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Occurrence of the word Injil in the Qur'an

The word Injil occurs twelve times in the Qur'an (III, 2, 43, 58; V, 50, 51, 70, 72, 110; VII, 156; IX, 112; XLVIII, 29; LVII, 27 - exact place depends on version of the Qur'an) and refers to the revelation transmitted by Isa . The word also means the scripture possessed and read by the Christian contemporaries of Mohammed (V, 51; VII, 156), i.e., the four Gospels , often extended in current usage to mean the whole of the New Testament . Although the Qu'ran refers to the message of Isa, the contents of the relevation contained in the Injeel transmitted by Isa is not known from the Qur'an.


Injil is the word of Allah

  • Surah Al-Imran 3:3 "...And he sent down the Taurat (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel). ".

  • Surah Al-Maidah 5:46 "...And in their footsteps, We sent 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary) confirming the Taurat (Torah) that had come before him, and We gave him the Injeel (Gospel), in which was guidance and light and confirmation of the Taurat (Torah) that had come before it, a guidance and an admonition for Al-Muttaqun (the pious - see V.2:2).

  • Surah Al-Hadid 57:27 "...Then, We sent after them, Our Messengers, and We sent 'Iesa (Jesus) son of Maryam (Mary), and gave him the Injeel (Gospel). And We ordained in the hearts of those who followed him, compassion and mercy"

    • Also see 3:48,65; 5:47; 5:110; 19:30

( Hilali-Khan translation)


Difference between the Injil and Gospels


Muslim view point:

Muslim scholars generally dispute that Injil refers to either the scripture possessed and read by the Christians nowadays or the four Gospels. The word Injil is used in the Qur'an, the Hadith , and early Muslim documents to refer specifically to the revelations made by God to Isa, and is used by both Muslims and some Arabic-speaking Christians today.

Muslim scholars state that the Injil has undergone Tahrif , that is the meaning or words were distorted, passages were suppressed, others added, etc. Many Muslims believe that humans have corrupted parts of the Injil, specifically references to where Jesus is called the Son Of God by his followers and the events that occurred after Jesus' death. Muslims believe that instead of Jesus dying on the cross and then being resurrected (as the Bible says), he was never crucified and was risen into Heaven .


Only Qur'an is authoritative

Although parts of the Injil are believed to have been corrupted over time, the original Injil was, nonetheless, a revelation from God to Isa in the eyes of Muslims. It is therefore treated as such, and belief in it is necessary, as is prescribed by one of the six Islamic Articles Of Faith . Nevertheless, from the books sent by God ('' Kutub ''), only the Qu'ran does not suffer from '' Tahrif '', i.e. is considered flawless (in contrast to Tawrat , Zabur , Injil ) and existing (in contrast to the Suhuf-i-Ibrahim ) according to the Muslims and therefore only the Qu'ran is an authoritative source for Islam .


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