Combating Islam

Letting the Qur’an Speak

The Identity and Integrity of the Injīl According to the Qur’an Alone

Introduction

In the modern conversation around the Qur’an and previous scriptures, few topics raise more debate than the status and identity of the Injīl — the Gospel revealed to Jesus. This post follows a strict principle: We will examine only the Qur’an itself, without inserting human commentary, theological tradition, or interpretive overlays.

The goal is simple: Let Allah speak for Himself.

This discussion also introduces an essential logical standard — the Law of Identity — and applies it as a universal test. The result? A direct, unfiltered understanding of how the Qur’an treats the Injīl and whether or not it affirms the continued authority of that scripture in the hands of the People of the Book during the Prophet Muhammad’s time.

Let’s begin by setting the ground rules.

1. The Ground Rules: Qur’an-Only Approach and the Law of Identity

This inquiry is built on two unbreakable foundations:

1. Qur’an-only approach:
All conclusions must come strictly from the Qur’an’s own wording. No tafsīr, hadīth, or scholarly interpretation is allowed.

2. Law of Identity (A = A):
This universal logical law says that something is what it is. If Allah calls something “the Injīl,” then it must be the Injīl — and anything that is not the Injīl cannot also be called that without contradiction.

These principles guide everything that follows.

2. What the Qur’an Explicitly Says About the Injīl

The Qur’an directly refers to the Injīl in several places. Let’s summarize what Allah Himself states:

The Injīl was given by Allah to Jesus:
“We gave him the Injīl, in which was guidance and light…” (5:46)
“We gave him the Injīl…” (57:27)
The Injīl is part of a divine sequence of Books:
“He sent down the Torah and the Injīl…” (3:3)
The Injīl was still in use in Muhammad’s time:
“Let the People of the Injīl judge by what Allah has revealed in it…” (5:47)
“You stand on nothing until you uphold the Torah and the Injīl…” (5:68)
Its purpose is to confirm the Torah:
The Injīl confirms the Torah before it (5:46)

Nowhere in the Qur’an is the Injīl ever described as lost, changed, or nullified.

3. Common Claims About the Injīl — And What the Qur’an Actually Says

Many claim that the Injīl has been corrupted, altered, or replaced. However, the Qur’an never makes that claim.

Here’s what it says instead:

People distorted with their tongues:
“They distort the Book with their tongues so that you may think it is from the Book, but it is not from the Book…” (3:78)
They forgot parts of it:
“They forgot a portion of what they were reminded of…” (5:13)
They wrote things and falsely attributed them to Allah:
“Woe to those who write the Book with their hands then say, ‘This is from Allah’…” (2:79)

✅ But crucially:
❌ None of these verses ever say the Injīl itself was changed.
❌ The Book is never declared void.
✅ Allah continues to affirm it.

4. Misuse vs Corruption: What the Qur’an Criticizes

The Qur’an's criticism is moral, not textual.

Allah condemns actions like:

Forgetting parts of revelation
Twisting meanings
Misrepresenting what He revealed

But not once does the Qur’an say:

The Injīl no longer exists
The Injīl was re-written
Christians no longer possess it

This distinction is crucial. The problem lies in how people treat the Injīl, not in the Injīl itself.

5. Applying the Law of Identity to the Qur’an’s Injīl Verses

Now comes the critical analysis.

The Qur’an says:

Jesus was given the Injīl (5:46, 57:27)
Christians in Muhammad’s time had the Injīl (5:47)

❓ So if both are called “the Injīl”, then by the Law of Identity, they must be the same thing.

✅ Either both are the Injīl in full truth
❌ Or the Qur’an is misusing the word

Since the Qur’an never says “a version of the Injīl,” and makes no distinction, then logic demands that the 7th-century Injīl is the Injīl Jesus received — otherwise, Allah would be naming two different things with the same label.

6. The Logical Consequence: A Qur’an-Only Verdict

Applying strict logic leads us here:

Allah calls it the Injīl
Allah tells Christians to judge by it
Allah does not say it was changed
Therefore, it must be the real Injīl — or Allah is misapplying the name (which is impossible)

The Qur’an passes this logical test only if we accept that what it calls the Injīl — in both Jesus’ and Muhammad’s time — is truly the same.

7. The Mistake of Elevating Human Interpretation Above Allah’s Words

Every time someone claims “the Injīl was corrupted” without a verse, they are:

Adding to what Allah didn’t say
Replacing Allah’s wording with human opinion
Violating the principle that Allah’s words are final

The moment human interpretation overrides Qur’anic statements, Allah is no longer treated as the highest authority — and that is unacceptable.

8. Re-centering on the Qur’an Alone

To be loyal to Allah’s words, we must return to one principle:

🧭 Let the Qur’an speak. Nothing more, nothing less.

That means:

No reading into the text
No scholar over the text
No tradition replacing the text

Allah says what He means — and if He says the Injīl was revealed, still present, and should be followed — then that’s what it is.

9. Final Answer: What is the Injīl, According to the Qur’an Alone?

📌 The Injīl, according to the Qur’an, is:

A Book revealed directly by Allah to Jesus
A scripture full of light and guidance
A confirmation of the Torah
Still valid and in use during Muhammad’s time
Never described as corrupted, lost, or replaced
Confirmed and safeguarded by the Qur’an (5:48)

That is the Qur’anic identity of the Injīl — pure and undisputed.

Conclusion: What Happens When We Let Allah Speak for Himself?

What happens when we stop inserting commentary, and just let Allah speak?

We see clarity.
We see consistency.
We see that Allah:

Revealed the Injīl to Jesus
Affirmed it centuries later
Called people to follow it
Never disowned it

❗That truth was always there — but it only becomes visible when we silence ourselves, and let Allah’s Book speak for itself.