Quran Issues
The Quran acknowledges that the Taurat and the Gospel are no longer valid and that the Quran alone contains the true revelation from God.
Quick answer
The Christian response emphasizes that the Quran itself acknowledges the existence of previous scriptures, including the Taurat and the Gospel, as separate and valid revelations from God. This indicates that the Quran does not dismiss the authority of these earlier texts but rather affirms their significance.
Full argument
Key verses
S. 2:285quran
The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, HIS BOOKS, and His messengers.
S. 4:136quran
O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before him.
S. 34:44quran
But We had not given them Books which they could study, nor sent messengers to them before thee as Warners.
S. 4:51quran
Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who were given a portion of the Book?
S. 5:46quran
And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Torah that came before him.
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