ALLAH'S BOOKS

ALLAH'S BOOKS


Belief in Allah's Books:


• We believe that Allah revealed books to His messengers as proof against
mankind and a guidance for the righteous workers. They purified and
taught them wisdom by these books.
• We believe that Allah sent down a book with every messenger, because
He says: "Indeed We sent down Our messengers with the clear signs, and
We sent down with them the book and the balance, so that people may
uphold justice" (57:25).
Books Known:
• Among the books that were revealed, we know:
I ) The Torah, which was revealed to Moses, peace be upon him. It is
the greatest among the Israelites' books: "Surely, We sent down the
Torah, wherein is guidance and light; by its laws the Jews have been
judged by the prophets who surrendered themselves to Allah, the
rabbis and the doctors of law, because they were entrusted the
protection of Allah's book and were witnesses thereto" (5:44).
2) The Gospel, which Allah revealed to Jesus, peace be upon him. It
is a confirmation of the Torah and a complement to it: "And we gave
him the Gospel, wherein is guidance and light and confirming the
Torah before it, as a guidance and an admonition to the God-fearing"
(5:46); "And to make lawful to you certain things that, before, were
forbidden to you" (3:50).
3) The Psalms, which Allah gave to David, peace be upon him.
4) The Tablets of Abraham and Moses, peace be upon them.
5) The Glorious Qur'an, which was revealed to His Prophet
Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets. It is "a guidance to the people
and clear signs of guidance and the criterion between right and
wrong" (2:185).
The Qur'an Is Protected from Change:
• The Qur'an is "confirming the scripture that was before it and stands as a
guardian over it." Thus, by means of the Qur'an, Allah abrogated all the
previous revealed books. Allah has also guaranteed its protection from any
play or mischievous distortion: "Indeed, We sent down the message and We
will guard it" (15:9), for the Qur'an is a proof against mankind till the Day
of Judgment.
Previous Scriptures Changed:
• The previous scriptures were meant for a limited period. Their use ended
with the revelation of the Qur'an, which abrogated them and exposed their
distortions and changes. That is why they were not protected from
corruption. They underwent distortion, addition, and omission: "Some of
the Jews pervert words from their meanings" (4:46); "So woe to those who
write the Book with their hands, and then say: 'This is from Allah,' that
they may sell it for a little price. So woe to them for what their hands have
written, and woe to them for their earnings" (2:79); "Say, who sent down
the Book that Moses brought as a light and a guidance to people? You put it
into sheets of paper showing some of them and concealing much" (6:91);
"And there is a group among them who twist their tongues with the Book,
that you may think it is a part of the Book but it is not part of the Book.
And they say 'It is from Allah,' yet it is not from Allah, and they tell a lie
against Allah and they know it. It is not for any human being to whom
Allah has given the Book, the Wisdom and the Prophet hood to say to men
'Worship me instead of Allah"' (3:79); "People of the Book! Our
Messenger has come to you, making clear to you many things you have
been concealing of the Book and forgiving you of much. A light has come
to you from Allah and a glorious Book, with which He will guide whoever
follows His pleasure in the way of peace, and brings them forth from
darkness into the light by His will" (5:15-16).