have been pursuing the recent debate going on in the Press about Ten Commandments. Quran claims to testify what had been revealed before it (Torah and Gospel). I give passages in Exodus 20 (3-17) and the parallel verses of the Quran to show that Islam also testifies the Ten Commandments (which are upheld by other religions also as Universal Code of conduct.)
N.B. King James’ version is couched in old English. So I have chosen to quote from Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton , Illinois , 1996
Verses of the Exodus Ch. 20 Parallel Verses of the Quran
3: “Do not worship any other gods besides me.” “And your Lord has ordained that you should not worship anyone except …show more content…
They said, “we found our ancestors worshipping them. (Abraham) said, “Verily, you and your ancestors were in open error” ( 21:52 -54)
7: Do not misuse the name of your LORD the God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse His name. “And do not make Allah a target for your oaths for doing good or avoiding evil or reconciling people (2:224)
8-11: “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy. Six days a week are set apart for your daily duties and regular work. But the seventh day is the day of rest, dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any kind of work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; then He rested on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. And We said to them, “Do not violate Sabbath, and We took from them a solemn Covenant” (4:154)
“He created the heavens and the Earth in six days, and then He settled down on the Throne to administer matters”. (10:3)
“Everyday He is busy in a new way”
N.B. King James’ version is couched in old English. So I have chosen to quote from Holy Bible, New Living Translation, Published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton , Illinois , 1996
Verses of the Exodus Ch. 20 Parallel Verses of the Quran
3: “Do not worship any other gods besides me.” “And your Lord has ordained that you should not worship anyone except …show more content…
They said, “we found our ancestors worshipping them. (Abraham) said, “Verily, you and your ancestors were in open error” ( 21:52 -54)
7: Do not misuse the name of your LORD the God. The LORD will not let you go unpunished if you misuse His name. “And do not make Allah a target for your oaths for doing good or avoiding evil or reconciling people (2:224)
8-11: “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy. Six days a week are set apart for your daily duties and regular work. But the seventh day is the day of rest, dedicated to the LORD your God. On that day no one in your household may do any kind of work. This includes you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, your livestock, and any foreigners living among you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them; then He rested on the seventh day. That is why the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. And We said to them, “Do not violate Sabbath, and We took from them a solemn Covenant” (4:154)
“He created the heavens and the Earth in six days, and then He settled down on the Throne to administer matters”. (10:3)
“Everyday He is busy in a new way”