Page 47 - How Do The Unwise Interpret The Qur'an ?

Examples of Misinterpretation of the Qur'an

before the Qur'an. However, God has protected the Qur'an. This fact
is mentioned in verse 9 of Surat al-Hijr "It is We Who have sent
down the Reminder and We Who will preserve it.."
Another of the unsound claims widely spread by the unwise is
that the Prophet Muhammad was inspired by the Bible (the Torah
and the Gospel) and afterwards wrote the Qur'an. At the root of
this totally imaginary and baseless claim lie some similarities that
exist between the Qur'an and the Bible.
It is quite natural for such similarities to exist because,
ultimately (if we were to remove the altered parts of the Torah and
the Gospel) they all contain the words of God and their message is
one and the same. The main subjects, such as the presence of God,

His oneness, His attributes, belief in the Hereafter, the
characteristics of believers, hypocrites and those who deny Him,
the lives of previous nations, guidance, prohibitions, and moral
values, are universal facts and will stay unaltered throughout time.
Consequently, it is no surprise that these topics mentioned in the
previous holy books are similar and parallel to those in the Qur'an.
Actually, there is no claim in the Qur'an that Islam is a very distinct
religion. The similarities are stated in the Qur'anic verses as well:
It (The Qur'an) is certainly in the scriptures of the
previous peoples. Is it not indeed a Sign for them that
the scholars of the tribe of Israel have knowledge of it?
(Surat ash-Shu'ara : 196-197)
What is in the heavens and in the earth belongs to
God. We have instructed those given the Book before
you and you yourselves, to have fear of God. (Surat an-
Nisa': 131)

What's more, it is stated in the Qur'an that it confirms the
original, unaltered Torah and the Gospel:

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