The Prophet Musa (Moses)
Musa, peace be upon him, is a prophet to whom Allah frequently
refers in the Qur'an. Allah revealed to Musa the Torah. But today, the
Torah of the Jews and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible have lost
their original authenticity, since the words and interpolations of man have
been incorporated into them. But Jews and Christians today read these
distorted books assuming them to be
from the original book revealed by
Allah. The Jews have turned from the
right path because the book in which
they believe is no longer the revealed
book brought by the Prophet Musa,
peace be upon him.
We know everything about the life
and good character of Musa from the
Qur'an. As the Qur'an informs us, the
kings of ancient Egypt were called
"Pharaoh." The majority of the pharaohs
were very arrogant people who did not
believe in Allah and who considered
themselves divine. Allah sent Musa to
one of the cruellest of these rulers.
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After Musa's death, some
people with bad intentions
changed the Torah. That is why
the Torah and the Old
Testament people read today
are very different from the
original book revealed to Musa,
peace be upon him.
