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In Islam, the Bible is held to reflect true unfolding revelation from God; but revelation which had been corrupted or distorted (in Arabic: tahrif); which necessitated the giving of the Qur'an to the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, to correct this deviation.

The Qur'an identifies books known as the Tawrat (Torah) given to Musa (Moses), the Zabur (Psalms) given to Daud (David), and the Injil (Gospel) given to Isa (Jesus) as genuine divine revelations brought by true messengers to the Jews and the followers of Ibrāhīm (Abraham). Together with the Qur'an itself, and the now unknown Suhuf Ibrahim ("Scrolls of Abraham"), these make up the kitab, the Islamic holy books. Belief in the divine inspiration of all of these books is one of the fundamental tenets of Islam. However, Islam holds that since all the Books prior to the Quran have been corrupted by human hands, Muslims are only to get their guidance from the Qur'an.

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Islamic view of the Torah [edit]

Main articles: Tawrat and Torah

The Qur'an mentions the word Torah eighteen times and confirms that it was The Word Of God. However, it also states that over time there have been additions to, and subtractions from, the original text.

Islamic view of the Book of Psalms [edit]

Main articles: Zabur and Psalms

The Qur'an (Sura An-Nisa 4:163) states "and to David We gave the Psalms".[1] Therefore, Islam confirms the Psalms as being inspired of God. The Qur'an mentions the word Zabur three times.[2]

Islamic view of the Gospel [edit]

Main articles: Injil and Gospel

When the Qur'an speaks of the Gospel, it refers to an original divinely revealed Book that came to the Prophet Jesus Christ. It does not refer to any Gospel written by any of Jesus's disciples, such as the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John and other lost Gospels such as that of Peter.

Although Muslims believe that Jesus' original Gospel has been corrupted and lost, they believe that hints of the message of the original Gospel are still evident in the traditional Gospels of Christianity. However, like the Torah, they believe that there have been additions and subtractions made to the real story in these Gospels.

Muhammad and the Bible [edit]

Main article: Muhammad in the Bible

Certain passages in the Bible have been interpreted by some Islamic scholars as prophetic references to Muhammad,[3] such as Deuteronomy 18:15-22.[4] Verse 15 says: "...a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me;..."

Though Muhammad was not an Israelite, according to Islamic tradition, he was a descendant of Ishmael and therefore traced his descent back to Abraham, like the Israelites. Deuteronomy 18:22 states, "When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.".

Mention of Parakleitos (English translation commonly "Comforter") in John 14:16, 15:26, 16:7 and 18:36 have been taken to be prophetic references to Muhammad.[5] Christian scholars, on the other hand, interpret Parakleitos as the Holy Spirit.[3]

Similarly, the Spirit of truth mentioned in John 16:12-14 has been claimed by some Muslims as a prophetic reference to Muhammad.[3][6]

Qur'anic references to other persons in the Bible [edit]

Main articles: List of persons in both the Bible and the Qur'an, Biblical narratives and the Qur'an, and Prophets of Islam

Some of the people found in both the Qur'an and the Bible include; Aaron, Abel, Abraham, Adam, Cain, (King) David, Disciples of Jesus, Elias, Elisha, Enoch, Eve, Ezra, Goliath, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Jesus, John the Baptist, Jonah, Joseph, Lot, Mary, Moses, Noah, Pharaohs of Egypt, (King) Saul, Solomon, Zacharias[7]

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