The Masters Call


Biblical Stories in the Qur’an
February 20, 2007, 3:07 pm
Filed under: General, Tools, Understanding Islam

The following stories are exerpts from answering-islam.com:

Many of the stories of the Qur’an are derivatives of Biblical stories, containing many similarities but also striking differences in what is stated and what is omitted. This compilation provides references to the passages of the Qur’an which are re-narrations of Biblical material, and has the objective to allow the Christian reader who is familiar with the Bible to quickly find and compare the Biblical story with the Quranic version.

So far, this is done only for stories from the Old Testament. We hope to soon provide similar reference lists for the passages in the Qur’an that speak about John the Baptist, Mary, Jesus, and his disciples.

Pickthall Lo! your Lord is Allah Who created the heavens and the earth in six Days, then mounted He the Throne. He covereth the night with the day, which is in haste to follow it, and hath made the sun and the moon and the stars subservient by His command. His verily is all creation and commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!

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