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Besides these, only the Qur’an can measure the "chastity
of heart." In other words, people can say that they are chaste
only if they are sincere according to the Qur’anic meaning of
the term. Thus, it is senseless for them to claim to have a
chaste heart based upon their own code of values or that of
the societies of ignorance.

58. How does the Qur’an view the holy books
that were revealed before it?

Allah revealed the Torah to Prophet Musa (as), the
Psalms to Prophet Dawud (as), and the Gospel to Prophet
`Isa (as) before He sent down the Qur’an to Prophet
Muhammad (saas). Each of these books were books of truth
that conveyed the message of Allah’s religion at a particular
point in time. However, over time they were distorted by
people who held mistaken and false beliefs and became
mixed up with false information. Due to this development,
humanity had no book of truth that conveyed the true reli-
gion, and so Allah sent the Qur’an to inform humanity of His
religion once again. The Qur’an is protected until the Day of
Resurrection by Allah, for "It is We Who have sent down
the Reminder and We Who will preserve it." (Surat al-Hijr,
9)

59. Who are the "People of the Book"?
They are the Jews and the Christians, to whom the Torah
and the Gospel were sent. But since these books have been
distorted over time, Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (saas) to
warn them, and the Qur’an as their holy book. Some of the
verses related to them are as follows:
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