Holy books

• What is the Torah?

  The first five books, revealed by Allah to Musa
• What is Psalms?

  Holy book revealed by Allah to Dawud
• What is the Gospel?

  A holy book revealed by Allah to Isa
• What are the scrolls of Abraham?

  A holy book revealed by Allah to Ibrahim, which are lost
• Tawrat:

  • Was given to Musa
  • Mentioned 18 times in the Qur’an
• Zabur (Psalms):

  • Revealed to Dawhud and mentioned 3 times in the Qur’an
  • Muslims believe that they are similar to the Psalms in the Bible
• Injil (Gospel):

  • Mentioned 12 times in the Qur’an and revealed to Isa divinely
  • Most of the Gospel is lost but some of its messages can be found in the Bible
• Scrolls of Abraham:

  • Referred to in the Qur’an
  • Lost or no longer exist
  • Thought to have been the earliest scripture in Islam
  • Revealed to Ibrahim
• The Qur’an was revealed to Muhammad by the Angel Jibril on the Night of Power at Mount Hira
• ”We gave him the Gospel”
• “This is truly a glorious Qur’an preserved on a tablet”
• “This is the scripture in which there is not doubt, containing guidance for those who are mindful of God”