In 2011, the burning of a quran by a florida pastor incited violence, even though a few years prior the us. It has much pure truth by which to begin to understand other books. The bible contains 66 books divided into two sections. A comparison of the holy books showing important similarities and differences kindle edition by wickwire. It has long been argued which of the 2 holy books, the bible or the quran are more violent.
The bible is a collection of writings from different authors while the quran is a recitation from its one and only prophet, muhammad. When christians point to the violent verses in the quran, muslims reply, but what about the violent verses in the bible. On examining the verses in context at i realized, to my relief. The quran also spelled as quran or koran is the holy book of islam muslims claim the text of the quran was revealed to muhammad, whom they consider to be the last prophet god sent to mankind, by the angel gabriel. Quran vs bible in light of science religious forums. Scholar philip jenkins argues that scriptures in the quran are less brutal than those in the bible. Anybody can tell me, what is the difference between the holy bible and the holy quran.
Dec 21, 2017 do christians and muslims worship the same god. We have seen that we have every reason to accept this claim. Dec 30, 2010 bible vs quran the difference between bible and quran sheds some light also to the difference between christianity and islam as these two books are the foundations of the two religions. Can you name the holy book that these passages come from, the bible or the quran. Something of a recurring theme in the quran is islams acceptance of nearly anything rejected by the church. The three holy books and the holy land geographically. The business of marketing the bible and the koran says a lot about the state of modern christianity and islam. Yet the two books are incompatible in their understandings of jesus christ. They view the quran as the final revelation sent down by allah to his messenger muhammed. Gary miller introduction it should be stated at the outset of this work, that muslims do not seek to put down or desecrate the holy bible. The quran was written about 550 years after the bible and affirms the bible as the word of god, less the alleged tahrif. Violence more common in bible than quran, text analysis. Scholar philip jenkins argues that scriptures in the quran are less brutal. Difference between the bible and the quran difference.
The need for salvation, and the hope of life after death, are core themes in both the quran and the bible. Both religions use similar terminology, but they often mean very different things. Dec 23, 2007 i also have respect for the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ, which was written by inspiration of god to holy prophets. Being a muslim, i first decided to undertake a study of the quran. Feb 12, 2020 can you name the holy book that these passages come from, the bible or the quran. Essay about jesus in the quran and the bible 1486 words 6 pages jesus in the quran and the bible the three most influential books in human history, the holy books of the three main abrahamic religions, share a common though checkered history. But we must eventually ask about other socalled holy books.
Certainly, causing the people of the book as the quran refers to christians and. In particular, what about the quran or the book of mormon. The bible and quran are religious holy books and possess similarities as the holy scriptures of christianity and islam, respectively. Arabic bible outreach ministry is dedicated to proclaim the love of god as revealed in the holy bible the injil to all arabic speaking people on the internet. God shall take away his part from the book of life, from the holy city, and from. Jesus redemptive act was decisively bible, new testament, and quran 3.
Oct 24, 2019 the bible and quran are religious holy books and possess similarities as the holy scriptures of christianity and islam, respectively. The quran recounts stories of many of the people and events recounted in jewish and christian sacred books tanakh, bible and devotional literature apocrypha, midrash, although it differs in many details. Books alternate between white and light gray and the length of each bar denotes the number of verses in the chapter. However, this commendable work is directed at accomplishing a comparative of the bible and the koran without basing it on a conflict of interest between the actual issues or beliefs of those who worship. While there are many facets to this debate, the central issue is this. Adam, noah, abraham, lot, isaac, ishmael, jacob, joseph, moses, david and goliath, jonah, mary, and john the baptist all appear, among others including jesus.
The holy quran vs the holy bible the bible prophecy. Do you know these 7 differences between the bible and quran. The holy bible is the true word of what the israelites used to read from 2000 years ago and before then, no doubt about it. The bible, composed of 66 separate books which together express the heart of god as inspired by the holy spirit on various men at various time periods, has been repeated scrutinized and compared to many archaeological texts, and todays versions are found to be nearly perfect. They are the holy scriptures of each religion that carry the beliefs on which each religion is built on. The bible is for the christians and the jews while the quran is for the muslims. Sep 21, 2018 the bible claims to be written by god who moved men to pen his word. But the bigger picture is much larger than any one book. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score. Feb 04, 2020 without getting into fallacy in the quran, the stories it contains of jesus are mainly those found in books rejected by christianity. I also have respect for the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ, which was written by inspiration of god to holy prophets. Difference between koran and bible difference between.
The bible v the koran the battle of the books christmas. Difference between bible and quran compare the difference. The scriptures revealed before the holy quran were not granted protection against interpolations. As those books were not final and universal, they were not provided the special protection against interpolations, as was granted to. Yes, the bible and quran teach quite similar things, as does the book of mormon, the dhammapada, and the i ching and other sacred books. The quran, the central religious text of islam, contains references to more than fifty people and events also found in the bible. Those shared characters also participate in many shared narratives between the quran and the bible.
What happens when people are quoted verses from a holy book two guys from the netherlands disguised a bible as a quran and read some of its most gruesome verses to the people. The name was applied by mohammed to each individual portion of the book, but was later used for the whole book. The speaker in the quran in the first person is god talking directly to man. Yet the two books are incompatible in their understandings of. The quran teaches that jesus was neither god nor the son of god but was simply a prophet.
There are a lot of similarities between the religions in terms of its place of origin which is the present middle east, some of the concepts and values that they espouse, the conception of monotheism and the like. Bible vs quran it has long been argued which of the 2 holy books, the bible or the quran are more violent. These holy books have had an incredible influence on the history of the world, but. Public bible vs public quran shocking quran recitation in front of non muslims. The book of mormon is one of several books considered as holy by mormons, who refer to themselves as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. While the stories told in each book are generally comparable, important differences sometimes emerge. Christians believes in the holy bible and muslims believes in the holy quran. Its a little hilarious to see the answers here about this question almost every person is trying to prove their scriptures are the best just like any other religious question.
God shall take away his part from the book of life, from. The narratives of joseph can be found in genesis 3745 and in the first 102 verses of surah yusuf joseph quran 12. It was written by more than 40 people over a period of 1,500 years in different places and in three different languages. While there is a paralleled beginning to the holy bible and the quran, islam views the text as corrupt and follows later writings by mohammed. The koran and the bible are the holy books of the two worldwide religions of islam and christianity, respectively. According to the islamic tradition the quran is the literal word of god.
The quran is the muslims holy book, the same as is the bible to christians, muslims regard the quran as the infallible utterance of the almighty. Bible vs quran here is a detailed, factual comparison of the bible vs the quran. Different versions of quran vs different versions of bible by ahmed deedat. The versions written in the hebrew bible and the christian new testament predate the qurans versions. Jan 19, 2015 the bible, composed of 66 separate books which together express the heart of god as inspired by the holy spirit on various men at various time periods, has been repeated scrutinized and compared to many archaeological texts, and todays versions are found to be nearly perfect. Quran according to muslims, the quran is a holy book which instructs all muslims in the way of life and obedience to allah. Which holy book is the oldest, the bible, the gita, or the. By analyzing the writings from the quran and the bible, the similarities and differences between the quran and the bible begin to emerge. The holy bible guides christians and the quran govern the muslims. It has been an ongoing battle inside the heads of each of its believers, inside the church and the mosque, in all of both of the religions reading and teaching materials, on the tv, the radio, on the streets with bullets and ammunitions, on the hearts of those who became the victim and the cold unvisited grave of those who. Culture books violence more common in bible than quran, text analysis reveals.
As such, christians regard the qurans versions as being. Essay about jesus in the quran and the bible 1486 words. Both scriptures are considered holy to their people, certainly, but their uses are different, their histories are different, and indeed, their very natures are understood. The bible is a collection of writings by many different authors. Jul 29, 2017 public bible vs public quran shocking quran recitation in front of non muslims. Public bible vs public quran shocking quran recitation in. Moreover, according to this view, even though muslims and christians and jews all believe in the same god, these religions are different, distinct traditions. If the torah came first then how was the bible and quran created. Almighty and all powerful side by side, does exactly what it sets out to achieve. However, the quran also points out that all the previous books were sent for specific nations and times. Without twisting the words and some amazing mental gymnastics there is no science in the bible or the quran that does not match the thinking common or. The bible claims to be written by god who moved men to pen his word. In his forthcoming book, dark passages, jenkins points. The difference between bible and quran sheds some light also to the difference between christianity and islam as these two books are the foundations of the two religions.
What makes the bible different than other holy books christianity believes and teaches that the bible alone is the revealed word of god. List of people in both the bible and the quran wikipedia. Beyond gabriel, the quran is filled with characters from the hebrew bible. The quran or koran is the basis of islam, the religion practiced by muslims. Despite the primacy that muslims place upon the quran as gods final word, islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, and belief in all the revealed. Sep 30, 2016 beyond gabriel, the quran is filled with characters from the hebrew bible. The quran and the bible khalid saifullah khan reproduced from ahmadiyya gazette usa, march and april of 2009 a christian evangelist has claimed that the torah and gospels injeel which were available in mecca during the life time of muhammadsaw were identical to the torah and the gospel that the christians read today. Bible vs quran factual comparison of their key differences. The quran was written by one man in arabic and still remains in arabic.
They consist of poetry, teachings, narratives, and rebuking. Many people think of the quran as a radically different book from the bible. Both the bible and quran tell us of aninitiallyone book which became separated due to the obvious rivalry between believers. By contrast, the bible refutes the quran in its entirety with a stern warning in its final paragraph that nothing is to be added to or deleted from the bible. While there is a paralleled beginning to the holy bible and the quran, islam views the. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Some others claim that a person or group of persons taught muhammad peace be on him on how to write the quran. Yes, the quran does contain a few verses of violence. Mar 18, 2010 is the bible more violent than the quran. In his introduction reynolds says sometimes the quran confuses bible stories because the quran seems to know the bible as it was read and transmitted orally by jews and christians in late antiquity, with the diversity of interpretations that had developed by that time which informed their reading of the scripture. The bible v the koran the battle of the books christmas specials.
To the average individual, the two different books appear to very different. The bible and quran have many characters in common, many of which are mentioned by name, whereas others are merely referred to nameless people both in the. The holy quran vs the holy bible after reading just the first few chapters of the holy quran i can tell you it is very good teachings of how this world works and of allah. The quran recounts stories of many of the people and events recounted in jewish and christian sacred books tanakh, bible and devotional literature apocrypha, midrash. He is the author of 25 books and hosts the nationally syndicated, daily talk radio show, the line of fire. Most of the narratives in both books contain the same basic figures and events. What happens when people are quoted verses from a holy book. Bible vs quran the difference between bible and quran sheds some light also to the difference between christianity and islam as these two books are the foundations of the two religions. What makes the bible different than other holy books. Even though it was written by men, christianity makes the claim that the ultimate author was god.
They said both books reveals the truth of mankind, both books has all the answers of all our questions. How should we respond to this fair challenge from muslims. They both teach of an omniscient god who is in command of human. And they both have an obligation to spread the wordto get those holy books into the hands and hearts of as many people as they can. What is the difference between the holy bible and holy quran. The old testament was found to be more than twice as violent as the quran.
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