Torah in Islam

thumb|right|Open Torah case with scroll. The Tawrat (Arabic: تَّوْرَاة, romanized: Tawrāh) is the Arabic-language name for the Torah within its context as an Islamic holy book, believed by Muslims to have been given by God to the prophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel. Quotes Quran right إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًۭى وَنُورٌۭ Quran 5:44 Translation: Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. Saheeh International translation Hadith right فَوَضَعُوا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وِسَادَةً فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ "ائْتُونِي بِالتَّوْرَاةِ". فَأُتِيَ بِهَا فَنَزَعَ الْوِسَادَةَ مِنْ تَحْتِهِ فَوَضَعَ التَّوْرَاةَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ "آمَنْتُ بِكِ وَبِمَنْ أَنْزَلَكِ". Sunan Abi Dawud 4449 Translation: They placed a cushion for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who sat on it and said: Bring the Torah. It was then brought. He then withdrew the cushion from beneath him and placed the Torah on it saying: I believed in thee and in Him Who revealed thee. Sunnah.com translation Commentary According to a widespread Hadith, Muhammad instructed his followers neither to accept sayings from the Tawrat (translated for them by the Ahl al-Kitdb) nor to consider them untrue, but to stick to their own belief (al-Bukhari, ed. Krehl, e.g. book 97, Tawhid, bab 51, or book 65, Tafsir on sura II, bab 11). Nevertheless, some traditionists are said to have read the Tawrat every week, stating that each time the reading is finished God's mercy comes down (Ibn Sa'd, vii/1, 161). Hava Lazarus-Yafeh: "Tawrāt". Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill (2012). 10.1163/1573-3912_islam_COM_1203. See also Torah External links Category:Judaism and other religions Category:Islam and other religions