The Islamic Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 3, 2005, pp. 227-245.
Abstract:
The Qur’an contains quite a few verses that criticize the Jews for corrupting the Torah. From the very beginning, Muslims have not been able to agree on the content of these accusations in terms of whether they imply the corruption of the text or only of the meaning. Even those who argue the corruption of the text of the Torah are not of the same opinion. Some claim that the whole text is corrupted while the others assert the partial corruption. This article attempts to present the positions of various Muslim scholars on the issue of the corruption of the Torah, aiming to reach a conclusion as to which position is more appropriate to understand the Qur’anic criticism properly.
Key Words: Corruption, Falsification, Bible, Torah, Gospels, Qur’an.