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A Muslim firmly believes that divinely revealed by the Compassionate God to His prophets to guide mankind.
Qur’an is not the only spoken Word of God, but God also spoke to prophets before Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him).
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“... And to Moses God spoke directly.” Qur’an 4:164
The most important and central message of all scriptures was to worship God alone.
Allah, the Exalted, says:
“And we sent never a prophet before you except that we revealed to him, saying, ‘there is not God but I, so worship Me.’
Qur’an 21:25
Allah, the Exalted,says:Say,
[O believers)."We have believed in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what has been revealed to Abraham and Ismael and Isaac and Jacob and the Descendants and what was given to Moses and Jesus and what was given to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and we are Muslims [in submission] to Him."Qur'an 2:136
Allah, the Exalted,says:
"So woe to those who write the scripture ' with their own hands, then say, 'This is from Allah,' in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn."
Qur'an 2:79
Allah, the Exalted,says:
"He has sent down upon you,
[O Muhammad], the Book in truth,confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel."Qur'an 3:3
Allah, the Exalted,says:
" You, [O Muhammad], are not but a warner." Qur'an 35:23
Belief in the scriptures revealed by God is the third article of Islamic faith.
We can identify four main reasons for the revelation of the scriptures:
1. The scripture revealed to a prophet is a point of reference to learn the religion and obligations towards God and fellow human beings. God reveals Himself and explains the purpose of human creation through revealed scriptures.
2. By referring to it, disputes and differences between its followers in matter of religious belief and practice or in matter of social practice could be settled.
3. The scriptures are meant to keep the religion safe from
corruption and deterioration at east for some time after the death of the prophet. At the present Qur’an revealed to our Prophet Muhammad (may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him) is the only scripture to remain safe from corruption.
4. It is God's proof against human beings. They are not allowed to oppose or
overstep it.
Muslims uphold and respect the following scriptures:
1. The Qur'an itself, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
2. The Torah (Tawrah in Arabic) revealed to the Prophet Moses [different from the Old Testament read today].
3. The Gospel (Injeel in Arabic) revealed to Prophet Jesus [different from the New Testament read in churches today]
4. The Psalms (Zaboor in Arabic) of David.
5. The Scrolls (Suhuf in Arabic) of Moses and Abraham.
Muslims believe whatever is true in them and has neither been altered or deliberately misconstrued.
Islam affirms that God revealed the Qur'an as a witness over the previous scriptures and confirmation of them,
Allah, the Exalted, says:
"And We have sent down to you [O Muhammad] the Book (the Qur'an) in truth, confirming the scripture that came before it and (trustworthy in highness and witness) over it (the collection of old scriptures) ...Qur'an 5:48
Meaning the Quran confirms whatever is true in previous scriptures and rejects whatever alterations and changes human hands have made to them.
The Holy Quran is different from other scriptures in the following respects:
1. The Quran is miraculous and inimitable. Nothing similar to it can be produced by human beings.
2. After the Quran, no more scriptures will be revealed by God. Just as the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is the last prophet, the Quran is the last scripture.
3. God has taken it upon Himself to protect the Quran from alteration, to safeguard it from corruption. On the other hand, previous scriptures suffered alteration and distortion and do not remain in their originally revealed form.
4. The Quran, for one, confirms early scriptures and, for another, is a trustworthy witness over them.
5. The Ouran abrogates them, meaning it cancels the rulings of the previous scriptures and renders them inapplicable. The Law of the old scriptures is no longer applicable; the previous rulings have been abrogated with the Law of Islam.
No divine scripture exists today in the original language it was revealed in, except the Qur’an.
The Bible was not revealed in English. Different books of today’s Bible are at best tertiary translations and different versions exist.
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Blessed is He Who sent down the Criterion (i.e.this Qur'an) upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner."Qur'an 25:1
“ So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?”
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| Belief in Life after Death |
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