The Quran wars against itself.
On the one hand, the Quran claims that the former Scriptures — the Old and New Testaments of the Bible — came from Allah and have never been corrupted.
On the other hand, the Quran claims that Jesus is not God and did not die on the Cross.
Both of these claims cannot be true. If one is true, the other is false.
Thus, the Quran disproves itself.
Let’s look in greater detail.
First, let’s demonstrate that the Quran calls the Old and New Testaments Scripture that came from Allah:
“And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous.” 5:46
And again:
“He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. Before, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Qur'an.” 3:3–4
It’s clear enough that the Quran claims that Allah gave the Torah and Gospel — the Old and New Testaments. More to the point, 3:3-4 makes it explicit that the same Allah who revealed the Qur’an also revealed the Torah and the Gospel.
Second, let’s demonstrate that the Quran declares the Old and New Testaments to be free from corruption — in fact, the Quran says they cannot be corrupted:
“And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” 6:115
“And certainly were messengers denied before you, but they were patient over [the effects of] denial, and they were harmed until Our victory came to them. And none can alter the words of Allah. And there has certainly come to you some information about the [previous] messengers.” 6:34
“For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah. That is what is the great attainment.” 10:64
And finally:
And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words.” 18:27
This goes beyond the mere statement that the Bible has not been corrupted. It states repeatedly that no one could alter Allah’s words if they wanted to. According to the Quran, no one can alter the words of Allah.
Also according to the Quran, the Old and New Testaments are the words of Allah.
Therefore, according to the Quran, the Bible cannot be altered. None can alter the words of Allah.
Third, the Bible — which the Quran states came from Allah and cannot be changed — declares Jesus to be God:
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9, NIV)
Jesus Christ does not merely represent God. He is no mere prophet, messenger, or spiritual being.
ALL the fullness of God lives in Jesus — which means that Jesus is God. There is no part of the fullness of God that is missing from Jesus. All the fullness of God — everything that it means to be God, everything that God is — lives in Jesus in bodily form.
Further:
“These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:31, ESV)
Every word of the Bible is written to declare that Jesus is God, and that by believing in Him, we may have life in Jesus’ Name.
Salvation comes not through the Quran, not through Mohammed, not through Islam — but through believing in Jesus Christ.
This, then, is the more irrefutable error in the Quran.
If the Quran’s own claims about the Bible are true, then the Quran’s claim of salvation through Islam is false.
But if the Quran’s own claims about salvation through Islam are true, then the Quran’s own claims about the Bible are false.
Either way, the Quran traps itself.
I didn't want to answer this Kyle, because there is a mistake from the very beginning, but since you are answering me in full and wasting your time, I will do this as well to explain to you
1. The Quran does not mention the Bible. And let's not even start with this, but which version of the Bible exactly? Protestant, Orthodox? Catholic? They all have a different number of canonical books.
2. Since when did you drag the Old Testament and the New Testament into the previous scriptures? Since when did you drag in books whose authors are not even known and drag them into the previous scriptures that the Quran talks about. Isa (peace be upon him) had only one gospel, which of them are you talking about? Also, the Quran talks about the Torah of Moses, and not about the one that you have today. The author of which, as Jerome of Stridnos says, is not Moses, but Ezdra.
Where does the Quran even once talk about the letters of Paul or others like him?
,,The Quran says that the Old and New cannot be distorted,,
In the Quran itself there are many accusations against the Jews and Christians that they distorted their scriptures. For example, 2 surah 75 verse. In the same surah in verse 79 Allah repeats: Woe to those who write the Scripture with their own hands and then say, "This is from Allah," to buy with it a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written! Woe to them for what they earn!
In just one verse there are 4 indications that the distortions were WRITTEN.
So what gospel did Jesus have? Unless there were 4 canonical ones, and about 100 non-canonical ones. What gospel is the Quran talking about?
“He has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what came before. And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel. Before that, as a guidance for mankind. And He sent down the Qur’an.” 3:3–4
This verse simply refutes your claim kayl. They were the true guidance before the Qur’an (and now they are not even there).
,,It is clear enough that the Qur’an states that Allah gave the Torah and the Gospel — the Old and New Testaments.,,
Where does it say new and old testaments? Lol.
“And the word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truth and in justice. None can alter His words, and He is the Hearing, the Knowing.” 6:115,,
This is not even about the scripture, but simply about a promise, you should have read the context.
,,And recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book of your Lord. There is no changer of His words.” 18:27
That's right, the Quran cannot be changed. Why are you adding the Bible to this?
All the following verses are simply about Allah's promise to help his people.
There is no mention of the Bible in the Quran at all, only the Taurat, Injil and Zabur.
3. And your scripture itself does not claim that the Bible is inspired by God. Why?
Paul in his second letter to Timothy says, "All scripture is inspired by God," But he says these words in relation to the Old Testament, because at that time the New Testament did not even exist. The Epistle of James, Jude, and the Revelation of John the Theologian were written after Paul.
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9, NIV),,
In that case, you must deify Moses, since God says to him - I will make you a god for Pharaoh, and I will appoint Aaron as a prophet.
Then deify the judges in the books of Psalms: God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among the gods (82:1)
And you can also deify Satan, who in the Bible is called a god and the owner of this world (I think in the letter to the Corinthians).
,,ALL the fullness of God lives in Jesus — which means that Jesus is God. There is no part of the fullness of God that is missing from Jesus. All the fullness of God — everything that it means to be God, everything that God is — lives in Jesus in bodily form.,,
In that case, Satan, Moses and the judges are also gods.
And no, Jesus himself and his apostles did not even think that he was God, that came later
“These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” (John 20:31, ESV),
And where is Jesus called God here? According to the Bible, all the people of Israel are the sons of God, David and the angels are also the sons of God
Also, the phrase rendered as “before it/him” in the original Arabic is “ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ/bayna yadayhi”, which literally means “between his hands”, but idiomatically means “before him” in a spatial sense like “in front of him” or “in his presence”. The English word “before” can also be used this way. Thus 3:3-4 is saying the previous bodies of revelation being confirmed are “before” the Quran spatially or in its presence.