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From: khaled@cs.ualberta.ca (Khaled El-Sayed)
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Subject: Re: Torah in the Koran
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Date: 3 Dec 90 14:36:54 GMT
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ta00est@unccvax.uncc.edu (elizabeth s tallant) writes:


>I have a question for the Islamic scholars.


>Now, here is my question.  Do Islamic people agree with the Koran and accept
>the Torah word for word?  For example, if there is a story in the Torah
>which is not in the Koran, would Islamic people believe it?  And further, what
>do Islamic people have to say when the Torah contradicts the Koran?

Torah contains many verses which are in contradiction with Koran.
In this case, what is Koran is selected because it is preserved ever since
Mohammed received it. On the other hand Torah has been 'modified' and many
additions have been made to it and what is available now is not the true Torah. 

As for the story question, there is huge amount of work done by Islamic
scientists regarding this matter. The basic principle is that if a story
contradicts the basic principles of the human thinking and principles
of Islam then it is rejected (like the story of Jacob fighting with God!!).

khaled