Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature: Difference between revisions

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The Torah and Mishnah tells the story of Korah (or Korach) and his rebellion against Moses ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers%2016:1-35&version=KJV; Numbers 16:1-35]). This story is also replicated in the Qur'an where Korah is transliterated to Qaaroon.  
The Torah and Mishnah tells the story of Korah (or Korach) and his rebellion against Moses ([http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=numbers%2016:1-35&version=KJV; Numbers 16:1-35]). This story is also replicated in the Qur'an where Korah is transliterated to Qaaroon.  


{{Quote|{{Quran|28|76}}|Korah was surely of the people of Moses, but he oppressed them, and We gave him treasures, so much so that his hoards of wealth would weight down a body of strong men. When his people said to him: Exult not; surely Allah loves not the exultant. }}
{{Quote|{{Quran|28|76}}|Indeed, Qarun was from the people of Moses, but he tyrannized them. And We gave him of treasures whose keys would burden a band of strong men; thereupon his people said to him, "Do not exult. Indeed, Allah does not like the exultant.}}


The parallelism between the Qur'an and the Gemara has not escaped noticed, for instance, [http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/chartumim.html this site]
The parallelism between the Qur'an and the Gemara has not escaped noticed, for instance, [http://www.geocities.com/freethoughtmecca/chartumim.html this site]
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