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Some Christians have claimed that the Qur’an commands Muslims to read and obey the 4 Gospels. First, one of the reasons Allah has sent Islam and the Qur’an was because all the scriptures that came before it were either corrupted or lost. The Qur’an says the following of the books that came before it:
“Know they not Allah Knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal? And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: ‘This is from Allah,’ to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.” (The Qur’an, 2:77-79)
The Book refers to the book of the People of the Book (aka Men of Faith), which section 9 in Chapter 2 talks about. The Noble Qur’an clearly says that the Book was corrupted by men, “those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: ‘This is from Allah,”. It can’t get any clearer then that!
No, as you can see from the above verses the Qur’an claims the Book of the People of the Book have corrupted their own books. With that in mind let’s move on.
When I asked the Christian how did he get to this conclusion, he gave the following verses:
(The Noble Qur’an, 2:97) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture(Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety. Say: Whoever isthe enemy of Jibreel — for surely he revealed it to your heart by Allah’s command, verifying that which IS before it and guidance and good news for the believers.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:82) “Nearest among them in love to the believers will thou find those who say “We are Christians” because amongst these are men devoted to learning.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 42:15) “I believe in the Book (of the People of the Book) which God has sent down…”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:46) “And in their footsteps we sent Jesus the son of Mary confirming the Law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:47) “Let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed therein”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:48) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture (Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 10:94) “If thou (Muhammad) are in doubt as to what We have revealed, then ask the People of the Book.”
Let us examine each one.
(The Noble Qur’an, 2:97) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture (Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety. Say: Whoever is the enemy of Jibreel — for surely he revealed it to your heart by Allah’s command, verifying that which IS before it and guidance and good news for the believers.”
Without knowing that the Noble Qur’an claims that the scriptures before it were corrupted by men (2:77-79), you can easily come to the conclusion that the Noble Qur’an confirms the Bible.
However, the Qur’an talks about the True scriptures He has sent to the prophets before Muhammad (pbuh), not the corrupted Bible
“Know they not Allah Knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal? And there are among them illiterates, who know not the Book but (see therein their own) desires, and they do nothing but conjecture. Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: ‘This is from Allah,’ to traffic with it for a miserable price! Woe to them for what their hands do write, and for the gain they make thereby.” (The Qur’an, 2:77-79)
The Book refers to the book of the People of the Book (aka Men of Faith), which section 9 in Chapter 2 talks about. The Noble Qur’an clearly says that the Book was corrupted by men, “those who write the Book with their own hands, and then say: ‘This is from Allah,”. It can’t get any clearer then that!
No, as you can see from the above verses the Qur’an claims the Book of the People of the Book have corrupted their own books. With that in mind let’s move on.
When I asked the Christian how did he get to this conclusion, he gave the following verses:
(The Noble Qur’an, 2:97) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture(Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety. Say: Whoever isthe enemy of Jibreel — for surely he revealed it to your heart by Allah’s command, verifying that which IS before it and guidance and good news for the believers.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:82) “Nearest among them in love to the believers will thou find those who say “We are Christians” because amongst these are men devoted to learning.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 42:15) “I believe in the Book (of the People of the Book) which God has sent down…”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:46) “And in their footsteps we sent Jesus the son of Mary confirming the Law that had come before him. We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:47) “Let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has revealed therein”
(The Noble Qur’an, 5:48) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture (Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety.”
(The Noble Qur’an, 10:94) “If thou (Muhammad) are in doubt as to what We have revealed, then ask the People of the Book.”
Let us examine each one.
(The Noble Qur’an, 2:97) “To thee (Muhammad) We sent the scripture (Qur’an) in truth confirming the scripture that came before it, and guarding it in safety. Say: Whoever is the enemy of Jibreel — for surely he revealed it to your heart by Allah’s command, verifying that which IS before it and guidance and good news for the believers.”
Without knowing that the Noble Qur’an claims that the scriptures before it were corrupted by men (2:77-79), you can easily come to the conclusion that the Noble Qur’an confirms the Bible.
However, the Qur’an talks about the True scriptures He has sent to the prophets before Muhammad (pbuh), not the corrupted Bible