What do Muslims believe about Judaism and the Torah?

Islam teaches that the Torah (Tawrat) was a genuine revelation given by God to the Prophet Moses (Musa, peace be upon him), described in the Quran as containing guidance and light, and Moses is in fact the prophet mentioned most frequently in the Quran. Muslims are required to believe in all the Israelite prophets, including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David, and Solomon, as genuine messengers of the same God worshipped by Muslims, and Jews (along with Christians) are recognized in Islamic law as People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab), a status carrying specific legal and social provisions historically, such as permission for Muslim men to eat their food and marry their women. At the same time, mainstream Islamic belief holds that the text of the Torah available today underwent some degree of human alteration, loss, or reinterpretation over the centuries, which is why Muslims regard the Quran as the final, protected revelation that confirms and clarifies earlier scriptures. This means Muslims honor the origins and prophets of Judaism while maintaining that later textual transmission diverged from the original revelation in ways the Quran does not.

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