06-02-2006, 07:54 PM
Bismillah
Quote:Wel Mel.
Also, another question for you or Muslimah....
I've noticed that many Chapters in the Quran mirror or retell or reteach things which are found in the Bible. What is the explanation for this? Did Mohammed believe the Bible or part of it to be the word of God too?
Thanks
Salam Curious, let me re phrase you question and see if i got it right, u mean to say what does the Quran say about the bible, since Quran was not authored by Prophet Mohamed prayer and peace be upon him.
Ok:
"Then woe to those who write the Book with their own hands and then say, "This is from Allah," to purchase with it a little price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for that they earn thereby." (Quran 2:79)
"And indeed, We gave Moses the Book and followed him up with a succession of Messengers. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear signs and supported him with the Holy Spirit [Gabriel]. Is it that whenever there came to you a Messenger with what you yourselves desired not, you grew arrogant? Some, you disbelieved and some, you killed.* And they say, "Our hearts are wrapped!" Nay, Allah has cursed them for their disbelief, so little is that which they believe. *And when there came to them (the Jews), a Book (this Qur'an) from Allah confirming what is with them [the Torah and the Gospel], although aforetime they had invoked Allah (for coming of Muhammad) in order to gain victory over those who disbelieved, then when there came to them that which they had recognised, they disbelieved in it. So let the Curse of Allah be on the disbelievers." (Quran 2:87-89)
"Verily, those who conceal the clear proofs, evidences and the guidance, which We have sent down, after We have made it clear for the people in the Book, they are the ones cursed by Allah and cursed by the cursers.*" (2:159)
"O People of the Scripture! Now has come to you Our Messenger explaining to you much of that which you used to hide from the Scripture and pass over much. Indeed, there has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book." (Quran 5:15)
I dont want to flood u with verses of Quran, since u dont believe in it at the first place.
Thus, the conclusion is that Quran teaches that those who received Torah and Injeel (Bible) through their Moases and Jesus, either changed or deleted parts of it to serve their own interest. Mainly the Jews deleted the part that fully and clearly describes the Messenger Mohamed to the tiniest details in order to reject his call and refuse to admit he is the final Messenger.
This is the position of Quran on the books revealed before it to the Messengers specifically Moases and Jesus prayer and peace be upon all of them.