• asked to produce the Torah and read from it, Âl 'Imran 3:93.
  * a group of Jews went to Muhammad and ask him to pronounce judgement on an adulterous couple. Muhammad asked for the Torah to be brought before him, and the couple was subsequently stoned, in accordance with the penalty laid down in the Torah. (see Sahih Bukhari Book 38, no. 4434)
  * This incident indicates that Muhammad deferred to the Torah for judgment. In the whole incident, there is no indication whatsover that the Torah is not trustworthy,

• fate of those who do not live by Torah, al-Jum`ah 62:5

• refered to settle dispute on food, Âl 'Imran 3:93-94

• retribution in, al-Ma'idah 5:45 (also adopted by Muslims)

  • forgoing it will be better, al-Ma'idah 5:45

• some Jews turned away from it, al-Ma'idah 5:43

• THE Book, al-An`am 6:154-157; al-Ahqaf 46:12; al-Baqarah 2:2,44,53,79,85,87,101,121,144,174,176,213,285; Âl 'Imran 3:7,20,23,48,78,81,100; an-Nisa' 4:46,51,105; al-An`am 6:155; ash-Shu`ara' 26:1; al-`Ankabut 29:47; Ha Mim Sajdah 41:41; al-Ahqaf 46:12,30; al-Fath 48:29; at-Tur 52:2

  Notice that the Torah and the Injil was called "The Book" and was sent down to the two parties before Muhammad, while the Qur'an was called "a Book" in the above verse.

  In al-Fatir 35:31, it is said that the Qur'an was nothing more than a revelation from the previous book. Muslims, however, take this to mean the Mother of Book.

• Âl 'Imran 3:3,48,65,93; al-Ma'idah 5:43-44,46,66,68,110; al-A`raf 7:157; at-Taubah 9:111; al-Fath 48:29; as-Saff 61:6

• Readings:
  • Is "Torah" and "Injil" in the Bible?.

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