Islam Imploding

Why Does the Qur’an Never Explicitly Say the Injil Was Textually Corrupted?

Subtitle:

The Deafening Silence That Shatters a Core Pillar of Islamic Apologetics

🧭 Introduction: The Elephant in the Room

Modern Islamic theology insists on one unshakable point: that the Injil (Gospel) given to Jesus has been textually corrupted—lost, altered, falsified.

This belief is used to dismiss the New Testament, reject Jesus’ teachings as preserved in Christian scripture, and justify why Muslims do not follow the message of the Injil. It forms the backbone of Islamic apologetics when confronted with contradictions between the Qur’an and the Gospel.

But here’s the problem:

The Qur’an never actually says the Injil was textually corrupted.

This isn’t a minor oversight. It’s a fatal silence that undermines Islam’s claim of prophetic continuity and exposes a massive contradiction between Qur'anic affirmation and post-Qur'anic denial.

🧱 The Core Claim of Islam vs. What the Qur’an Actually Says

🔹 Islamic Claim:

The Torah and Gospel were once true revelations but were corrupted over time. The New Testament is not the original Injil.

🔹 Qur'anic Reality:

The Qur’an repeatedly affirms the Torah and Injil as valid, divinely revealed scriptures that were still available to the People of the Book during Muhammad’s lifetime.

Let’s examine this contradiction.

📖 Part I: What the Qur’an Actually Says About the Injil

🔹 Surah 5:46-47:

“And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah. And We gave him the Injil… And let the People of the Gospel judge by what Allah has revealed therein.”

🔍 Key Point:
The People of the Gospel are told to judge by what is revealed therein. This only makes sense if the Gospel they possess is still authoritative and uncorrupted.

🔹 Surah 7:157:

“…Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered prophet... they find him written in what they have of the Torah and the Gospel...”

🔍 Key Point:
Muhammad’s prophecy is allegedly prophesied in the Torah and Gospel the Jews and Christians possessed at that time. Not “used to possess.” Not “a lost version.” The actual texts they had.

🔹 Surah 5:68:

“Say, O People of the Book, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold the Torah and the Gospel and what has been revealed to you from your Lord…”

🔍 Key Point:
The Qur’an not only acknowledges the Torah and Gospel still exist—it commands the People of the Book to follow them.

None of these verses accuse the Gospel of being corrupted.

❌ What the Qur’an Does Not Say

There is no verse—repeat, no verse—where the Qur’an states:

“The Torah and Gospel have been altered, falsified, or textually corrupted.”

This is the crucial silence. If this belief were foundational, Allah could have revealed it clearly—as he did for other theological assertions.

Instead, the Qur’an affirms:

The Injil was given by God.
The Christians have it in their possession.
They are responsible for judging by it.
It contains guidance and light.

The logical conclusion?

The Qur’an affirms the continued textual integrity of the Injil.

📜 Part II: What About Verses Used to Imply Corruption?

Islamic apologists typically cite verses like:

🔸 Surah 2:79:

“Woe to those who write the Book with their own hands, then say, ‘This is from Allah’…”

🔍 Critical Rebuttal:
This verse speaks of specific individuals forging writings—not the wholesale corruption of the Torah or Gospel. It’s not about textual corruption of the Injil—it’s about attributing false writings to God.

🔸 Surah 5:13:

“…They distort the words from their [proper] usages…”

🔍 Critical Rebuttal:
The verse accuses some Jews of twisting meanings, not changing the text. This is a charge of interpretive distortion, not textual falsification.

⚖️ Part III: Law of Identity and Logical Collapse

Let’s apply the Law of Identity (A = A).

If the Injil mentioned in the Qur’an is from Allah, and the Qur’an says Christians still possess it,
And if it commands them to judge by it, then:

The Injil the Qur’an refers to must be identical to the Gospel texts present in the 7th century.

Historical fact: The canon of the New Testament was well-established long before Islam (by the 4th century). Therefore, the Qur’an either:

Affirms the Gospel as it existed in the 7th century, or
Refers to a phantom scripture that never existed historically.

If it’s #2, then Islam’s claim of prophetic continuity is shattered. If it’s #1, then Islam must affirm the Gospel—but it doesn’t. Instead, Muslims reject its content.

This is a self-destroying contradiction.

🧨 Part IV: The Post-Qur’anic Invention of Corruption

Islamic theologians—centuries after Muhammad—realized the Gospel contradicts Islam:

Jesus is crucified? Contradicts Qur’an.
Jesus is divine Son of God? Contradicts Qur’an.
Salvation by grace through faith? Contradicts Qur’an.

Their only escape? Claim that the Gospel was corrupted.

But this doctrine is not in the Qur’an. It is a post-Qur’anic patch job, invented to cover the fact that the Gospel contradicts Islam and yet the Qur’an affirms it.

This is not theology—it’s damage control.

🧠 Conclusion: The Qur’an Trapped Itself

The Qur’an tried to validate Muhammad’s message by appealing to previous scriptures.

But it failed to realize a fatal consequence:

If you affirm the Injil as divine and preserved, you must affirm its content.
If you reject its content, you must show that it was corrupted.
But the Qur’an never does.

Islam is thus trapped in a logical paradox:

Affirm the Injil → contradict Islamic doctrine.
Deny the Injil → contradict the Qur’an itself.

This isn’t just a tension—it’s a systemic implosion.

📌 Final Takeaway

The Qur’an’s affirmation of the Injil is one of the sharpest knives at the throat of Islamic theology.
It exposes the post-Qur’anic invention of corruption claims as historically and textually baseless.
The Qur’an itself stands as a witness against Islam’s rejection of the Gospel.