Do Muslims believe in the Torah, the Gospel, and other earlier scriptures?

Yes. Belief in Allah's revealed books is one of the six articles of faith. The Quran affirms that Allah sent scriptures to earlier prophets: the Suhuf (Scrolls) to Ibrahim, the Tawrat (Torah) to Musa, the Zabur (Psalms) to Dawud, and the Injil (Gospel) to Isa. Muslims are required to believe these were genuine revelations from Allah in their original form. However, Islamic teaching holds that over centuries these texts underwent alteration, loss, and reinterpretation by human hands, so the versions available today are not considered fully reliable as Allah's exact words—unlike the Quran, which Muslims believe has been preserved unchanged. The Quran is described as a "confirmer" of what came before and a final criterion (furqan) correcting distortions that crept into earlier traditions. This belief creates a sense of continuity: Islam is presented not as a brand-new religion but as the restoration of the same core message—submission to one God—taught by every prophet from Adam onward, culminating in the final revelation given to Muhammad ﷺ.

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