Women Site, - Belief in the Heavenly Books - II

Distortion of the Injeel )Gospel(
The Injeel was also distorted and altered and is not in its original
state in which Allaah The Almighty revealed it. Christians contintued
altering and changing its facts so as to attain their desired worldly
gains.
The distortion of the current versions of the Injeel can simply be
proved if we know that they are four versions of the Injeel selected
from many more versions. Such versions reported the words of Prophet
'Eesa, may Allaah exalt his mention. Their writers are known and their
names are written on them. In the library of one of the princes in
Paris, a version of the Injeel – Injeel )Gospel( of Barnabas - was
found. It differed greatly from the other four selected versions of
the Injeel and agreed with the Noble Quran in many beliefs and
principles.
After we have known for certain that those books have been distorted,
then what is the meaning that the Noble Quran came to confirm in the
divine books that preceded it? This simply means that the Noble Quran
came to enhance and support the truth which was mentioned in the books
that came before it, mainly worshiping Allaah The Almighty Alone,
believing in His Messengers, believing in the reward, observing rights
and justice, enjoining good and forbidding evil, and adhering to noble
moral standards. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}Say, "O People
of the Scripture, you are ]standing[ on nothing until you uphold ]the
law of[ the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been revealed to you from
your Lord."{]Quran 5: 68[
Consequently, the Quran is the only way with which we can know the
sound divine teachings. It is the book whose fundamental principles
are preserved, its teachings are not distorted, and the Ummah received
it from the angel who brings down the Revelation to the Messengers -
Jibreel, may Allaah exalt his mention - who came down to the
Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. This preservation was not
granted to any book other than the Noble Quran. In fact, the Quran
comprises the most sublime principles, methods and systems. It has all
that humans need of beliefs, acts of worship, morals, and
transactions. It befits all times and places. It is sufficient to
create a Muslim individual, a virtuous family and a righteous society.
Truthful is the one who speaks with it. Just is the one who passes
judgment according to it. Guided to the right path is the one who
adheres to its teachings. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}There
has come to you from Allaah a light and a clear Book. By which Allaah
guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings
them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides
them to a straight path.{]Quran 5: 15-16[
The Previous Divinely Revealed Books Were not Universal
The books that Allaah The Almighty revealed, other than the Quran,
addressed certain people in certain times and they agreed with the
Noble Quran in some rulings and laws. Allaah The Almighty Says )what
means(:}And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for
an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and
for wounds is legal retribution.{]Quran 5: 45[
Muslims believe in what is mentioned in these books as long as it does
not contradict with the Quran. They also believe that the Noble Quran
is the main constitution for all people.
Characteristics of the Noble Quran
The Noble Quran has many characteristics that distinguish it from the
books that came before it. Amongst such characteristics are:
• It has all the divine instructions that Allaah The Almighty revealed
in the Tawraah, the Injeel, and all the teachings that Allaah The
Almighty revealed.
• It supports the truth which was mentioned in these books regarding
worshiping Allaah The Almighty Alone, believing in His Messengers,
believing in reward, observing and establishing rights, enjoining good
and forbidding evil, and adhering to noble moral standards. Allaah The
Almighty Says )what means(:}And We have revealed to you, ]O Muhammad[,
the Book in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture
and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allaah has
revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come
to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a
method.{]Quran 5: 48[
That is to say, Allaah The Almighty revealed the Noble Quran which is
truthful in all that is mentioned in it and it confirms the preceding
Scriptures that were revealed by Allaah The Almighty. It is a witness
over them. It explains the distortion and alteration that inflicted
them. Then Allaah The Almighty ordered His Prophet, sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam, to judge between all people, Muslims and
non-Muslims, by what Allaah The Almighty has revealed in the Noble
Quran and not to follow them in disobeying Allaah The Almighty.
• Allaah The Almighty prescribed a law for every nation with its
rulings and different interactions that befit its nature and
inclinations in the best way. The main pillars of creeds are the same
in all messages. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}He has
ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which
We have revealed to you, ]O Muhammad[, and what We enjoined upon
Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be
divided therein.{]Quran 42: 13[
Then when Islam came, it abrogated all other laws and methods. It
established only one creed and method for all people.
• The original versions of the books that were revealed before the
Quran were lost. Nothing remained of them except their translations,
unlike the Noble Quran which was preserved as a whole with its
Soorahs, verses, words, and letters exactly as Jibreel, may Allaah
exalt his mention, recited it to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu
'alayhi wa sallam. In the previous books, the words of humans were
mixed with the Words of Allaah The Almighty. No one can recognize the
words of Allaah The Almighty from those of humans. As for the Noble
Quran, all of its words are from Allaah The Almighty and they were
never mixed with the Hadeeths of the Messenger or the speeches of the
companions or any other person.
• None of those books can in any way be attributed to the Messenger to
whom it was revealed. The Tawraah )Torah( was not written by Moosa
)Moses(. In fact, it was written many centuries after Moosa. The Noble
Quran is the only book that was proved to be decisively attributed to
the Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, )even if he did not
write it down himself, for he ordered the writers of the revelation to
record every verse immediately after it was revealed to him(.
• The teachings of the Noble Quran are the Words of Allaah The
Almighty that can achieve happiness to all humanity. So Allaah The
Almighty Willed for it to last forever. He preserved and protected it
from distortion. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:
•}And indeed, it is a mighty Book Falsehood cannot approach it from
before it or from behind it; ]it is[ a revelation from a ]Lord who is[
Wise and Praiseworthy.{]Quran 41: 41-42[
•}Indeed, it is We who sent down the Quran and indeed, We will be its
guardian{]Quran 15: 9[
The wisdom behind that is to make the Quran the argument of Allaah The
Almighty over people. The Quran is for all worlds and all people. It
is not for a specific people unlike the previous heavenly books.
Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And We have not sent you except
comprehensively to mankind as a bringer of good tidings and a
warner.{]Quran 34: 28[
• The Quran is the guidance that leads to all that is good. Allaah The
Almighty Says )what means(:}Alif, Lam, Meem. This is the Book about
which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of
Allaah{]Quran 2: 1-2[ Allaah The Almighty wants His word to spread and
reach minds and ears everywhere. This will not be attained except if
the Quran is easy to memorize and understand. Nothing in the Quran is
difficult for people to understand or fulfill. Allaah The Almighty
Says )what means(:}And We have certainly made the Quran easy for
remembrance, so is there any who will remember?{]Quran 54: 17[
• The Quran is also the miracle of the Messenger, sallallaahu 'alayhi
wa sallam. In fact, if the whole world gathered in order to produce
something like what is mentioned in the Quran, they could not produce
the like of it for it is as Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}And
indeed, it is a mighty Book. Falsehood cannot approach it from before
it or from behind it; ]it is[ a revelation from a ]Lord who is[ Wise
and Praiseworthy.{]Quran 41: 41-42[
• The Quran is an invitation to every good matter and forbids every
vice. Allaah The Almighty Says )what means(:}O mankind, there has come
to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the
breasts.{]Quran 10: 57[
• The Quran is a cure for souls. It purifies them from their diseases.
It is a remedy from disbelief, misguidance, hatred and envy. Allaah
The Almighty Says )what means(:}And We send down of the Quran that
which is healing and mercy for the believers, but it does not increase
the wrongdoers except in loss.{]Quran 17: 82[