Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Torah In Islam



The Torah is the central and most sacred text in Judaism, and it is read by Jews as a foundational scripture

What Jesus was sent was from Allah. This revelation is referred to as the Injeel.

"And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Injeel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous." (Al Maaidah: 46)

However, people changed the Injeel after Jesus. So, what Allah says to do is to use the Qur'an as a sieve to know which of the Bible is the Injeel, and what isn't:

"And let the People of the Injeel judge by what Allah has revealed therein. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient." (Al Maaidah: 47)

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ‎ speaks similarly about the Torah:

It was narrated from Muhammad ﷺ‎ that he saw part of the Torah in the hand of ‘Umar; he became angry and said: “Are you doubting, O son of al-Khattaab? I have brought to you a message that is bright and pure, and if Moses were alive he would have no choice but to follow me.” (Musnad Imaam Ahmad 15546)

Therefore, the Qur'an can tell us which parts of the Bible today are true. However, we shouldn't use the Bible and Torah as other sources of information. We only stick to the Qur'an and ahadith.

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