Have you read the Bible?
Many Muslims have not read the Bible, because they think it is corrupted and not the Word of God. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Jesus taught that we should study the Old Testament Scriptures because they speak of Him,
Luke 24:44–48
44He [Jesus] said to them, “This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms.” 45Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. 46He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, 47and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48You are witnesses of these things.
The Psalms in the Bible and Quran
The Quran mentions the Psalms on several occasions,
Quran 4:163
Verily, We have inspired you (O Muhammad SAW) as We inspired Nuh (Noah) and the Prophets after him; We (also) inspired Ibrahim (Abraham), Isma’il (Ishmael), Ishaque (Isaac), Ya’qub (Jacob), and Al-Asbat [the twelve sons of Ya’qub (Jacob)], ‘Iesa (Jesus), Ayub (Job), Yunus (Jonah), Harun (Aaron), and Sulaiman (Solomon), and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).
Quran 17:55
And your Lord knows best all who are in the heavens and the earth. And indeed, We have preferred some of the Prophets above others, and to Dawud (David) We gave the Zabur (Psalms).
Quran 21:105
And indeed We have written in Zabur (Psalms) [i.e. all the revealed Holy Books the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel), the Quran] after (We have already written in) Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (the Book, that is in the heaven with Allah), that My righteous slaves shall inherit the land (i.e. the land of Paradise).
Quran 34:10
And indeed We bestowed grace on David from Us (saying): “O you mountains. Glorify (Allah) with him! And you birds (also)! And We made the iron soft for him.”
If you would like to learn more about the Bible, here is a helpful video about Psalms, the nineteenth book of the Bible.
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You can read Psalms here. You can find the Psalms put to music Psalms. To read the Bible online check out: Bible Gateway. Share your favorite Bible resources in the comments section!
Many more excellent videos can be found at the Bible Project
Translations of these videos are available on YouTube.
Is the Bible Corrupt?
Is one of the reasons you do not read the Christian Scriptures because you believe they are corrupt? If so, you should know that the Quranic Injeel–the alleged book from heaven given to Jesus–is a corruption (cf. Qur’an 5:46-47; 57:27). No such Injeel exists or has ever existed.
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