The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
The Principles of Islam - PDF - Islam 114 Dawah Group
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answer is that although the Scriptures thatpreceded the Qur'an may contain parts <strong>of</strong>the original texts, but they cannot beconsidered as genuine, for the followingreasons:1- <strong>The</strong> complete original texts <strong>of</strong> thoseScriptures are no longer in existence. Whatis available today is only the translation withwhich the opinions <strong>of</strong> the translators, andthe exegeses are mixed.2- <strong>The</strong> original texts <strong>of</strong> those Bookswere not written down during theMessengers' lifetime, rather, they werewritten down hundreds <strong>of</strong> years thereafter.<strong>The</strong>y were collected from reports given bythe Messengers'followers as was the case <strong>of</strong>the Bible. <strong>The</strong> original text itselfdisappeared and was compiled for thesecond time from reports and narratives,and so was the case <strong>of</strong> the Torah.3- All previous Scriptures were notmeant to address mankind at large, rathereach Book was sent to one particular nation,28