They Say, "Be Jews or Christians, [or Sunnis or Shias or Qur'anists]," so Say, "Rather, we Follow the Religion of Abraham, and we are in Submission to God"

For Abraham was Neither a Jew Nor a Christian, [Nor a Sunni or Shia or Qur'anist], but One Inclining Toward Truth, Submitting to God, and he will be Among the Righteous in the Hereafter

2:135, Qur'an
They say, "Be Jews or Christians [or Sunnis or Shias or Qur'anists so] you will be guided."  [So] say, "Rather, [we follow] the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth, and he was not among the polytheists."

2:140, Qur'an
Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the [twelve] tribes [of Israel] were Jews or Christians [or Sunnis or Shias or Qur'anists]?  Say, "Are you more knowing or is God?"…

3:67, Qur'an
[Rather,] Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, [nor a Sunni or a Shia or a Qur'anist], but he was one inclining toward truth, submitting [to God].  And he was not among the polytheists.

3:68, Qur'an
[And] indeed, the nearest people to Abraham are those who followed him, and this prophet, and those who believe. And God is the ally of the believers.

6:161, Qur'an
[So] say, [O you who have believed], "Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path - a correct religion - the way of Abraham, inclining toward truth. And he was not among those who associated [others with God]."

2:120, Qur'an
[But] the Jews or the Christians [or the Sunnis or Shias or Qur'anists] will never approve of you until you follow their religion. [So] say, "Indeed, the guidance of God is the [only] guidance." If you were to follow their desires after what has come to you of knowledge, you would have no protector or helper against God -

2:130 - 131, Qur'an
[For] who would be averse to the religion of Abraham except one who fooled himself? And We had chosen him in this world, and indeed he will be among the righteous in the Hereafter - [for] when his Lord said to him, "Submit", he said, "I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds."

3:95, Qur'an
[So] say, "God has told the truth.  So follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not among the polytheists."

4:125, Qur'an
[For] who is better in religion than one who submits himself to God while being a doer of good, and follows the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth? And God took Abraham as a friend -

James 2:23, Gospel
…[For] Abraham believed God, and it was imputed to him for righteousness; and he was called the Friend of God -

16:121 - 123, Qur'an
[For Abraham was] grateful for His favors. [And] God chose him and guided him to a straight path. And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, he will be among the righteous in the Hereafter. Then We revealed to you to follow the religion of Abraham, inclining toward truth; and he was not among those who associate others [with God].

42:15, Qur'an
So invite to that [religion of God], and remain on a right course as you are commanded and do not follow their inclinations but say, "I have believed in what God has sent down of the Scripture, and I have been commanded to do justice among you.  God is our Lord and your Lord.  Our deeds are for us, and your deeds are for you.  There is no [need for] argument between us and you.  God will bring us together, and the [final] destination is to Him."

Sections of Religion

The Religion Near to God is Submission to God [l-is'lāmu], for He has Submitted All Things under His Feet, so Willingly Submit yourselves to God

For it is the Religion of your Father, Abraham - God Named you "in Submission to God" [l-mus'limīna] Before in the Former Scriptures

Psalms 81:15, Torah
The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves to Him…

Romans 10:3, Gospel
[But] they, being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God.

James 4:7, Gospel
Submit yourselves therefore to God…

1 Corinthians 15:27, Gospel
For He has submitted all things under His feet.  But when He says all things are submitted under [Him, it is] clear that He is excepted, who submitted all things under Him.

3:83, Qur'an
So is it [a religion] other than the religion of God they desire, while [all] those within the heavens and earth have submitted to Him, willingly or by compulsion, and they will be returned to Him?

22:78, Qur'an
[So] strive for God with the true striving [due] to Him.  He has chosen you and has not placed any difficulty upon you in the religion.  [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham.  [God] named you "in submission [to God]" [l-mus'limīna] before [in former Scriptures] and in this [revelation] so that the messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people.  So establish prayer and give purifying [alms] and hold firmly to God.  He is your Protector; and the protector is excellent, and the helper is excellent.

31:22 - 24, Qur'an
[So] whoever submits his face to God while he is a doer of good - then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And the outcome of [all] matters will be to God.  And whoever has disbelieved - do not let his disbelief grieve you. Their return is to Us, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, God is Knowing of that within the hearts.  We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a severe punishment.

Psalms 66:3, Torah
[So] say to God, "How terrible [are You in] Your works!  Your enemies will submit themselves to You through the greatness of Your power."

2 Chronicles 30:8, Torah
[So] now do not be stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] submit yourselves to the Lord, and enter into His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, so that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.

39:54, Qur'an
[So] return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped -

3:85, Qur'an
[For] whoever seeks a religion other than submission [to God] - it will never be accepted from him, and he will be among the ones in loss in the Hereafter -

3:19, Qur'an
[For] indeed, the religion near to God is submission [to God] [l-is'lāmu]. And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after knowledge had come to them - out of jealous animosity between themselves.  And whoever disbelieves in the verses of God, then indeed, God is swift in [taking] account.

The People Divided the Religion into Separate Scriptures, but Indeed, this Religion, is One Religion

For God Sent Down the Qur'an, Confirming the Torah and the Gospel Before it, so Believe in the Qur'an and the Scriptures which He Sent down Before

2:4 - 5, Qur'an
[Those] who believe in what [Book] has been sent down to you [O Muhammad], and what [Scripture] was sent down before you, and they are certain of the Hereafter - those are upon guidance from their Lord, and it is those who are the successful -

6:154, Qur'an
[For indeed,] We gave Moses the Scripture, making [Our favor] complete upon the one who did good and as a detailed explanation of all things and as guidance and mercy so that perhaps they would believe in [the matter of] the meeting with their Lord.

5:46, Qur'an
[Then] We sent Jesus, the son of Mary, following in their footsteps, confirming that which was in his hands of the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which was in his hands of the Torah as guidance and instruction for those who fear [God].

35:31, Qur'an
And that which We have revealed to you of the [Qur'an] is the truth, confirming what [Scripture] was before it. Indeed, God is Aware and Seeing of His servants -

34:31, Qur'an
[For] those who disbelieve say, "We will never believe in this Qur'an nor in that [Scripture] before it…"

2:113, Qur'an
[And] the Jews say, "The Christians [have] nothing [true]," and the Christians say, "The Jews [have] nothing [true]," although they [both] recite the Scripture. Thus those who do not know, [including Sunnis, Shias, and Qur'anists], speak the same as their words [and say, "The Jews and the Christians have nothing true."] But God will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning those [matters] in which they used to differ -

23:53, Qur'an
[For] the people divided their affair amongst themselves into [separate] Scriptures - each faction rejoicing [only] in what [Book] it has.

4:162, Qur'an
But those firm in knowledge among them and the believers believe in what [Book] has been sent down to you [O Muhammad], and what [Scripture] was sent down before you. And the establishers of prayer and the givers of charity and the believers in God and the Last Day - We will give those a great reward -

3:3 - 4, Qur'an
[For God] has sent the [Qur'an] down to you in truth, confirming what [Scripture] was before it.  And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel, before, as guidance for the people. And He sent down the Criterion. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of God will have a severe punishment, and God is Almighty, the Owner of Retribution.

4:136, Qur'an
[So] O you who have believed, believe in God and His messenger and the Book that He sent down upon His messenger and the Scripture which He sent down before. And whoever disbelieves in God, His angels, His Books, His messengers, and the Last Day has certainly gone far astray -

21:92 - 93, Qur'an
[For] indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so serve Me. And [yet] they divided their affair among themselves, [but] all will return to Us.

Those who Disbelieve Wish to Make a Division Between God and His Messengers and Say, "We Believe in Some and Disbelieve in Others"

So Say Instead, "We Make No Division Between Any of His Messengers - we Believe in what was Given to Moses and Jesus and Muhammad, and All the Prophets from their Lord"

4:152, Qur'an
Those who believe in God and His messengers and make no division between any of them - He will soon give their rewards to them.  And God is Forgiving and Merciful.

4:150, Qur'an
[But] indeed, those who disbelieve in God and His messengers and wish to make a division between God and His messengers and say, "We believe in some and disbelieve in others," and wish to take a way in between -

John 9:29, Gospel
[Such as the Pharisees, who said,] "We know that God spoke to Moses, [but as for] this [Jesus], we do not know from where he is." -

4:151, Qur'an
Those are the disbelievers, truly.  And We have prepared a humiliating punishment for the disbelievers -

2:87, Qur'an
[For] We certainly gave Moses the Scripture and followed up with messengers after him. And We gave Jesus, the son of Mary, clear proofs and supported him with the Holy Spirit. But is it [not] that every time a messenger came to you with what your souls did not desire, you were arrogant? And you denied a group and you killed another group.

40:34, Qur'an
And Joseph had already come to you before with clear proofs, but you did not cease to be in doubt of that which he brought to you, until when he died, you said, 'God will never send a messenger after him.' Thus, God leaves [one] astray who is a transgressor and skeptic."

35:25, Qur'an
And [so] if they deny you, [O Muhammad,] then those before them have already denied.  Their messengers came to them with clear proofs and Scriptures and with the enlightening Book.

2:252, Qur'an
[And] these are the verses of God which We recite to you in truth. And indeed, you, [O Muhammad], are from among the messengers.

13:43, Qur'an
[But] those who have disbelieved say, "You, [O Muhammad], are not a messenger." [So] say, "God is sufficient as Witness between me and you, and whoever has knowledge of the Scripture" -

Jeremiah 25:4, Torah
[For] the Lord has sent all His servants to you, the prophets, rising early and sending [them]; but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear -

4:163, Qur'an
[For] indeed, We have revealed to you [O Muhammad], as We revealed to Noah and the prophets after him. And We revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, the [twelve] tribes [of Israel], Jesus, Job, Jonah, Aaron, and Solomon, and We gave the Scripture to David.

3:84, Qur'an
[So] say, "We have believed in God and in what was sent down to us and what was sent down to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, and the [twelve] tribes [of Israel], and in what was given to Moses and Jesus and to [all] the prophets from their Lord. We make no division between any of them, and we are submitting to Him."

2:285, Qur'an
[For] the messenger has [also] believed in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in God and His angels and His Books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no division between any of His messengers." And they say, "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and the [final] destination is to You."

O People of the Scripture, you are Standing on Nothing Until you Uphold the Torah and the Gospel and what has been Sent Down to you from your Lord

So Let them Judge by what God has Sent Down Therein in the Torah and the Gospel

5:65 - 66, Qur'an
If only the People of the Scripture had believed and feared [God], We would have surely removed their misdeeds from them and admitted them to Gardens of Pleasure. And if only they upheld [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been sent down to them from their Lord, they would have consumed [provision] from above them and from beneath their feet.  There is a moderate community among them, but what many of them do is evil -

62:5, Qur'an
[For] the example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not uphold it is like that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books].  It is a wretched example concerning the people who deny the verses of God.  And God does not guide the wrongdoing people -

5:43 - 44, Qur'an
[For] how is it that they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of God?  Then they turn away, [even] after that; but those are not believers.  [For] indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light.  The prophets who submitted [to God] judged by [the Torah] for the Jews, as the rabbis and scholars [judged] by that which they were entrusted of the Scripture of God, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what God has sent down - then it is those who are the disbelievers.

5:45, Qur'an
And We prescribed for them therein - a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth [as legal retribution], and legal retribution for wounds.  But whoever gives [up his right as] charity, it is an expiation for him.  And whoever does not judge by what God has sent down - then it is those who are the wrongdoers.

5:47, Qur'an
[And] let the People of the Gospel judge by what God has sent down therein.  And whoever does not judge by what God has sent down - then it is those who are the defiantly disobedient.

5:68, Qur'an
[So] say, "O People of the Scripture, you are [standing] on nothing until you uphold [the law of] the Torah, the Gospel, and what has been sent down to you from your Lord."  And that which has been sent down to you from your Lord will surely increase many of them in transgression and disbelief.  So do not grieve over the disbelieving people.

3:113 - 115, Qur'an
[But] they are not [all] the same; among the People of the Scripture is a community standing [in obedience], reciting the verses of God during periods of the night and prostrating [in prayer].  They believe in God and the Last Day, and they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and hasten to good deeds. And those are among the righteous. And whatever good they do - they will never be denied it.  And God is Knowing of those who fear [Him].

7:170, Qur'an
[And] those who hold fast to the Scripture and establish prayer - indeed, We will not allow the reward of the reformers to be lost.

3:199, Qur'an
And indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in God and what was sent down to you [O Muhammad] and what was sent down to them, [being] humble to God.  They do not exchange the verses of God for a small price.  Those will have their reward with their Lord.  Indeed, God is swift in account.

The People of the Scripture Concealed Much of what God had Sent Down of the Scripture [and Labeled them "Apocrypha," which Means "Hidden Away," or they Concealed Scriptures Completely]

So Our Messenger has Come Making Clear Much of what the People of the Scripture used to Conceal of the Scripture

3:71, Qur'an
O People of the Scripture, why do you mix the truth with falsehood and conceal the truth while you know [it]?

6:91, Qur'an
…[For] you make [the Scripture] into pages, disclosing [some of] it and concealing much...

1 Kings 11:41, Torah
[For] the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, [are] they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?

3:187, Qur'an
[No?  And yet] God took a covenant from those who were given the Scripture, [saying], "You must make it clear to the people and not conceal it -

Revelation 22:19, Gospel
[Whereby] if any man will take away from the words of the Book of this prophecy, God will take away his part out of the Book of Life…"

3:187, Qur'an
But they threw it away behind their backs and exchanged it for a small price. And that which they purchased is [indeed] wretched -

{1 Nephi 13:26}, Torah
…[For] they have taken away many parts which are plain and most precious from the Gospel…

{1 Nephi 13:27}, Torah
And they have done all this so that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord, so that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men.

2:159 - 160, Qur'an
[But] indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by God and cursed by those who curse, except for those who repent and correct themselves and make clear [what they concealed]. Those - I will accept their repentance, and I am the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.

5:15, Qur'an
[So] O People of the Scripture, Our messenger has come to you making clear much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture, and he pardons much.  A light and a clear Book have come to you from God.

2:41 - 42, Qur'an
[So] believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and do not be the first to disbelieve in it.  And do not exchange My verses for a small price, and fear [only] Me.  And do not mix the truth with falsehood or conceal the truth while you know [it].

Woe to those who Write the "Scripture" with their Own Hands, for God did Not Send Any Messenger Except that Satan Threw Falsehood into His Verses

And There is a Group who Alters the Scripture with their Tongues and Say, "This is from God," but it is Not from God

Jeremiah 23:25, Torah
[So remember when God said,] "I have heard what the prophets said, who prophesy lies in My name, saying, 'I have dreamed, I have dreamed.'

Jeremiah 23:21, Torah
[But] I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran, [and] I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.

Jeremiah 23:31 - 32, Torah
[So] behold, I [am] against the 'prophets,' who use their tongues and say, 'He says.' Behold, I [am] against those who prophesy false dreams, and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies, and by their lightness; yet I did not send them, nor command them, therefore they will not profit this people at all," the Lord says.

Ezekiel 13:6 - 8, Torah
[Rather,] they have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, "The Lord says," and the Lord has not sent them, and they have made [others] hope that they would confirm the word.  Have you not seen a vain vision, and have you not spoken a lying divination, whereas you say, "The Lord says [it];" although I have not spoken?

3:78, Qur'an
[So] indeed, there is a group among them who alters the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture. And they say, "This is from God," but it is not from God. And they speak a lie about God while they know.

Ezekiel 13:8, Torah
Therefore the Lord God thus says; "Because you have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you," the Lord God says -

6:93, Qur'an
[For] who is more wrong than one who invents a lie about God or says, "It has been inspired to me," while nothing has been inspired to him, and one who says, "I will send down [verses] like what God sent down." And [so] if you could see when the wrongdoers are in the overwhelming pangs of death while the angels extend their hands, [saying], "Out with your souls! Today you will be awarded the punishment of [extreme] humiliation for what you used to say against God other than the truth, and [that] you were being arrogant toward His verses."

22:51, Qur'an
[For those are] the ones who strove against Our verses, [seeking] to cause failure - those are the companions of Hellfire.

[Book of Enoch 99:2], Torah
[So] woe to you who alter the words of truth, and they distort the eternal law and count themselves as being without sin; they will be trampled underfoot on the ground -

41:40, Qur'an
[For] indeed, those who inject deviation into Our verses are not concealed from Us.  So, is he who is cast into the Fire better or he who comes secure on the Day of Resurrection?  Do whatever you will; indeed, He is Seeing of what you do.

[Book of Enoch 98:15], Torah
[So] woe to you who write lying words, and the words of the impious, for they write their lies so that men may hear and continue their folly.  And they will not have peace but will die a sudden death.

2:79, Qur'an
So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from God," in order to exchange it for a small price.  Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn -

22:52 - 54, Qur'an
[For] We did not send any messenger or prophet before you except that when Satan desired, he threw in his [own] desire [into His verses]. But God abrogates that [falsehood] which Satan throws in [His verses]; then God makes His verses precise. And God is Knowing and Wise. [That is] so He may make what [falsehood] Satan throws in a trial for those who have disease in their hearts and those hard of heart. And indeed, the wrongdoers are in extreme dissension. And so those who were given knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord and [therefore] believe in it, and their hearts become humble to it. And indeed, God is the Guide of those who have believed to a straight path.

God Sent Down the Qur'an in Truth as a Criterion Over the Scripture, so Judge Between them by what God has Sent Down

For God Eliminates what He Wills or He Confirms, so Race to All that is Good and Follow the Best of it and do Not Follow their Inclinations

4:105, Qur'an
Indeed, We have sent the [Qur'an] down to you in truth so that you may judge between the people by that which God has shown you. And do not be an advocate for the deceitful -

16:101, Qur'an
[For] when We substitute a verse [in the Qur'an] in place of a verse [in the previous Scriptures] - and God is most knowing of what He sends down - they say, "You are only an inventor [of lies]."  But most of them do not know -

13:39, Qur'an
[For] God eliminates what [verses] He wills [in the previous Scriptures], or He confirms [the previous Scriptures], and the Mother of the Scripture is with Him.

5:49, Qur'an
[So] judge between them by what God has sent down [in the Qur'an] and do not follow their inclinations and beware of them, unless they should tempt you away from some of what God has sent down to you. And if they turn away - then know that God only intends to afflict them with some of their [own] sins. And indeed, many among the people are defiantly disobedient -

34:43, Qur'an
[For] when Our verses are recited to them as clear evidences, they say, "This is nothing but a man who wishes to avert you from that which your fathers were serving." And they say, "This is nothing but an invented lie."

5:48, Qur'an
[But] We have sent the [Qur'an] down to you in truth, confirming that which is between one's hands of the Scripture and as a Criterion over it. So judge between them by what God has sent down and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To each of you We made a law and a method. Had God willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. Your return is to God all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning those [matters] in which you used to differ.

39:55, Qur'an
[So] follow the best of what was sent down to you from your Lord before the punishment comes upon you suddenly while you do not perceive.

39:18, Qur'an
[For those] who listen to the Word [of God] and follow the best of it - those are the ones God has guided, and those are people of understanding.