Jan 29, 2017 just like the mormon and catholic bible, the quran, the holy book of islam, affirms the validity of the bible, and claims to build upon its teaching. Mormons believe the book of mormon has remained unchanged since its creation, but there have been many revisions. It has been an ongoing battle inside the heads of each of its believers, inside the church and the mosque, in all of both of the religions reading and teaching materials, on the tv, the radio, on the streets with bullets and ammunitions, on the hearts of those who became the victim and the cold unvisited grave of those who. All of the following examples are taken from the second chapter sura of the quran, but they are representative of the whole of the book. Daniel petersons 20 book of mormon archaeological forum bmaf presentation. Jul 06, 2011 the contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. In addition to the bible, various groups have claimed divine inspiration for the apocrypha, book of mormon, quran, and other works. Mormons believe some editions of the bible include translation errors, while muslims believe jews and christians misinterpreted some of gods true intentions.
While both the koran and the book of mormon claim to be strictly in the biblical tradition, mohammed, as meyer observes, has but a dim conception of the bible. What are the similarities between mormonism and islam. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance. The quran is divided into chapters called surahs and often refers to god as allah. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. In addition to the book of mormon, mormons believe the doctrine and. It equally does not accept the book of mormon, or any of the other latterday saint standard works, as the quran is believed to be gods final revelation for all time, and for all people. How could an illiterate man write the koran or the book of mormon. Both say that their god is the only true god, that their religion is the only true religion, and salvation is by works. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Islam vs mormonism by kirk grim the islamic faith is centered on the belief in one god and in arabic he is called allah. Gods death toll in the bible, book of mormon, and quran. In islam, jesus is considered to be a human prophet of god who was sent to guide the children of israel with a new scripture, the injil, or gospel. Below is a table with documentation from both mormon sources and islamic sources, categorized by similarities.
The book of mormon is completely devoid of such proof. The bible, the quran and the book of mormon soul food. Southerton 6, the book of mormon is based on the concept that mesoamerica was an uninhabited land peopled by jews who floated across the ocean in a boat that resembled two large dishes fastened together to form a hollow. Islam and the church of jesus christ of latterday saints both teach that god revealed their sacred texts, the quran and the book of mormon, to correct humanmade errors in other religious practices.
Therefore, let us compare the quran, the holy book of islam, with the bible, the sacred scriptures of judaism and christianity. The utility of praying about the truthfulness of a religious book. From an lds perspective, islam actually looks much more like traditional christianity than mormonism, because, despite the similarities mentioned above, it lacks what latterday saints consider one of the most important features of their faith. Like fundamentalists of every flavor, radical islamists come to their wars of ideas armed with prooftextsthose decontextualized bits of scripture that can be strung together in chains to justify whatever one happens to believe. The plot of the show is essentially as described above. Unlike the biblical authors, mohammad did not witness the alleged events recorded in the quran.
Mormons make the unsubstantiated claim that the church in the first century were mormon. Mar 18, 2010 is the bible more violent than the quran. The muslims, followers of islam, believe that muhammad was visited by an angel of light from whom he received gods final revelation. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon. According to research scientist and former mormon bishop, simon g. That made me wonder how gods death toll in the bible would compare with its rival holy books. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. However, important differences remain between islamic teaching and the. Just like the mormon and catholic bible, the quran, the holy book of islam, affirms the validity of the bible, and claims to build upon its teaching. What would be the reaction of the audience and the broader portland community. Nov 12, 20 comparing the quran and the book of mormon. How do we know which book the bible, the apocrypha, the qur.
Nov 11, 2015 the utility of praying about the truthfulness of a religious book. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing. Many books have claimed to be the word of god or divine. Book of mormon you have an entire musical cast vs a single book.
The book of mormon was written by joseph smith in march 1830. Some historians though, challenge the writings in the book of mormon and state that these are mere interpretations of. May 20, 2007 quran and the book of mormon, fact or fiction. Im a life long agnostic atheist thats looking to find out a bit more about this god character that everyone seems to be so worked up about, so ive found audio books of the bible, torah, koran, and book of mormon, and am wondering the proper chronological order to listen to them. The bible is true, of god, but includes some errors that are attributable to the mistakes of man.
Islam and mormonism have been compared to one another ever since the earliest origins of the. Once again, however, we can see that this argument is very weak because both premises can be called into question. The bible is a collection of revelations and the writings of many prophets over a. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection.
Difference between the bible and the quran difference between. That book, the quran, has also been used over the centuries to try to justify violent acts that the bible and true christians also rightly recognize as sin. I dare say, i dont think a play called, the koran, which. Some historians though, challenge the writings in the book of mormon and state that these are mere interpretations of joseph smith. Bible vs quran here is a detailed, factual comparison of the bible vs the quran. Both claimed to be illiterate or uneducated and used this as proof the book was inspired. This position is particularly difficult because it requires not only for the bible and the koran to agree when they dont but other holy books as well. Joseph smith said that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book history of the church, vol. Similarities between mormonism and islam and differences between them. Both include gods will revealed to prophets for different peoples. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. One of the most amazing facts about the book of mormon is that it took joseph smith only about sixtyfive working days to translate a book that, in the current edition, is 531 pages long.
While there are many facets to this debate, the central issue is this. Dec 05, 2017 the book of mormon challenges other scriptures with conflicting beliefs and indicates that they will no longer exist in the course of time. On the other hand, the book of mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the bible, which mormons claim is the word of god. Scholar philip jenkins argues that scriptures in the quran are less brutal than those in the bible. However, it does not consider him to have been a prophet in the same sense as modernday lds prophets nor ancient prophets found in the bible and book of mormon, and does not accept the quran as scripture. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a.
And, like the book of mormon, the quran does not enjoy the corroboration of other authors. Being true, however, is much different than being as perfect as god is perfect. This compilation of groundbreaking articles about mormon views on islam is selected from over fifty years of lds scholarship published by byu studies. I compared the formal difference between how such narratives turn up in the two scriptures, and what that might suggest. Muhammad claimed that this angel of light was gabriel.
The bible both old and new testaments was written by approximately forty different authors over a period of over 1,000 years, and yet there is a consistent and clear message throughout the book. Behold, david and solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the lord. Do you know these 7 differences between the bible and quran. The quran, the holy book of islam, contains verses believed by muslims to be revealed to the islamic prophet muhammad at different times and under different circumstances some exhorting violence against enemies and others urging restraint and conciliation. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. Collected over a 23year period during the 7th century c. The quran is true, and of god, but includes some errors that are attributable to the mistakes of man. Bible and koran quran and book of mormon stock image.
Conversely, islam does not accept joseph smith as a prophet, for it believes muhammad to have been the final prophet of god to humankind. Marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four. Half of all americans believe bible, quran, book of mormon hold. The quran in context by common consent, a mormon blog. Muslims and mormons both believe that the word of god was some how corrupted by the early church and that the bible that is used by christianity is innacurate. Each reads very much like the bible in type and breadth of thematic concerns and literary forms history, law, psalm.
In fact, i argued, the book of mormon is a punishment story a genre that is formally studied by scholars of the quran that frames yet other punishment stories at scales ranging from individuals to entire cities and nations. The koran, on the other hand, is held by most moslems to be identical with the uncreated eternal word of god that is written on the heavenly tablets. Two books from angels by daniel peterson fair mormon. In his forthcoming book, dark passages, jenkins points. What would be the latterday saint explanation for the muslim holy book quran, and the visions that their prophet muhammad claimed to have. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith. Why is the book of mormon allowed to be shown when it is an affront to god. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. Jun 25, 2019 the quran is the holy book of the islamic world.
Which books bible, quran, and book of mormon contain the following passages. This volume explores the relationship between a major world religion islam and what some scholars have called the newest world religion mormonism. Yes, the quran contradicts the bible in a number of ways. Side by side comparison allows you to create an easy to read comparison chart for up to three religions. Both have new sacred books book of mormon and the quran that they claim were revealed by inspiration. Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. How do we know which book the bible, the apocrypha, the quran, the book of mormon, etc.
I agree with user12266596052733915141 both are inspired books of scripture. The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. Society found that 50 percent of americans believe the bible, quran and the book of mormon hold different expressions of the same truths. The book of mormon, though transmitted and translated by divine ministration, was an earthly book, written by the hands of men, as is all scripture, and hence apt to contain the mistakes of men. Islam agrees that jesus whom the quran calls isa was a messiah in his. The book of mormon is true, and of god, but includes some errors that are attributable to the mistakes of man. Sep 21, 2018 the quran is divided into chapters called surahs and often refers to god as allah. The bom is true because it was written so quickly vs the. The book of mormon challenges other scriptures with conflicting beliefs and indicates that they will no longer exist in the course of time. Jan 23, 2011 islam vs mormonism by kirk grim the islamic faith is centered on the belief in one god and in arabic he is called allah. Sometimes the quran contradicts the historical record of the bible. As noted earlier, the message of the quran fits nicely with the culture in which it was given. In previous posts, i counted the number of people killed by god and satan in the bible.
Joseph smith is claimed to have only grade three education. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. The bible is full of proof that it came by the inspiration of god. Mohammedans believe the koran has remained unchanged since its creation, but science shows that this is a wrong belief.
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