In theQuran Allaah informs us that He revealed a number of books, including the pagesof Prophet Abraham (Ibraaheem may Allaah exalt his mention), the Psalms ofProphet David (Daawood may Allaah exalt his mention), the Torah of ProphetMoses (Moosaa may Allaah exalt his mention), the Injeel (Gospel) of ProphetJesus (‘Eesaa may Allaah exalt his mention), and finally, the Quran of ProphetMuhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention).
Ofthese revealed texts only the Quran remains intact in its original form. All ofthe others (as complete books) have been lost, their remains have survived onlyas fragments or tampered with in some way so as to make their authenticitydoubtful. Nowhere in the Quran is the Bible even mentioned, to say nothing ofits being among the revealed texts of Allah, or as Christian claim “The Word ofGod.”Further, we know from respectedscholars that although some fragments of the Psalms, the Torah, and the Injeel(the teachings of Prophet Jesus) may be found in the Bible, comprised of theOld and New Testaments, the Bible cannot rightfully be called “The Word ofGod.”Why is this so?
As onepublisher (Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois)stated: “The Bible may look like one book, but it is actually sixty-six booksin one. Thirty-nine books make up what we call the Old Testament, andtwenty-seven make up the New Testament. It is possible that more than fortywriters were used by God to write all sixty-six books.” (Quoted from the “HolyBible” – New Living Translation, Gift & Award Edition, l997, p. vii)
So ifthe Bible is neither narrated by God nor written by Him, and, as such, is not‘the word of God,’ then what is it?Byany objective criteria, the Bible is a book containing a compilation ofstories, legends, folk tales, folk lore, myths, sagas, narratives,
poetry,fragments of scriptures (fragments from the Psalms, the Torah, and the Injeelas already mentioned), letters (esp. in New Testament), visions, dreams,accounts of events from doubtful sources (not eye witnesses), editors’ orscribes’ notes, as well as human errors.
Forthose who believe in it, it is a book that has historical, cultural, moral andethical values, and a source of spiritual teaching and guidance. It is a bookheld in high esteem, primarily by Christians who see it as a divine book andthe source of their religious beliefs.But, in the final analysis it is only a book with many limitations andimperfections which disqualify it from being called “The Word of God.”Whoever makes such a claim then the burden ofproof rests with him. On the contrary, the Glorious
Quranis the Speech of Allaah and, through the Angel **riel, was revealed to ProphetMuhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ); latercompiled into a book more than 14 centuries ago it remains preserved in itsoriginal form until today.
Somecommon misunderstandings about the Bible include the following:
The Bible is one book, the Old Testament. The Bible contains sixty-sixbooks (or more depending upon the denomination one belongs to).
The Old Testament (OT) is the Torah followed by the Jews. The OTcontains some fragments of the Torah which was lost and the Psalms, but theTalmud is the book followed by the Jews and is totally unrelated to the Bible.
The New Testament (NT) is the Gospel of Prophet Jesus, or the Injeel. Itis neither. It is made up of twenty-seven books, none of which was narrated orwritten by Prophet Jesus although the NT may contain fragments of the Injeel(sayings and teachings of Prophet Jesus). The Injeel as revealed throughProphet Jesus has been lost. The fragments which may be cited in the NT may notbe authentic or in their proper context. So it is erroneous to equate the NTwith the Injeel mentioned in the Quran.
The Bible is a holy book, narrated, dictated by Godand is infallible. While this is a claim, this misconception has already beenaddressed. Since the Bible is ‘only’ a book, there is no need to call it aforgery, a corrupted text, etc. The Quran is the only authentic “Word of God,”His Speech, and Allah has promised to protect it from distortion of any kinduntil the Day of Judgment and He has kept His promise. Not one letter orsyllable has been changed over the past l4 centuries
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