Injil (the New Testament According to the Qur'an)

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Injil (إنجيل) is the Qur'an's term for the New Testament of the Bible, usually the four gospels.

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The Injil according to the Qur'an

The Qur'an reports the Injil to be one of the three previous 'Revelations' of Allah (the other two being the Taurat and Zabur). The Qur'an asserts that Allah revealed the previous scriptures to the Jews and to the Christians, but that those who knew the scriptures "changed the words from their right places" and "forgot a good part of the message." Regarding the Injil:

And with those who say, We are Christians, We made a covenant, but they neglected a portion of what they were reminded of, therefore We excited among them enmity and hatred to the day of resurrection; and Allah will inform them of what they did.
Quran 5:14

The Qur'an also claims to "confirm what they (the People of the Book, i.e. Jews and Christians) have with them":

O followers of the Book! indeed Our Messenger has come to you making clear to you much of what you concealed of the Book and passing over much; indeed, there has come to you light and a clear Book from Allah;
Quran 5:15

Islamic Claims about the Injil

While many Muslims believe that the "People of the Book" literally changed the content of their holy books contrary to the will of Allah, citing verses such as Qur'an 2:79, the Qur'an does not appear to explicitly make this charge. Instead, it states that the Jews and Christians knew what their texts said but deliberately distorted the commands and meanings in their oral recitations to an illiterate population. The Qur'an also charges that they "concealed" a part of the message or "hid it (the book) behind their backs."

Muslims also believe that the Injil is corrupt because of the differences in the accounting of events. For example, the New Testament presents Jesus as the son of God or an aspect of God, while the Qur'an says Isa (Jesus) was only a prophet and that Allah has no partners.

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