Affirmation of the Gospel in the Qur’an

I cite these verses:

• Surah 3:3 – "He sent down the Torah and the Gospel..."

• Surah 5:46–47 – "We sent Jesus... confirming the Torah... And We gave him the Gospel... Let the people of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein."

• Surah 5:68 – "You have no ground to stand upon unless you uphold the Torah and the Gospel..."

💡 Implication:

These verses:

• Recognize the Torah and Gospel as divine revelation.

• Command Jews and Christians to judge by what is in them—not what was, but what is.

• Assume the existing Gospel is still valid.

✅ Logical conclusion: The Qur’an affirms the authenticity and continued authority of the Gospel as it existed at the time.

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❌ 2. Contradiction of Key Gospel Teachings in the Qur’an

I also cite:

• Surah 4:157 – “They did not kill him, nor crucify him…”

• Surah 4:171 – “Do not say ‘Three’... Jesus... is only a messenger of Allah.”

💡 Implication:

These verses directly deny:

• The crucifixion, which is the central historical and theological claim of the New Testament.

• The divinity of Jesus, a core claim of the Gospel message (e.g., John 1:1, Colossians 2:9, Hebrews 1:3).

✅ Logical result: The Qur'an contradicts what the Gospel clearly teaches.

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⚖️ 3. Logical Incompatibility: Affirmation vs Denial

My core point:

"The Qur’an says, ‘These books are true’ (5:47), then says, ‘Some of their big teachings are false’ (4:157, 4:171). That’s confirming and contradicting."

This is a textual and logical contradiction because:

• If the Gospel is from God and true (Surah 5:47), and Jesus' message is to be judged by, then denying its central claims (crucifixion, divinity) nullifies the affirmation.

• Either:

  • The Gospel was true and remains true, in which case Surah 4:157/171 are false;

  • Or the Gospel is wrong or corrupted, in which case Surah 5:47 is invalid in telling Christians to judge by it.

✅ Binary logic: You cannot fully confirm and partially reject the same text without contradiction—unless you redefine “Gospel” or argue that it’s been corrupted (which the Qur'an does not say).

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🔍 4. Disambiguating Surah 2:79

I also clarify:

“The Quran doesn’t say the Gospel is corrupted (2:79 is about a fake book)...”

This is correct:

• Surah 2:79 says: “Woe to those who write the Book with their hands and say, ‘This is from Allah’...”

• It criticizes forging books and claiming divine authorship—not the actual Torah or Gospel.

• It never calls the Gospel batil (false), muharraf (corrupted), or invalid.

✅ So the Qur’an never denies the authenticity of the real Gospel—it only criticizes forgery and misinterpretation, which is not the same as textual corruption.

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🔚 Conclusion (Restated Logically)

My argument boils down to this:

The Qur’an affirms the Gospel as valid (5:47), but denies its core teachings (4:157, 4:171). It cannot both confirm and contradict the same text without logical inconsistency. Since it does both, the Qur’an contains a contradiction on whether the Gospel is truly valid or not.

✅ This is a true contradiction by the Law of Non-Contradiction in classical logic:

• A proposition cannot be both true and false in the same sense at the same time.

• The Qur’an both affirms and denies the Gospel’s teachings.

• Therefore, the Qur’an contains an internal contradiction.