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Surat at-Baqara 2:53
Furqan - the Criterion
In Surat at-Baqara 2:53 we read:
"And we certainly gave Moses the Book and the Furqan
that you may be rightly guided."
The text is clear. The Book Moses received is known as
the Pentateuch (five books) or the Torah. This is not disputed.
The Furqan therefore must be the Ten Commandments, for they are
which distinguish between right and wrong. The reason the
Muslims always misinterpret this is they want the Quran to be
the Furqan. It could not be since it was given to Moses before
the Quran was ever revealed.
The Ahmadiyyas mistakenly say the Book is the Ten Commandments.
Tafsir al-Jalilayn agrees with me that the book is the Torah.
The Furqan then has to be the Ten Commandments and the other
laws God gave to Moses to distinguish right from wrong.
This is confirmed by the very much parallel verse in
Exodus 24:12
The LORD said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and stay here,
and I will give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandment
I have written for their instruction."
Further reading on the meaning of Furqaan.
Qur'an Commentary Index
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