Page 12 - Love in the Gospel

One of the qualities of believers mentioned in the Qur'an is their belief
in the Books of God. As our Lord revealed the Qur'an to our Prophet (pbuh),
He also revealed the Gospel to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh), the Torah to the
Prophet Moses (pbuh), various texts to the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), and
the Psalms to the Prophet David (pbuh). Muslims are obliged to believe in
all these Divine books.
God states the following in the verses of the Qur'an:
Those who believe in what has been sent down to you and what was
sent down before you, and are certain about the hereafter. (Surat al-
Baqara, 4)
Say: 'We believe in God and what has been sent down to us and
what was sent down to Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob
and the Tribes, and what Moses and Jesus were given, and what all
the Prophets were given by their Lord. We do not differentiate be-
tween any of them. We are Muslims submitted to Him.' (Surat al-
Baqara, 136)
A Muslim who abides by the Qur'an believes in all the Prophets and their
revelations. Although there are some commandments and statements in
these Books which have been distorted over the course of time, they also
contain Divine commandments regarding the principles of faith, the way of
LOVE IN THE GOSPEL And We sent Jesus, son of Mary, following in their footsteps, con-
worship and good morality. The following are some of the verses in the
Qur'an that refer to the Gospel:

firming the Torah that came before him. We gave him the Gospel
containing guidance and light, confirming the Torah that came be-
fore it, and as guidance and admonition for those who have piety.
The people of the Gospel should judge by what God sent down in
it. Those who do not judge by what God has sent down, such peo-
ple are deviators. (Surat al-Maida, 46-47)
10 The Gospel, which confirmed the Torah, was revealed to the Prophet
Jesus (pbuh) as guidance and admonition for those who have faith. But
after the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) was taken alive to the Sight of God, some