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HOW DO THE UNWISE INTERPRET THE QUR'AN?

Joseph. This style of historic expression is dominant in all the other
books of the Torah as well.
In the same way, the initial parts of the four official Gospels
(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) contain the life of the Prophet
Jesus as their main topic. The main subject of all of these four
Gospels is his life, words and actions.
In contrast, the Qur'an is very different in style. There is an
open invitation to religion right from the start with Surat al-Fatihah.
Overall, the main subject in the Qur'an is declaring God to be free
of imperfection and ordering believers to avoid idolatry in order to
surrender themselves only to God.
Today, in the altered version of the Torah, many imperfections

and human attributes have been ascribed to God (God is surely
beyond these). For example, the anecdote of the Prophet Noah
contains a great deal of far-fetched nonsense about God's
attributes. Human qualities such as feeling tired or regretful,
serenity, and many more it is not appropriate to mention here have
been ascribed to God. Again, the Torah has greatly slandered God
when it describes Him as a human-like entity that walks, fights, and
feels anger. (God is surely beyond that)
This is the reason why there are clear warnings in the Qur'an
against such slanders and lies by the Jews. One such accusation is
that God (who is surely beyond that) is parsimonious.
The Jews say, 'God's hand is chained.' Their hands are
chained and they are cursed for what they say! No!
Both His hands are open wide and He gives however
He wills. (Surat al-Ma'idah: 64)

On the whole, the Qur'an differs again from the Torah since it
does not just talk about a single nation but of all civilizations, their rise
and fall, as well as holding those whom it has been revealed to

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