Do Muslims believe in the Bible?
Muslims respect the Bible, yet we realize that there are numerous Bibles and many versions of the Bible. We also realize that the Bible has been altered and added to throughout its turbulent history; so much that it is not regarded as the pure, unadulterated revelation of Allah[God]. There is only one Divine Revelation which has retained its pristine purity and has a direct connection with its Divine source. That Book is Al-Qur’an. For more information, go to [Bible].
– Answer: Not the way that you do. To us the only infallible and truly vital scripture is the Koran, which is, as I establish in a number of ways on this sites Bible and Koran page, sort of a compressed revision of the Bible. Second to the Koran comes the hadith/sunnah, the recorded teachings and deeds of the blessed Muhammad; this scripture is fallible. Third comes the Bible, or to be more specific, the parts of the Bible which are connected to the Koran. The two of the four scriptures that the Koran says it confirms and also revises which can be found in the Bible are the Pentateuch and the Psalms of the blessed David. According to the Koran, the Pentateuch has been corrupted along with the rest of the Bible (2:75-79), yet still contains some substantial amount of guidance and light (5:44). Presumably the Psalms are like this too. Occasionally there will be a story in the Koran which is paralleled in other parts of the Bible than the Pentateuch and Psalms, such as the narratives of K
