Comparing the Teaching of The Quran
with the Teaching of the Bible
Line by Line
1. In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. Quran 1:1
1. For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and your children will find compassion with their captors and return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.” 2 Chronicles 30:9
2. Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. Joel 2:13
The text within both faith communities asserts that God is both gracious and merciful.
The faith communities agree on line 1
The faith communities agree on line 1
2. Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds. Quran 1:2
1. Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld his love from me!
Psalm 66:20
2. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3
Psalm 66:20
2. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
Ephesians 1:3
3. For the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and in earth beneath. Joshua 2:11
4. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea... Psalm 139
The text within both faith communities asserts that God is both to be praised and is omnipresent.
The faith communities agree on line 2
4. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea... Psalm 139
The text within both faith communities asserts that God is both to be praised and is omnipresent.
The faith communities agree on line 2
3. The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Quran 1:3
