Om Quran Confirms the Bible Is Infallible
There is a commonly held conviction among Muslims that the Bible has become corrupted. They believe that the Bible has been changed. Almost every Christian-Muslim dialogue begins with the Muslim allegation of Bible corruption. Because of this erroneous belief, Muslims are taught to reject the Holy Bible as the Word of God. Unless this misconception is cleared at the very beginning, a meaningful dialogue with Muslims will not be possible. The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the accusations raised against the Holy Bible by Muslims are not only false but also meaningless in light of what the Qur'an, the true authority in Islam, actually teaches about the Holy Bible. We will use the Qur'an - Islam's own sacred book - to prove the integrity of the Bible. This article is essential for all who desire to engage in the preaching of the Gospel to the Muslims. However, it is also equally essential for the individual Muslim who sincerely aspires to know what his own sacred book reveals about the Bible. The Qur'an states that the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel were all revealed by Allah. In other words, they are the Words of Allah. THE REFERENCE OF THE TORAH IN THE QUR'AN
The Arabic word for Torah is Taurat or Tawrat:
Surah 5:44: "Lo! We did reveal the Torah, wherein is guidance and a light." (Pickthall)
"Surely We revealed the Taurat in which was guidance and light." (Shakir) THE REFERENCE OF THE PSALMS IN THE QUR'AN
The Arabic word for Psalms is Zabur or Zaboor:
Surah 4:163: "We have sent thee inspiration, as We sent it to Noah and the Messengers after him: we sent inspiration to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the Tribes, to Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the Psalms." (Yusuf Ali)
"...and to Dawood (David) We gave the Zaboor (Psalms)." (Hilali-Khan) THE REFERENCE OF THE GOSPEL IN THE QUR'AN
The Arabic word for Gospel is Injil or Injeel:
Surah 3:2-4: "Allah! There is no god but He...It is He Who sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind." (Yusuf Ali) Surah 5:46: "And We caused Jesus, son of Mary, to follow in their footsteps, confirming that which was (revealed) before him in the Torah, and We bestowed on him the Gospel wherein is guidance and a light, confirming that which was (revealed) before it in the Torah - a guidance and an admonition unto those who ward off (evil)." (Pickthall)
"And We sent after them in their footsteps Isa, son of Marium, verifying what was before him of the Taurat and We gave him the Injeel in which was guidance and light." (Shakir) All these Qur'anic verses explicitly acknowledge that the Torah, the Psalms and the Gospel are the "Words of Allah." And the Qur'an adds that they contain "guidance and light" for "mankind." Thus, Allah himself testifies in the Qur'an that there is guidance and light in the Torah and the Gospel. A careful consideration of Allah's purpose in sending the Torah and the Gospel to mankind can help us discern why it is both vital and absolutely necessary for the integrity of these Scriptures to be kept intact and maintained as such for all eternity.
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