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CONGRUITIES AND INCONGRUITIES BETWEEN THE BIBLE AND THE QUR'AN |
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« Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah hath revealed therein. If any do fail to judge by (the light of) what Allah hath revealed, they are (no better than) those who rebel. (Surah 5/47) Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord, that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy. But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith.» (Surah 5/68)
The Qur'an wants the Jews and the Christians, believers in the Gospel and the Torah, to abide by their Laws. The Qur'an invited the people without a book to embrace t he new religion and encouraged the Jews and the Christians to obey their own laws
Prof Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah says in his book on the Prophet that the Qur'an, while calling the entire world to embrace the new religion, does in no wise invite those who already have a book to overlook their own law. Quite the reverse, he says, the Qur'an insists to observe the precepts of their own religion. There were small Christian Arab clans in some areas conquered by Muhammad; he did not compel them to accept the new religion, he only wanted them to pay a tribute for being under the protection of the Islam State.
In the Judgement Day men shall be recompensed or punished according to their respective laws. And thou wilt see every sect bowing the knee: « Every sect will be called to its Record: "This Day shall ye be recompensed for all that ye did!» (Surah 45/28)
The scholars agree on the fact that in the seventh century when the Qur'an was revealed certain Christian communities had among them the original Gospel. The Qur'an means by that the said Book and not the 4 gospels we have in hand at present.
CONFIRMATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENT