THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
(The Books of Al-lah)
Q. How did the people come to know that the
Taurat (Torah), the Zabur (the Psalms of David) and the Injil (The New
Testament) are Divine Books?
The Holy Qur-an affirms the fact of their
being heavenly Books.
Of Taurat Al-lah says:
IN-NA ANZALNAT-TAURATA FIHA HUDA(N)W-WA
NUR
(Verily, we revealed the Taurat, and it
is true guidance and light)
And of the Zabur He says:
WA ATAINA DAVUDA ZABURA
(We bestowed the Psalms on David)
About the Injil has been said:
WA QAF-FAINA BI-‘ISA-BNI MARYAMA WA
ATAINAH-UL-INJIL
(We sent ‘Isa [Jesus] the son of Maryam
[Mary] and gave him the Injil [the Bible])
Thus,
Muslims came to know through the Holy Qur-an that these three Scriptures are
divine in descent.
Q. What about a man who refuses to
acknowledge the Taurat, the Zabur, and the Injil as the Books of Al-lah?
Such a person is a Kafir (unbeliever),
for the Holy Qur-an testifies to their being Divine Scriptures. Anyone who
denies their heavenly descent disbelieves the Holy Qur-an and one who
disbelieves the Qur-an is a Kafir.
Q. Are the texts now extant with us to be
considered as genuine Taurat, Zabur and Injil?
No, the Holy Qur-an also testifies that
men have tampered with these texts. The Old Testaments and the New Testament
now extant are not in their original forms. They have undergone alterations.
So, we should not have the belief that these three Scriptures are the
originally revealed texts.
Q. How did people come to know that some
SAHIFAS (the Scrolls) were revealed to some of the prophets?
The Holy Qur-an affirms that the Scrolls
were revealed to some of the prophets. We find mention of the Scrolls of Hadrat
Ibrahim in the Surah
SAB-BIH-ISMA RAB-BIKA-L A’LA
Q. Is the Holy Qur-an the Book of Al-lah or
His spoken word?
The Holy Qur-an is both the Book of Al-lah
and His Word. The Qur-an itself refers to it as the Book and the Word.
Q. Of the Old Testament, the Holy Psalms,
the New Testament and the Holy Qur-an, which one is superior?
The Holy Qur-an is superior to all
others.
Q. In what ways is the Holy Qur-an superior
to other Scriptures?
It gains over others in innumerable ways.
First, each and every word of the Holy Qur-an is preserved in its original
form. Not even a dot has been subtracted from or added to it. Nor will there be
any change in it till the Final Day, while the previous Scriptures have been
tampered with by the people. The language of the Holy Qur-an is a miracle. The
style is so incomparably sublime that it is beyond human faculty to compose
anything like the smallest part of it in beauty. Thirdly, the Holy Qur-an has
brought the final Divine Code. Hence, a number of its injunctions supersede
those in the earliest Scriptures. Fourthly, the previous Scriptures were
revealed, all at once. But the Holy Qur-an continued to be revealed for
twenty-three years, bit by bit as and when necessity arose. On account of its
being revealed in bits and according to the needs of the time, it found access
to the hearts of the people and hundreds of thousands of people accepted its
code and commands, and embraced Islam. Fifthly, the Holy Qur-an is preserved in
the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Muslims. This preservation has continued
right from the times of the Holy Prophet (peace be on him) and, if Al-lah
wills, it will continue as such till the Final Day.
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