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The Qur'an has quite a bit to say about the Jews, the Christians, and their scriptures. Although it is taken as an article of faith by most Muslims today that the Jews and Christians either deliberately changed or accidentally allowed their scriptures to be corrupted over the years, the Qur'an never actually says this. Rather, the Qur'an is full of remarks to the effect that it is simply a continuation of the message given by Allah to all his prophets and apostles. As it lacks a firm basis in the Qur'an, the doctrine of the corruption of the scriptures of the people of the book is one that many scholars below do not believe. In the modern day it is often noted by Muslim scholars how impossible this doctrine seems from a historical view. The very large differences in doctrine and belief, though, between modern Muslims and the other "people of the book", however, makes the conclusion that the other scriptures are corrupted almost impossible to escape for the orthodox Muslim. | |||
===Qur'an=== | ===Qur'an=== | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|61|6}}|And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|61|6}}|And when Jesus son of Mary said: O Children of Israel! Lo! I am the messenger of Allah unto you, confirming that which was (revealed) before me in the Torah, and bringing good tidings of a messenger who cometh after me, whose name is the Praised One. Yet when he hath come unto them with clear proofs, they say: This is mere magic.}} | ||
The | The previous people of the book have hid or disregarded this scripture though: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|4|47}}|O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed confirming that which ye possess, before We destroy countenances so as to confound them, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers (of old time). The commandment of Allah is always executed.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|4|47}}|O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed confirming that which ye possess, before We destroy countenances so as to confound them, or curse them as We cursed the Sabbath-breakers (of old time). The commandment of Allah is always executed.}} | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|5|15-16}}|O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture, Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|5|15-16}}|O People of the Scripture! Now hath Our messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which ye used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. now hath come unto you light from Allah and plain Scripture, Whereby Allah guideth him who seeketh His good pleasure unto paths of peace. He bringeth them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guideth them unto a straight path.}} | ||
Nothing in the Qur'an, though, is other than what was given to the | Nothing in the Qur'an, though, is other than what was given to the previous apostles of Allah: | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|41|43}}|Naught is said unto thee (Muhammad) save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner (also) of dire punishment.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|41|43}}|Naught is said unto thee (Muhammad) save what was said unto the messengers before thee. Lo! thy Lord is owner of forgiveness, and owner (also) of dire punishment.}} | ||
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{{Quote|Introduction to Abdullah Saeed's "The Charge of Distortion of Jewish and Christian Scriptures"|A significant point of tension between today’s Muslims and the ‘People of the Book’ (Jews and Christians) is the common Muslim belief that the Jewish and Christian scriptures that exist today are corrupted and cannot be relied upon in any matters of faith, religion or law. Although this is a popular view, most classical scholars of the Qur’an were far more cautious in their understanding of Qur’anic texts on this issue. This article explores the Qur’an’s references to distortion of scriptural meaning and text, and the views of scholars, particularly Tabari, Qurtubi, Razi, Ibn Taymiyya and Qutb. Qur’anic words such as tahrif are popularly accepted today as referring to deliberate distortion of scripture; however, classical scholars have interpreted the Qur’an’s references in a number of different ways.Almost all suggested that distortion occurred mainly through interpretation and not in the text itself. Although the Qur’an refers to tahrif (distortion), it also exhibits the utmost respect for previous scriptures. Early Muslims adopted a narrow view of scripture, partly because of the nature of the Qur’an, and also in response to the more established religions of Judaism and Christianity, to assert the ‘purity’ of the Qur’an and Islam. Saeed notes that the Jewish and Christian scriptures that exist today are, according to most scholars, largely unchanged since the time of Muhammad and should be respected now as they were then.<ref> Prof. Abdullah Saeed - [http://www.abdullahsaeed.org/article/charge-distortion-jewish-and-christian-scriptures The Charge of Distortion of Jewish and Christian Scriptures] - The Muslim World. Vol. 92, 2002</ref>}} | {{Quote|Introduction to Abdullah Saeed's "The Charge of Distortion of Jewish and Christian Scriptures"|A significant point of tension between today’s Muslims and the ‘People of the Book’ (Jews and Christians) is the common Muslim belief that the Jewish and Christian scriptures that exist today are corrupted and cannot be relied upon in any matters of faith, religion or law. Although this is a popular view, most classical scholars of the Qur’an were far more cautious in their understanding of Qur’anic texts on this issue. This article explores the Qur’an’s references to distortion of scriptural meaning and text, and the views of scholars, particularly Tabari, Qurtubi, Razi, Ibn Taymiyya and Qutb. Qur’anic words such as tahrif are popularly accepted today as referring to deliberate distortion of scripture; however, classical scholars have interpreted the Qur’an’s references in a number of different ways.Almost all suggested that distortion occurred mainly through interpretation and not in the text itself. Although the Qur’an refers to tahrif (distortion), it also exhibits the utmost respect for previous scriptures. Early Muslims adopted a narrow view of scripture, partly because of the nature of the Qur’an, and also in response to the more established religions of Judaism and Christianity, to assert the ‘purity’ of the Qur’an and Islam. Saeed notes that the Jewish and Christian scriptures that exist today are, according to most scholars, largely unchanged since the time of Muhammad and should be respected now as they were then.<ref> Prof. Abdullah Saeed - [http://www.abdullahsaeed.org/article/charge-distortion-jewish-and-christian-scriptures The Charge of Distortion of Jewish and Christian Scriptures] - The Muslim World. Vol. 92, 2002</ref>}} | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[[Category:People of the Book]] | [[Category:People of the Book]] | ||
[[Category:Previous scriptures]] | [[Category:Previous scriptures]] | ||
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