Basic Islam – E18 Chapter 5 - Believing in Books Believing in Books: Full belief that Allah had sent down books to Prophets which contain legislations and orders for people to follow; especially the Torah, Gospel and the Psalms of David and the Koran. * Believing in books includes: Believing that they were sent down from Allah. Believing in the known ones; like the Torah that Allah had sent down to Moses and the Psalms that Allah had sent down to David Gospel that Allah had sent down to Jesus and the Koran that Allah had sent down to Mohammad and the unknown ones that Allah sent down and not mentioned. Believing in its news that matches the final book of Allah [Koran]. Believing in the Koran and the previous books is one of the essential elements of faith as Allah said: (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). Any who denieth Allah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray). Chapter: 4 Verse: 136 * Virtues of the Holy Koran: The Holy Koran is the final revealed book from Allah to mankind and jinn, and its the guide for every Muslim and it has advantages over previous books revealed: The Koran contains comprehensive laws of Allah; it also verifies the correct news from previous books. The Koran is a book for all nations to follow unlike the previous books that were mainly pointed to a specific nation (i.e. the Children of Israel). The Koran is the only Holy Book that wasnt and shall not be modified; Allah has taken the duty of its protection from any modifications as He said: (We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)) Chapter: 15 Verse: 9 * Obligations toward the Holy Koran: There are certain obligations a Muslim must have toward the Koran: A Muslim must love the Koran and glorifies it and respects it as its the word of Allah and His speech. A Muslim should recite the Koran and understand its laws and stories and ponders in its beauty. A Muslim must follow the laws of the Koran by following the orders and avoid the prohibitive. * Modifications of previous books: Allah had told us in the Holy Koran that the people of book [Jews and Christians] had modified their bible; so the current Torah is not the identical Torah which was given to Moses and the same for the Gospel with Jesus; they [current ones] contain valid text and invalid text so they cant be followed unlike the Koran, our faith is to believe in the version that was given to the Prophets without any modifications; and the books of Allah are numerous but the concentration is on the Torah and Gospel because they are the most famous books amongst other books of Allah. The modification of previous books was actually proven by many non-Muslims scholars and they concluded that the current text of the bible doesnt match earlier versions that were found in some old manuscripts in the dead sea and the middle east, but we dont discriminate the current books we just believe they were not kept intact.
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