The Three Doors | The Quran, Tawrat, and Injil

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Door 1:
The Tawrat and Injil were true revelation from Allah.

Door 2:
The Tawrat and Injil were later corrupted beyond trust.

Door 3:
The Quran confirms the earlier revelation.

QUESTION:

Can all three doors stay open at the same time?
            

If the earlier Scriptures were true revelation from Allah, then they should be treated with reverence and read carefully.

If they were corrupted beyond trust, then we must ask why the Quran repeatedly confirms them and tells people to judge by what Allah revealed in them.

If the Quran confirms what came before it, then the earlier revelation cannot simply be dismissed.

• Quran 3:3 — the Quran is described as confirming what came before it, and the Tawrat and Injil are named.
• Quran 3:4 — the earlier revelation is connected with guidance for people.
• Quran 5:46 — the Injil is described as containing guidance and light.

The first door is not controversial: the Quran itself presents the Tawrat and Injil as revelation from Allah.

So the sincere seeker should not begin by dismissing them. The better question is: What exactly does the Quran say about these books?

This claim must be tested carefully. Does the Quran say that the Tawrat and Injil given by Allah were lost, replaced, or made useless before Muhammad’s time?

Or does it accuse some people of hiding, twisting, misquoting, or misusing revelation?

There is a major difference between saying:

• Some people mishandled the Scriptures
• The Scriptures themselves were destroyed or corrupted beyond trust

The first claim is about human behaviour. The second claim is about Allah’s ability to preserve His own revelation.

Because English translations and modern explanations can vary, do not rely on only one wording. Compare several translations and, where possible, check the Arabic terms.

Especially notice whether the passage is speaking about:

• the Tawrat,
• the Injil,
• the People of the Book,
• people who read the Scripture before Muhammad,
• or later teachers and interpreters.

The question is not what later arguments need the verse to mean. The question is what the verse actually says.

• Quran 3:3 — the Quran confirms what came before it.
• Quran 5:43 — Jews are questioned for coming for judgment while having the Tawrat.
• Quran 5:47 — the People of the Injil are told to judge by what Allah revealed in it.
• Quran 10:94 — Muhammad is directed to ask those who had been reading the Scripture before him.

If the earlier Scriptures were already unreliable, why would the Quran point people back to them?

If the People of the Injil were told to judge by what Allah revealed in it, then the Injil must have still mattered.

If Muhammad was directed to ask those reading the Scripture before him, then those earlier readers must have had something meaningful to consult.

If the Tawrat and Injil were revelation from Allah, then they should be honoured, not ignored.

If they were corrupted beyond trust before Muhammad, then it becomes difficult to explain why the Quran repeatedly confirms them and directs people back to them.

If the Quran confirms the earlier revelation, then sincere seekers should read the earlier Scriptures carefully instead of dismissing them.

The sincere seeker must ask:

Did Allah reveal the Tawrat and Injil, preserve His words, and point people back to them — or did His earlier revelation fail? 

Instead of saying, “Islam is wrong,” begin with:

“Can we look together at what the Quran says about the Tawrat and Injil?” 

• What does this verse say Allah revealed?
• What does the Quran say the earlier books contained?
• Who is told to judge by the Injil?
• Why would the Quran confirm a book that could not be trusted?
• Would it be wrong to read the Injil carefully for ourselves?

The aim is not to win a fight. The aim is to invite a sincere person to read what Allah has already pointed toward.

A good closing question is:

“If the Quran points us toward the Injil, would you be willing to read it with me?”