Five reasons why the quran claims to be of divine origin. The qur an and the bible have over 50 people in common. Those shared characters also participate in many shared narratives between the quran and the bible. When we say holy divine books, we mean like quran, the bible, old testament, new testament, along with other book that we may or may not. Quran included correct scientific information on some incidents that are scientifically incorrect in other holy books e. The quran, the last revealed word of god, is the primary source of every muslims faith and practice. Muslims, therefore, believe in the gospel of jesus, the psalms of david, the torah of moses, and the scrolls of abraham. Whether he asked people to write it or not we dont know for sure, but it is the same type of divine revelation that was given to moses, mohammad, abraham, or david for that matter, may peace be upon them all. To prove my claim i would like to refer to this verse from the noble qur an as such according to this verse, the only existing religion is submission to allah. Other revealed books are not sent as the miracles of their prophets. These multiple translations were done by people whose knowledge, skill, or.
Violence more common in bible than quran, text analysis. What is the difference between the other divine books and the quran. As for the gospel bible, jesus christ did not have the revelations that were. Ever since, the quran remains a muslims solace, hope, and guide. Among them, several have also brought books of revelation. What the quran says about the bible answering islam. Bible vs quran the difference between bible and quran sheds some light also to the difference between christianity and islam as these two books are the foundations of the two religions. If moslems claim that the qur an is a divine production, and yet it is not, then this book represents a perversion of truth. In the bible, gospel of john, chapter 16 verse 1214,12 i have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. Part 1 uploaded on jan 27, 2009 one god one message. In which languages were these prominent divine books sent down. Both the bible and quran tell us of aninitiallyone book which became separated due to the obvious rivalry between believers. What are the 5 heavenly books mentioned in the quran. Belief in holy books quran and original gospel, torah.
However, the quran which was revealed to the prophet muhammad is the only book of revelation which remains in its complete and unaltered form. Sharia law a divine judicial system in the light of the bible the quran and history. They are booklets that are small in volume and that cannot be called as books. But this does not drive us as muslims to deny the divine messages to these prophets nor to deny the divine origins of a lot of the books of the bible. Therefore, some additions were made and superstitions were included. Alusi, ruhulmaani, xv, 141142 we do not have any documents remaining from. Muslims believe the quran to be the final revelation of gods word to humankind, and a completion and confirmation of previous books. It was divine inspiration and revelation by god to muhammad s through the medium of the holy spirit, the archangel gabriel, about fourteen hundred years ago.
Were the books that were sent before the quran the torah, the psalms and the gospel distorted and changed. Do you know these 7 differences between the zondervan. The holy qur an is the miracle of our prophet and our prophet asm is also the miracle of the qur an. The holy qur an consists of 114 chapters written in classical arabic language and it was revealed to muhammad s over a period of twentythree years. The bible both old and new testaments and the quran are wholly different books. Sharia law a divine judicial system in the light of the bible the quran and history fahim, mr. Belief in divine books about islam facts about the. The bible and quran are the most important books in the world history. Bible and qur an conclusion in short, the distance between the muslim qur an and the christian scriptures is the distance of infinity. Both have impacted the humanity on a very large scale. Why do the bible and quran have many stories in common. A simple reason why the quran cannot be the word of god.
The quran as an unique divine book moderateislamglobal. They are not sent as the miracles of their prophets. The quran revealed to muhammad, the suhuf of ibrahim scripture of abraham is also mentioned in the quran. According to baidawis commentary on this verse the former pages refers to the torah and the gospel and all the divine books. Muslims believe that god revealed books to his messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them, including the bible. The more the people were growing and the more aspects of their lives needed to be explained and reformed, the almighty allah sent his prophets and divine books with them. Muhammad, being a merchant and having travelled regularly to levant, was exposed to abrahamic religions. A brief history of the bible and the qur an the qur an is the most sacred book of islam.
Both the bible and the koran are books revealed by god. Is it true that the old testament books of the bible are. Torah old testament, zabur the original psalms, bible new testament and the holy qur aan. Of all these divine books, four are prominent ones. None of the books that were sent before the quran and that are present today are the original books that allah sent down to his prophets. God has guaranteed the quran s protection from any corruption or distortion. This approach highlights the difference between islam and islamdom and between christianity and christendom, that is, between divine revelation and the failure of some muslims and christians to practice it. Thus in rejecting the notion of a divine son the qur an tells the christians, do not go to excesses in your religion. Yes, all religions point to the same god, even though they may be conditioned in various ways by the culture they appear in. What the quran speaks of is the revelation given to prophet jesus, peace be upon him, something that he was guided by divine revelation. Different books of todays bible are at best tertiary translations and different versions exist.
I want to critically analyze the claim with a comparative approach. God, the author of all divine books labeled the quran as the most qualitative or mother of the books while. That book, the quran, has also been used over the centuries to try to justify violent acts that the bible and true christians also rightly recognize as sin. Sharia law a divine judicial system in the light of the. Do the bible and koran have any of the same books in common.
That is not the word of god, thats their own biographies. But this is a weak foundation for faith when eternal souls hang in the balance. Belief in the past scriptures divine books the sincere seeker. The qur an and the bible khalid saifullah khan reproduced from ahmadiyya gazette usa, march and april of 2009 a christian evangelist has claimed that the torah and gospels injeel which were available in mecca during the life time of muhammadsaw were identical to the torah and the gospel that the christians read today.
Holy books of islam muslims believe in the four five past holy scriptures of allah god quran koran, injeel bible, torah, and zabur zaboor muslims are. The followers of the both books claim them to be divine books. By comparing similar passages in the bible and qur an this magesterial work shows their common essence. It is stated in the quran that some pages were sent down to hazrat ibrahim abraham and some pages to hazrat musa moses before he was sent down the torah annajm, 533754. As such, christians regard the quran s versions as being. The glorious qur aan is the most distinguished of all divine books. Originating from god, it not only marks some basic differences from any human literature but also owns features that make it unique among the divine books.
The angel gabriel is a very important character in both the bible and the. Since muslims believe the quran is an eternal expression of allah, they do not think that the quran was written by men in any sense. It was brought to my mind that allah explained everything in the qur an, and i wanted to search for this word in the qur an. While the stories told in each book are generally comparable, important differences sometimes emerge. This name bible is given to a collection of divine books written by saintly people of god driven guided by the holy spirit, accounting for the old testament and the new testament which consist of 73 books 46 as the old testament and 27 as the new testament, adding the deuterocanonical. Muslims believe the quran to be the final revelation of god to mankind, and a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures. The scripture containing this efficacious revelation is therefore the last of the divine scriptures2. Their original copies were lost during the course of time. None of the books that were sent before the quran and that are present today are. The quran speaks of the word of god, not the word of mark, luke, matthew, and john. Beyond gabriel, the quran is filled with characters from the hebrew bible. All we really have to go on regarding the alleged divine inspiration of the qur an is the muslims word the qur an is the word of god and the bible is not because the muslim says so. The sacred writings, the scripture, and the book are practically interchangeable terms among the three communities, and their adherents can all.
Adam, noah, abraham, lot, isaac, ishmael, jacob, joseph, moses, david and goliath, jonah, mary, and john the baptist all appear, among others including jesus. Yet the qur ans rhetoric on this point is always directed against christian teaching, not against the bible. The quran mentions the torah, the zabur psalms and the injil gospel as being revealed by god to the prophets moses, david and jesus respectively in the same way the quran was revealed to muhammad, the final prophet and messenger of god according to muslims. Contradictions cannot be true, and so the book of mormon is not from god. Quran is the divine book of allah sent to mankind revealed to prophet muhammad s. Belief in holy books quran and original gospel, torah, psalms. As i have explained in numerous answers on the same line, there are two possibilities. Do divine books like the gita, the quran, and the bible. Between divine revelation and nondivine revelation in. It was divinely revealed over fourteen hundred years ago.
Reading the quran through the bible by gabriel said. The qur an is filled with characters from the hebrew bible. If the bible is the word of god, the qur an is not. What is the difference between the quran and the other. They are the holy scriptures of each religion that carry the beliefs on which each religion is built on. Quick links surah yasin yaseen surah arrahman surah al mulk ayatul kursi. It is the very speech of allah, inscribed on a heavenly tablet, from which it was read by gabriel and dictated to muhammad 106. What is the difference between the other divine books and. Muslims believe that holy books are revealed by god to various prophets throughout the humanitys history. The divine book this series will uncover shocking truths, as well as attempt to provide light, wisdom, guidance, and unity in an attempt to build interfaith dialogue and respect. The original tawrah, zabrur, and injil no longer exist. Of the divine books only the quran remains unchanged, preserved in its original form. Belief in the divine books muslim beliefs divine books youtube. Will you give information about the bible of barnabas.
What makes the quran superior to the other divine books. The quran, the central religious text of islam, contains references to more than fifty people and events also found in the bible. Islam is monotheistic but specifically denies the trinity surah 4. In the hebrew bible, god forms adam from the soil, blows the breath of life into him, and places him and a female companion, eve, in a garden to keep and guard it. What are the similarities of the holy quran and earlier divine books. The small books sent down before the quran are called suhuf. Quran an intricate and beautiful book that is a light, a warning, a promise for muslims. The words corona virus, plague, aids in the quran and. The versions written in the hebrew bible and the christian new testament predate the quran s versions. The qur an, committed to the absolute transcendence of god, insists that he could have no son. Belief in the holy quran and all of gods past scriptures, that god has sent down to serve humanity as delivered through his prophets, is an article of faith in. Islams stance on the gospel and torah facts about the.
No moslem will ever be led to the lord until he renounces this fraudulent document and acknowledges the bible as his solitary source of divine guidance. But at the same time we do not hold them to be as holy as the noble quran which was divinely revealed to prophet muhammad may the peace and blessings of allah be upon him, and we say as allah. According to the creation narrative in the quran, before god made adam, he informed the angels of his divine plan to create a vicegerent on earth. Usually, when you speak to people in general about god and religion, they often obect all religions claim the same, how. Islam the glorious religion questions answers islamic. Quran, the holy book of islam the quran, the holy book of islam, was given to muhammad, the final prophet. By the bible i refer to the old and new testaments as we possess them today and as possessed by christians at the. Torah and zabur were sent down in hebrews language. No divine scripture exists today in the original language it was revealed in, except the quran. Among these books is the quran, which god revealed to the prophet muhammad. The divine books sent down before the quran are divided into two. If the bible is not the word of god, the qur an is not. Quran, the holy book of islam the quran, the holy book of islam. Now, it is true that the quran does contain similar stories, characters, and themes with the bible.