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The Bible is the sacred scriptures for Christians, and the Old Testament section (Tanakh) is the scripture for the Jewish faith. The Koran (Qurʾān) is the scripture for the religion of Islam. What do these books tell us about
Perhaps the most critical difference between the Quran and the Bible, writes Qureshi, is that the Quran is “the basis of why Muslims believe in Islam” (112). The Quran is Islam’s why in part because of its purported literary excellence, numerous prophecies, scientific knowledge, mathematical marvels, and perfect preservation.
The Old Testament books are thought to have been written between approximately 1200 and 165 BC. Meanwhile, the Quran was revealed to the prophet Muhammad between 610 and 632 AD. This means the Bible’s origins are rooted deep in ancient history, while the Quran came about much later.
However, the Bible is a collection of books written by various authors over centuries, while the Quran is believed to be the direct revelation of God to the Prophet Muhammad. Additionally, the Bible is divided into the Old Testament and the New Testament, while the Quran is a single book.
For Jews, it's the Old Testament (the first five books of which are referred to within Judaism as the Torah, according to My Jewish Learning); for Christians it's the Bible (Old and New Testaments); and for Muslims it's the Quran. Despite the Quran and the Bible informing somewhat similar religious contexts, the two books are different in ...
The Quran was written about 550 years after the Bible and affirms the Bible as the word of God, less the alleged Tahrif. By contrast, the Bible refutes the Quran in its entirety with a stern warning in its final paragraph that nothing is to be added to or deleted from the Bible:
There are several differences between the Quran and the Bible: In the Quran, Lot is described as a prophet, like his uncle Abraham. In Genesis (Genesis 19:1–29), Lot is not described as a prophet. In the New Testament, (2 Peter 2:7,8) Peter the Apostle describes Lot as a righteous man who was daily tormented by the lawless deeds he saw in Sodom.
The Qur’an emphasizes the oneness of God and the final judgment. While the Bible also emphasizes the oneness of God and the concept of the Trinity in Christianity, it focuses heavily on the salvation offered through Jesus Christ.
It is difficult to conceive of two texts that have more drastically shaped the world than the Bible—particularly the New Testament—and the Quran. Two irreconcilable texts, with two very different histories, are held today by well over three billion 1 men and women as the word of God.
The Quran is deeply tied to the life of Prophet Muhammad and the early Muslim community. The Bible, on the other hand, features figures like Moses, Jesus, and various prophets, with events ranging from the creation of the world to Jesus’s crucifixion and resurrection.