.
I probably read the same version of the Quran as some ISIS members...
But I'll never comprehend their antithetical approach to Islam.
For someone born into the Arabic language & generations of recitation it would be nigh on impossible to corrupt...