9- The Bible in Islam

Muslims respect the Bible as a holy book from God; even there are a lot of Muslims scholars, such as Ibn Kathir, consider the Bible as one of their resources to explain what is summarized the Quran.

Quran itself talks very highly about the Bible’s book. For example God said in the Quran about the Torah: “Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to God] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of God, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.”  (5:44)

Beside, He told his last prophet (Muhammad): “Indeed, We have revealed to you, as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And we revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the Descendants, Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and to David We gave the book [of Psalms].” (4:163)

Also, God described the Gospel very highly when He said in the Quran: "And in their footsteps We sent Jesus the son of Mary, confirming the Law that had come before him: We sent him the Gospel: therein was guidance and light, and confirmation of the Law that had come before him: a guidance and an admonition to those who fear God," (5:46)

Although Muslims respect the Bible they do not depend on it to get their knowledge or to worship God, because even though they believe that parts of the Bible are a revelation from God they do not believe it, nor disbelieve it; because they believe it was changed, distorted, or corrupted by additions and subtractions.

When the Qur'an speaks of the Gospel, it refers to an original divinely revealed Book that came to the Prophet Jesus Christ. It does not refer to any Gospel written by any of Jesus's disciples, such as the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.