Biblical and Quranic narratives From WikiAhmadiyya, the free encyclopedia on Islam and Ahmadiyyat The Quran, the central religious text of Islam, contains references to more than fifty people and events also found in the Bible. While the stories told in each book are generally comparable, important differences sometimes emerge. Anything in the Bible that agrees with the Quran is accepted by Muslims, while anything that disagrees is rejected, because Muslims believe the Biblical tradition was corrupted over time, whereas the Quranic tradition is uncorrupted. View of Biblical prophetsOverviewThe Bible and the Quran both offer accounts of prophets such as Abraham, Joseph and Moses. While the narratives share numerous similarities, the Bible regularly describes prophets committing sins while the Quran rejects these allegations against the prophets. NoahBoth the Bible and the Quran accept Noah as a chosen man of God and their narratives are largely similar. However the Quran does not accept the Bible's portrayal of Noah as a drunkard:
DavidThe Quran views David as a prophet of God and does not accept Biblical allegations of crimes committed by him such as adultery and murder:
Historical contradictionsOverviewBiblical and Quranic narratives contradict one another in numerous places. The Quran states that such contradictions have occurred because the Bible has become corrupted by human hands, while the Quran remains pure:
Where the two narratives contradict one another, the Quran is correcting the errors of the Bible. Joseph in EgyptThe Bible describes the leader Egypt at the time of Joseph as 'Pharaoh'.
The Bible further adds that Moses, appearing centuries later, is also confronted by an Egyptian ruler named 'Pharaoh'. The Quran contradicts this, describing the ruler at the time of Joseph as a King and the ruler at the time of Moses as a Pharaoh:
The Quranic historical terminology is more accurate and the term 'pharaoh' only began to be used by the ancient Egyptians after the time of Joseph. Pharaoh's endThe Bible's narrative of Pharaoh ends with his drowning:
The Quran is unique in adding:
The Quran adds that Pharaoh's body was recovered and preserved and will one day be rediscovered as a sign. Muslims believe this prophecy was fulfilled in the mummification, preservation and rediscovery of Pharaoh's body in the modern era. See also |