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Is the Quran Quoted From the Bible? (23) - Chapter 23

Comparative Study between the Bible versus the Quran (23)

Chapter by Chapter and Verse by Verse;

(Chapter 23:1-10)

The Old Testament Verses from 1-10 are talking about the death of Sarah and Abraham came weep for her.

The New Testament Verses from 1-10 are talking about Jesus gave an advice to the multitude; to listen to the teachings of the scribes and the Pharisees (Top Religious Jews) BUT not to do their works because they are Hypocrites.

The Noble Quran Verses from 1-10 are talking about some characteristics of the Believers who will inherit paradise; they are those who: 1) observe their prayers and humble themselves in their prayers, 2) avoid vain talk, 3) are active in deeds of charity, 4) abstain from sex except with those joined to them in the marriage bond and 5) are keepers of their trusts and their covenants.

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Old Testament:

Chapter 23 in the Old Testament is Genesis 23; it is composed of 20 verses.

Verses from 1-10 are talking about the death of Sarah and Abraham came weep for her.

Genesis 23 (King James Version)

1) And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah.

2) And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

3) And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

4) I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

5) And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him,

6) Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.

7) And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

9) That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you.

10) And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

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New Testament

Chapter 23 in the New Testament is Matthew 23; it is composed of 39 verses.

Verses from 1-10 are talking about Jesus gave an advice to the multitude; to listen to the teachings of the scribes and the Pharisees (Top Religious Jews) BUT not to do their works because they are Hypocrites.

Matthew 23 (King James Version)

1) Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

2) Saying the scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:

3) All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.

4) For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

5) But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,

6) And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,

7) And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren.

9) And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

10) Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ.

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The Noble Quran:

Chapter 23 in the Noble Quran is composed of 120 verses.

Verses from 1-10 are talking about some characteristics of the Believers who will inherit paradise; they are those who: 1) observe their prayers and humble themselves in their prayers, 2) avoid vain talk, 3) are active in deeds of charity, 4) abstain from sex except with those joined to them in the marriage bond and 5) are keepers of their trusts and their covenants.

[1] Successful indeed are the believers, they must (eventually) win through,

[2] Those who humble themselves in their prayers;

[3] They avoid vain and idle talk;

[4] Who are active in deeds of charity (givers of poor-rate)

[5] Who guard their privates (abstain from sex);

[6] Except with those joined to them in the marriage bond,

[7] But who seek beyond that are transgressors

[8] and those who are keepers of their trusts and their covenants,

[9] and those who observe and keep a guard on their prayers;

[10] Those are the heirs (will inherit paradise).

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Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"

About the Author

Professor Dr. Ibrahim Khalil
Prof. of Clinical and Chemical Pathology,
Head of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control Unit,
Ain-Shams University. Cairo, Egypt.
And,
President of the Egyptian Society of Inventors.
Member of the Egyptian union of Writers