The Qur’an’s Fatal Contradiction

Affirming Scriptures That Undermine Its Own Theology

Can a Book That Confirms the Torah and Gospel Deny Their Core Doctrines?

One of the Qur’an’s most self-defeating claims is its repeated affirmation of the Torah (Tawrah) and the Gospel (Injil) as genuine, divine revelations given by God to Moses and Jesus:

"It is He who sent down the Torah and the Gospel." — Qur’an 3:3
"Let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein." — Qur’an 5:47
"Say, O People of the Book! You have no ground to stand upon unless you uphold the Torah, the Gospel..." — Qur’an 5:68

But here’s the fatal problem: the Torah and Gospel directly contradict core Islamic teachings.

So the question arises:

Why does the Qur’an confirm scriptures that utterly dismantle its own theology?

This isn’t a minor inconsistency. It’s a systemic contradiction that undermines the Qur’an’s credibility, Islamic theology, and the very foundation of Muhammad’s prophetic claim.

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📚 The Torah and Gospel Teach What Islam Denies

Let’s examine just a few core doctrines in the Torah and Gospel that Islam completely rejects:

Biblical Doctrine (Torah/Gospel)	Qur’anic Rejection
God as Father (Deut 32:6; Matt 6:9)	Denied: "He begets not, nor is He begotten." (112:3)
Humans made in God’s image (Gen 1:26)	No such concept in Islam
Original sin and human depravity (Ps 51:5; Rom 5:12)	Denied: Humans born pure
Substitutionary atonement (Isa 53; John 1:29)	Rejected: "No soul shall bear the burden of another." (6:164)
Jesus as the Son of God (John 3:16)	Explicitly condemned (9:30)
Jesus crucified and resurrected (Mark 15–16; Luke 24)	Denied: "They killed him not, nor crucified him..." (4:157)
Salvation by grace through faith (Eph 2:8–9)	Replaced with works-based legalism

These aren't minor variations in emphasis. These are doctrinal opposites.

Yet the Qur’an not only acknowledges these scriptures as genuine revelation—it repeatedly claims that Muhammad came to confirm them:

"This is a Book... confirming what was before it." — Qur’an 10:37
"Say: I believe in what Allah has revealed of the Book..." — Qur’an 42:15

So the contradiction is obvious and unavoidable.

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🔍 There Are Only 3 Possible Explanations—and All Are Fatal

1. ❌ The Qur’an misunderstood the Torah and Gospel.

But how can an all-knowing God misunderstand His own previous revelations?

2. ❌ The Torah and Gospel were corrupted.

This is the most common Muslim response—but the Qur’an never says this clearly. In fact:

• It tells Christians in Muhammad’s time to judge by the Gospel they possessed (Q 5:47).

• It says "no one can alter the words of Allah" (Q 6:115; Q 18:27).

• It affirms that the revelations given to Moses and Jesus still exist during Muhammad’s lifetime.

So if the books available then were divine, and we have near-identical manuscripts from that era today, the Qur’an affirms the very texts that contradict it.

3. ❌ The Qur’an deliberately affirmed contradictory scriptures.

If true, this would mean the Qur’an is theologically incoherent and historically ignorant—an impossible scenario if it's the literal word of God.

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🤯 This Contradiction Destroys Muhammad’s Claim to Prophethood

Muhammad claimed to be the final messenger who confirmed the previous scriptures (Torah and Gospel), not contradicted them:

“I am not a new thing among the messengers…” — Q 46:9

But if he:

• Confirms previous revelations that teach the Trinity, Sonship of Christ, atonement, and resurrection, and

• Then contradicts those very teachings,

...then either:

• Muhammad misunderstood the books he claimed to affirm (disqualifying him as a prophet),

• Or he deliberately affirmed what he didn’t believe (making him deceitful),

• Or he was repeating hearsay without access to the actual texts (proving human authorship of the Qur’an).

None of these options leave Islam standing.

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💡 Final Thought: You Can’t Affirm and Deny the Same Book

This is a matter of logical identity.

• If the Torah is the Torah, and the Gospel is the Gospel,

• And the Qur’an says: “I affirm and confirm these books,”

• Then the Qur’an must agree with their teachings—or contradict itself.

The Qur’an’s claim to confirmation is not theological harmony.
It is theological suicide.