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Islamic holy books are certain religious scriptures that are viewed by Muslims as having valid divine significance, in that they were authored by God ( Allah ) through a variety of prophets and messengers , including those who predate the Quran . Among the group of religious texts considered to be valid revelations, the three that are mentioned by name in the Quran are the Tawrat , received by prophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel ; the Zabur ( Psalms ), received by David ; and the Gospel , received by Jesus .1 Additionally, the Quran mentions God's revealing of the Scrolls of Abraham and the Scrolls of Moses . Early Quranic manuscript written on vellum (mid-late 7th century CE) Scroll of the Psalms Open Torah case with scroll.2 Muslims hold the Quran , as it was revealed to Muhammad , to be God's final revelation to mankind , and therefore a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures, such as the Bible . Despite the primacy that Muslims place upon the Quran in this context, belief in the validity of earlier Abrahamic scriptures is one of the six Islamic articles of faith . However, for most self-identified Muslims, the level of this belief is restricted by the concept of tahrif . The Islamic methodology of tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab ( ) refers to interpreting the Qur'an with/through the Bible. This approach adopts canonical Arabic versions of the Bible , including the Tawrat and the Injil, both to illuminate and to add exegetical depth to the reading of the Qur'an. Notable Muslim mufassirun (commentators) of the Bible and Qur'an who weaved biblical texts together with Qur'anic ones include Abu al-Hakam Abd al-Salam bin al-Isbili of Al-Andalus and Ibrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i. Concise Encyclopedia of Islam . Interpreting the Qurʾān with the Bible (Tafsīr al-Qurʾān bi-l-Kitāb) .
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The Islamic holy books are the records which most Muslims believe were dictated by God to various prophets. They are the Tawrat ( Torah ), the Zabur (commonly the Psalms ), the Injil (commonly the Gospel ), and the Qur'an . The words Tawrat and Injil are mentioned several times in the Qur'an itself.
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Four major Hadith collections For Shia Islam Kitab Al-Kafi Man La Yahduruhu Al-Faqih Tahdhib Al-Ahkam Al-Istibsar Scripture classification Revelation Narrated Islam portal v t e Islamic holy books are the texts which Muslims believe were authored by God to various prophets throughout humanity's history.All these books, in Muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that God ordained for those people.Muslims believe the Quran to be the final revelation of God's word to man, and a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures.Despite the primacy that Muslims place upon the Qur'an as God's final word, Islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, and belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam.Among the books considered to be revealed, the four mentioned by name in the Qur'an are the Torah (revealed to Moses ), the Zabur (revealed to David ), the Injil ( Gospel ) (revealed to Jesus ), and the Qur'an itself.
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Texts which Muslims believe were authored by God through various prophets Four major Hadith collections For Shia Islam Kitab Al-Kafi Man La Yahduruhu Al-Faqih Tahdhib Al-Ahkam Al-Istibsar Scripture classification Revelation Narrated Islam portal v t e Islamic Holy Books are the texts which Muslims believe were authored by God through various prophets throughout humanity's history. All these books, in Muslim belief, promulgated the code and laws that God ordained for those people. Muslims believe the Quran to be the final revelation of God to mankind, and a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures. Despite the primacy that Muslims place upon the Quran as God's final word, Islam speaks of respecting all the previous scriptures, and belief in all the revealed books is an article of faith in Islam. Among the books considered to be revealed, the four mentioned by name in the Quran shareef are the Tawrat ( Torah or the Law ) revealed to Musa ( Moses ), the Zabur (Psalms) revealed to Dawud ( David ), the Injil (the Gospel) revealed to Isa ( Jesus ).
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Religious scriptures seen by Muslims as holy Islamic holy books are certain religious scriptures that are viewed by Muslims as having valid divine significance, in that they were authored by God ( Allah ) through a variety of prophets and messengers , including those who predate the Quran . Among the group of religious texts considered to be valid revelations, the three that are mentioned by name in the Quran are the Tawrat ( Arabic for Torah ), received by prophets and messengers amongst the Israelites ; the Zabur ( Psalms ), received by David ; and the Injeel (Arabic for the Gospel ), received by Jesus . Additionally, the Quran mentions God's revealing of the Scrolls of Abraham and the Scrolls of Moses . Early Quranic manuscript written on vellum (mid-late 7th century CE) Muslims hold the Quran , as it was revealed to Muhammad , to be God's final revelation to mankind , and therefore a completion and confirmation of previous scriptures, such as the Bible . Despite the primacy that Muslims place upon the Quran in this context, belief in the validity of earlier Abrahamic scriptures is one of the six Islamic articles of faith . However, for most self-identified Muslims, the level of this belief is restricted by the concept of tahrif . The Islamic methodology of tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab ( Arabic : تفسير القرآن بالكتاب ) refers to interpreting the Qur'an with/through the Bible. This approach adopts canonical Arabic versions of the Bible , including the Tawrat and the Injil, both to illuminate and to add exegetical depth to the reading of the Qur'an. Notable Muslim mufassirun (commentators) of the Bible and Qur'an who weaved biblical texts together with Qur'anic ones include Abu al-Hakam Abd al-Salam bin al-Isbili of al-Andalus and Ibrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i . Concise Encyclopedia of Islam . Interpreting the Qurʾān with the Bible (Tafsīr al-Qurʾān bi-l-Kitāb) .
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records which most muslims believe were dictated by god to various prophets
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Quran
Tawrat (Torah)
Injil (Gospel)
Scrolls of Abraham
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