Old Testament

The Old Testament (abbreviated OT) is the first part of Christian Bibles, based primarily upon the Hebrew Bible (or Tanakh), a collection of ancient religious writings by the Israelites believed by most Christians and religious Jews to be the sacred Word of God. The second part of the Christian Bible is the New Testament. The books that comprise the Old Testament canon, as well as their order and names, differ between Christian denominations.

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Qur'an . Old Testament . New Testament

Does the Qur'an confirm the truths of the books before it, meaning the Old and New Testaments?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 6 years ago

Quran confirms the True statements mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, but since many parts of the Old and New testaments were been distorted by people, the real testaments are not what is been claimed.

Quran does not confirm every thing which is been claimed by People of Book but it definitely confirms the Real facts in the original Testaments. This confirmation is mentioned in many Suras like:

al-Baqara 41, 91, 97,

Aal Imraan 3,

al-Nisaa 47,

al-Ma'ida 46, 48

Wassalam

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Prophet Muhammad . Prophethood . Old Testament . Monk . Bahira

How did the monks, such as Bahira, at the time of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) know about the sign of the prophethood between his shoulders? And is there any reference about it in the currently available Old Testament?

Rebecca Masterton, Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been... Answered 6 years ago

The story of the monk called Bahira is not considered authentic in the Imami school.