Now here comes the tricky part - we know there were Jews in and around Mecca and Medina where Mohammad lived. We know there were Christians in the vicinity too. read more
Large parts of the Koran were derived from imperfectly understood parts of the Torah as can clearly be seen by doing some comparison between the two. Note that the scriptures that were put together to form what we call the Bible were already around in that part of the world for some 500 years before the Koran was written. read more
Therefore, the Quran comes to confirm the truth of the Torah., which is the red dot as shown above in the diagram. RESPONSE: First, Zawadi assumes that the Quran says that only specific parts of the Holy Bible are true, but fails to provide a single reference to show that this is what the Quran actually teaches. read more
Oh, and following up on the intent of the question: No. Islam is a religion derived partially from the teachings of the Torah and the Bible, but they are primarily the teachings of Muhammed, and the teachings of Muhammed supercede those of any of the Prophets that came before him. read more