Surah 87. Al-A'la, Ayah 19
| صُحُفِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُوسَىٰ |
| Transliteration | : | s.uh.uf 'ibraahem wa- mosaa |
| Pickthall | : | The Book of Abraham and Moses. |
| Asad | : | the revelations of Abraham and Moses.9 |
| Malik | : | the scriptures of Ibrahim (Abraham) and Musa (Moses). |
| Yusuf Ali | : | The Books of Abraham and Moses. 6094 6095 |
Note - 9These two names are given here only as examples of
earlier prophetic revelations, thus stressing, once
again, the twofold fact of continuity in mankind's
religious experiences and of the identity of the basic
truths preached by all the prophets. (Cf. also 53:36
ff.) The noun suhuf (sing. sahifah), which literally
denotes "leaves [of a book]" or "scrolls", is synonymous
with kitab in all the senses of this term (Jawhari):
hence, in the above context, "revelations".
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Note - 6094No Book of Abraham has come down to us. But the Old
Testament recognises that Abraham was a prophet (Gen. xx.
7). There is a book in Greek, which has been translated
by Mr. G.H. Box, called the Testament of Abraham
(published by the Society for the Promotion of Christian
Knowledge, London, 1927). It seems to be a Greek
translation of a Hebrew original. The Greek Text was
probably written in the second Christian century, in
Egypt, but in its present form it probably goes back only
to the 9th or 10th Century. It was popular among the
Christians. Perhaps the Jewish Midrash also refers to a
Testament of Abraham.
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Note - 6095The original Revelation of Moses, of which the Present
Pentateuch is a surviving recension. See Appendix 11, The
present Gospels do not come under the definition of the
"earliest" Books. Nor could they be called "Books of
Jesus': they were written not by him, but about him, and
long after his death.
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These two names are given here only as examples of earlier prophetic revelations, thus stressing, once again, the twofold fact of continuity in mankind's religious experiences and of the identity of the basic truths preached by all the prophets. (Cf. also 53:36 ff.) The noun suhuf (sing. sahifah), which literally denotes "leaves [of a book]" or "scrolls", is synonymous with kitab in all the senses of this term (Jawhari): hence, in the above context, "revelations". |
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No Book of Abraham has come down to us. But the Old Testament recognises that Abraham was a prophet (Gen. xx. 7). There is a book in Greek, which has been translated by Mr. G.H. Box, called the Testament of Abraham (published by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, London, 1927). It seems to be a Greek translation of a Hebrew original. The Greek Text was probably written in the second Christian century, in Egypt, but in its present form it probably goes back only to the 9th or 10th Century. It was popular among the Christians. Perhaps the Jewish Midrash also refers to a Testament of Abraham. |
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The original Revelation of Moses, of which the Present Pentateuch is a surviving recension. See Appendix 11, The present Gospels do not come under the definition of the "earliest" Books. Nor could they be called "Books of Jesus': they were written not by him, but about him, and long after his death. |
