Have you ever tried to compare the Quran and the Bible? You will discover there is a big difference between the two books. The Bible is full of prophecies, whereas the Quran is not. What God tells us through His Prophets about things to come is called “prophecy.”
Testing the Quran and the Bible through Prophecy
The only way you can know a book is from God is if the prophecies in the book come true. True prophecies are very specific. Some Muslims claim “And when books spread abroad” (Qs 81:11) is a prophecy. Books were spread abroad at the time of Muhammad. But this is not a prophecy. It is too general. Therefore, we can’t test the Qur’an to see if it is really from God based on a “prophecy” like that.
On the other hand, God’s prophet Micah prophesied 500 years before the coming of Isa Al-Masih that He would be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:1-2). This is a true prophecy. It gives a specific location of where, in the future, something would take place.
The Bible gives us many more prophecies as well. It records God’s words given through many of His prophets on things to come. These prophecies can be tested. They have been tested, and found to be true. This is why Christians believe the only Book from God is the Bible.
The Quran Cannot Be Tested
If the Quran had fulfilled prophecies in it, like God’s Book, there would be a reason to believe it. But it does not. We can’t test the Quran. No, you just have to believe that Muhammad received it from the angel Gabriel. You have to believe the words of one man are more accurate than the words of many prophets.
Old Testimony Prophecies Fulfilled by Isa Al-Masih
Read how prophecies from the Old Testament were fulfilled by Isa Al-Masih in the Injil!
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Theme |
Old Testament Prediction |
New Testament Fulfillment |
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Descendent of tribe of Judah |
Genesis 49:10 |
Matthew 1:2-3 |
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Born of a virgin |
Isaiah 7:14 |
Matthew 1:18 |
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Born in Bethlehem Ephrathah |
Micah 5:2 |
Matthew 2:1 |
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His exaltation |
Isaiah 52:13 |
Philippians 2:9 |
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He would be despised |
Isaiah 53:3 |
Luke 23:35 |
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He would be pierced |
Isaiah 53:5 |
John 19:35 |
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He would suffer |
Isaiah 53:7-9 |
1 Peter 2:21-23 |
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He died with evil people |
Isaiah 53:11 |
Matthew 27:44 |
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Claimed to fulfill this prophecy |
Isaiah 53:12 |
Luke 22:37 |
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He bore our sins |
Isaiah 53:12 |
Hebrews 9:28 |
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He prayed for crucifiers |
Isaiah 53:12 |
Luke 23:34 |
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His words on cross predicted |
Psalm 22:1 |
Matthew 27:46 |
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He was to be mocked |
Psalm 22:7-8 |
Luke 23:35 |
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Clothes divided by casting of lots |
Psalm 22:18 |
Matthew 27:35 |
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His words on cross predicted |
Psalm 31:5 |
Luke 23:46 |
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He will have no broken bones |
Psalm 34:20 |
John 19:33 |
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Would receive vinegar, gall |
Psalm 69:21 |
Matthew 27:34 |
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Time of his birth |
Daniel 9:25 |
Luke 2:3-7 |
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His body will be pierced |
Zechariah 12:10 |
John 19:34 |
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His triumphal entry |
Zechariah 9:9 |
John 12:13-14 |
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He is betrayed by a friend |
Psalm 41:9 |
Mark 14:10 |
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Betrayed for 30 pieces of silver |
Zechariah 11:13 |
Matthew 26:15 |
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He is struck and spit on |
Isaiah 50:6 |
Mark 14:65 |
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His resurrection |
Psalm 16:10 |
Matthew 28:9 |
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His ascension to heaven |
Psalm 68:18 |
Luke 24:50-51 |
There are many, many more prophecies found in the Old Testament that Isa Al-Masih fulfilled. The list above only contains a few of all them. God preserved these prophecies for us. Now we can be sure God’s Book is true. Thus we can rely on Isa Al-Masih as our Sacrifice for our sins.
Hopefully, in light of these prophecies, you will come to know Isa Al-Masih as your personal Savior. Here is an explanation of how you can receive eternal life.
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1. Why is focusing on fulfilled prophecy a good way to determine if a religious book is from God? Is there a better way?
2. Which of the fulfilled prophecies listed in this article gives the best proof that the Bible is the true Book of God? What prophecies do you think are not valid.
3. Why do some people, in spite of the list of fulfilled prophecies, still reject the Bible as the Book of God?
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child of God says
2 January 2015 at 3:49 pm`
Jesus is real. I suffered from spine problems which doctors couldn’t cure. I was on four types of pain medications and pain persisted. I went to a church, They prayed for me. I discontinued medication believing in Jesus and I was healed. There was no side effect, no more pain.
I’ve decided to become a living testimony of Jesus who is seated at the right hand of the Father in Heaven. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (Injil, John 14:6). .
aila says
1 February 2015 at 1:47 pm~
Thank you very much for your testimony of Jesus. He could heal pain, resolve problems, breaks every bondage, etc. He even died on the cross so that all of mankinds could have eternal life. All of these things were taught in the Holy Book. Blessings.
Hans says
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Hello Aila, thanks for your statement. But wait, God dead?
aila says
6 February 2015 at 5:17 pm`
Hans,
Thanks for your comment. Kalima Allah took the form of human being so that He could die to redeem the punishment of sin. A human being dies, but God can’t! When we say that Isa died, it’s His body that died. Get more explanation about the incarnation through this link: https://www.isaandislam.com/isa-al-masih/why-muslims-cannot-deny-the-possibility-of-the-incarnation.html.
Jon says
4 February 2015 at 4:25 pm‘
If the Bible predates the Quran then it would imply that God messed up somewhere with the Bible and it had to get some guy to make the Quran, right?
Because as stated in the Bible, the Word of God cannot be changed and is eternal. So for Muhammad to have written the Quran; let’s say that he got it from an Angel which was sent from God would mean that God messed up His own Word which is impossible. It would mean that God contradicted Himself. And because God is perfect and the word says that His word is eternal and there is proof of the stories of the Bible, it would mean that the Quran is not true. The Bible is the only right word of God.
aila says
20 April 2015 at 9:48 am~
Jon,
Thank you for writing us a comment in regards of the article above. You are right that when someone claimed that the predated revelation was corrupted, he meant that God can contradict Himself.
In fact, the current Bible is the same as the original transcripts. The Christians have complete manuscripts from the third and fourth centuries. Therefore, the Bible should be trusted. Here is the link to explain why the Bible should be trusted: https://www.isaandislam.com/The-Bible/should-muslims-trust-the-bible.html.
Blessings.
aila says
20 April 2015 at 9:49 am`
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Ahmed says
12 August 2016 at 3:23 am`
The common problem of Christians with Islam is due to their ignorant of the Noble Quran.
The writer of this article needs to seek the real knowledge of the heaven and earth which can only be found in the Holy Quran. Al-Quran is a threat to disbelievers and admonition to the God’s fearing.
Muhammad only came to confirm the message that came before him (Gospel, Torah) The Holy Quran summarized the origin of Jesus (pbuh) in the book of (Al-I-Imran) yet the hypocrites among the Christendom invented a lie against (Allah) and said they crucified him. Q3vs61: “Now who so disputes with you in this matter of (Jesus) after there has come to you true knowledge, then say to him, ‘Come let us summon our sons and your sons, our women and your women, and our people and your people,then let us pray fervently one against the other and invoke the disapproval of Allah upon the liars”.
aila says
12 August 2016 at 4:03 pm~
Dear Ahmed,
Thank you for your comment. Why would you trust to the book which couldn’t be proven? As mentioned in the article, we can test the Bible, but we can’t with the Quran. We can test the Taurat, the Zabur, and the Injil, but not with the Quran. So, how do you believe in God through the book which can’t be tested?
Mohamed says
1 January 2017 at 2:43 pm`
Bible is one of our books. Jesus is a great prophet.
Good questions. 1. The word of God cannot really be tested well because that amounts to look for ways to justify faith. Faith is supremely disconnected from doubt. The Quran is the miracle but this fact can only be pointed at but not proven. It is made up of signs. If one reads the signs one can plot the reality, but the reality cannot be established except intellectually thereby. The experience of reality or reality (the God of Moses, Abraham, Isaac, David and Jesus) is, nonetheless available by treading the path that is pointed at by the signs in an exercise that develops and recognizes the faith which has no handhold, no test, no proof except in the reward for the search of reality.
aila says
20 March 2017 at 3:56 pm~
Dear Mohamed,
Thank you for your comment. If Muslims accept the Bible as God’s Holy Book, then why does the Quran contradicts with the Bible? Also, how can you know that something is real if you can’t test or prove that it’s real? By the way, have you ever read the Bible?