Ask not questions about things which if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. How muslims explain verse 94 of chapter 10 of the holy quran. Wretched is the example of the people who deny the signs of allah. As stated on its official world website, the seventhday adventist church sda also embraces the term people of the book. Second, the author of the quran very harshly warns and rebukes muhammad for doubting. Why islam contradicts itself with quran about the authenticity of bible. Asking questions of information control cults like muslims. There are two explanation of this verse many christians claims that quran surah 10.
So ask the people of the message if you do not know. The quran says it is written in arabic and is easy to understand, but verse 3. They argue that they also testify to the authenticity of the bible, the collection of the scriptures that. They argue that they also testify to the authenticity of the bible, the collection of the scriptures that is the corner stone of the judeochristian beliefs. Dr zakir naik trying to answer most common questions about islam by non muslim. Why does allah command muhammad pbuh to refer to the. So ask the people of the reminder, if you know not. A clue to what islam really believes about christianity can be found by examining islam s holy book, the quran.
So if any of you are in doubt about the message, then go ask the people of the book, and if they are honest they will affirm that muhammad as is mentioned in their own books. Buy book on the day of judgement and the hereafter. This much is true that it refers to the people of the book but the conclusion they draw is. The book refers to the book of the people of the book, which section 9 in chapter 2 talks about. The muslims repeatedly claim that the bible has been corrupted and that the qur an is the only trustworthy scripture in existence. He is allah, the creator, the inventor of of all things, the bestower of forms. The meaning of the glorious koran, an explanatory translation by. There is nothing more important than understanding who jesus the messiah is, and what he has done on our behalf.
In the quran the term people of the book refers to jews, christians,sabians and zoroastrians majus. I will use the yusuf ali translation, and i have included the citations in the paragraphs is that as footnotes so that people. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify him. Quran says bible is a book of reference for the muslims. It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy.
If you people have any doubt about what we have revealed to you about the day of judgment and other matters of belief, ask those who read the book that was revealed to the prophets who lived before you. Many people believe that they cant do anything to protect their privacy online, but. The quran is divided into chapters called surah and verses ayat of differing length and topics. Ibn abbas said, why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your book quran which has been revealed to allahs apostleprophet muhammad is newer and the latest. Even the peoples refusal to accept jesus is in gods hand, as is the. But sorrow thou not over these people without faith. Because the people of the book recognize the god of abraham as the one and only god, as do muslims. Let the quran speak an explanation as to who are considered in the quran as people of the book. These people also believe in our prophet s and the quran which was revealed to him as mentioned approximate translation of meanings is. Indeed they asked moses mufti taqi usmani the people of the book ask you to bring down upon them a book from the heavens, which is not strange. The truth has certainly come to you from your lord.
It is also divided into sections juz as a 30day reading schedule for ramadan. The example of those who were entrusted with the torah and then did not take it on is like that of a donkey who carries volumes of books. In islam, the muslim scripture, the quran, is taken to represent the completion of these scriptures, and to synthesize them as gods true, final, and eternal message to humanity. Start in the name of allah the most beneficent the most merciful. Its content is the wisdom of allah as received and preached by muhammad. Ahlazzikr is another name for the ahlal kitab people of the book, the jews and the christians. The scriptures of ibrahim abraham and moosa moses quran, surah alaala. Later on, these teachings were either lost, forgotten, changed or corrupted. If anyone rejects faith fruitless is his work and in the hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good. This page shows seven parallel translations in english for the 43rd verse of chapter 16 surat lna. As you can see from this verse in the quran, it states that if there are mistakes, discrepancies, and the quran is not from allah. The quran asks the people of the book to recognise that what has come to the final prophet is the truth which is confirming the truth which is. And there are, certainly, among the people of the scripture, those who believe in allah and in that which has been revealed to you, and in that which has been revealed to them, humbling themselves before.
Lawful unto you in marriage are not only chaste women who are believers but chaste women among the people of the book revealed before your time when ye give them their due dowers and desire chastity not lewdness nor secret intrigues. However, a book that is committed to memory by millions of people across the world over centuries cannot be changed due to the amount of people who know it wordforword. Why islam contradicts with quran about the authenticity of. When mohammed was at mecca, in the beginning of his religion, and then when he migrated to medina. In the quran, christians are often referred to as among the people of the book, meaning the people who have received and believed in revelations from gods prophets. People of the book, according to the quran, are the jews and the christians. It should however be noted that while you can pick up the main concepts of islam easily from these translations of the quran, you may need to refer to the tafseer books for a better understanding. The people of the book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven. Life of this world dunya and the hereafter aakhirah. The people of the scripture jews used to recite the torah in hebrew and they used to explain.
Daud rahbar writes, if we are to construct a fair narrative of muslim theology and quranic exegesis, the first important prerequisite of this study will be a knowledge of what the qur an meant to the prophet and people round him within their historical context. Come to a proposition which is the same for us and you that we should worship none but allah and not associate any partners with him and not take one another as lords besides allah. Concept of people of the book in islam about islam. See also some of the books he refers to, such as quranic christians 1981 by. Alleged problems and contradictions quran says ask. According to islamic tradition, the quran is not simply an inspired scripture.
We always ask our lord to keep us away from the paths taken by two kinds of deviant people. Referring to some critics, however, insinuate that qur an thus accedes to truth claims of the jews and christians. Why do muslims treat people of the book with respect answers. People of the book refer to jews and christians as believers in the holy books, respectively, the torah and the bible. The muslims repeatedly claim that the bible has been corrupted, and that the quran is the only trustworthy scripture in existence. Ahl alkitab people of the book is an islamic term, which frequently occurs in the quran and prophetic hadith. Should muslims believe the bible as the word of allah.
This dua can be used to reconcile between people and their affairs and to ask allah to instill love between them. Nevertheless, with a little effort, we can all learn some basic facts about islam. Rumis book is not exceptional for containing citations from and elaboration on the quran, however, rumi does mention quran more frequently. A large number of quranic passages can be found in mathnawi, which some consider a kind of sufi interpretation of the quran. Lets make the following dua part of our daily worship in which we ask allah to give us the good in this life and the hereafter. As also noted in its official flagship publication adventist world february 2010 edition, it is claimed that prominent islamic leaders have endorsed seventhday adventists as the quran s true people of the book. The qur an affirms that allah revealed his word to previous prophets and messengers in the form torah pentateuch, zabur psalms and injeel gospels and which was written down in the form of books. The food of the people of the book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. The status of the people of the book in the quran about islam. This is a statement continuing on from the previous portion, an expression to ask the people of the book jews and christians who will testify to the existence of previous messengers, since they are following them. The people of the book we are sharing the good news of isa almasih. God promises in the quran, we have, without doubt, sent down the message.
They have taken as lords beside allah their rabbis and their monks and the messiah son of mary, when they were bidden to worship only one god. Verses regarding the people of the book harun yahya. Ask those who know about the heavenly books if you do not know about this. The qur an shows a great deal of respect for the bible, especially the teachings of jesus. In the quran, the places of worship of the people of the book, such as monasteries, churches and synagogues, are mentioned as places of. Some people before you did ask such questions, and on that account lost their faith. The holy quran declares that the people of the book have taken their own rabbis and monks as their lords. The second group of people were those who made their religion suit their whims and desires and are thus went astray. Click on the arabic text to below to see word by word details of the verses morphology. Ahlazzikr is another name for the ahlal kitab people of. Now many religions have sacred books, but when the qur an speaks of the people of the book, it is referring to jews and christians, because the bible, and not other religious books, are recognized as from god.
It is the present or imperfect tense, and has the signification of, who are in the habit of reading that scripture. Welcome to the quranic arabic corpus, an annotated linguistic resource for the holy quran. Dua asking for love and understanding between people. Three quran verses every christian should know most christians myself included dont have sam shamouns computerlike brain to recall thousands of verses on command. The original revealed text is in arabic and is the same as it were and as it will be, inshaallah god willing. The people of the book following isa along the straight path. It is a divine book brought down from heaven by the angel gabriel to the prophet muhammad, and its message is. The noble qur an clearly says that the book was corrupted by men, those who write the book with their own hands, and then say. You read it pure,undistorted and unchanged,and allah has told you that the people of the scripture jews and christians changed their.
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