Islam: Kutub (Islamic holy books)

• What Muslims believe about God’s message to them?

  1. The Qur’an is perfectly inspired and is free from mistakes
  2. It contains the solutions to any human problems
  3. It is a guide to life
• what Are the books Islam people read?

  1. Sahifa Ibrahim = Scrolls of Abraham became so distorted they were all lost
  2. Tawrat = Musa’s message was distorted but remains part of the Jewish Torah
  3. Zabur = Dawud’s message survives in the Old Testament Psalms ( there is a quote from this in the Quran)
• What about the hadith?


  The hadith, whilst very important are not revelation. They are the words associated with Muhammad rather than the direct word of God.