SUMMARY
Muhammad believed the Scriptures of the People of the Book, to be God's word. His words recorded in the Quran testify to this. Those Scriptures existed in the hands of the Christians and Jews in the Hijaz before and during Muhammad's life. Thus, the Quran clearly teaches that the Bible is the Word of God. Since Muhammad testified to the integrity, validity, and authenticity of the Bible, I conclude that Muhammad was not a prophet of God. Muhammad's teachings are self-contradictory. God did not reveal or inspire those blatant contradictions found in the Quran. Muhammad's ignorance allowed him to make contradictory statements. However, his ignorance is no excuse, no justification, no ground, for people today to continue to follow his error.
http://answering-islam.org.uk/Silas/bible.htm
I suppose we could try to "reinvent the wheel" on this thread, however since the above site adequately proves that Muhammad and the Qur'an confirm the integrity of our modern Bible I think we should expose how Muslims try to prove Muhammad's own words are inaccurate.
According to Islam apologetics sites Moses tells the Israelites they will corrupt God’s word, however is that what is recorded in Deuteronomy 31?
Deuteronomy 31:24-29
24 So it was, when Moses had completed writing the words of this law in a book, when they were finished, 25 that Moses commanded the Levites, who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, saying: 26 "Take this Book of the Law, and put it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there as a witness against you; 27 for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. If today, while I am yet alive with you, you have been rebellious against the LORD, then how much more after my death? 28 Gather to me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them. 29 For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you. And evil will befall you in the latter days, because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger through the work of your hands."
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Moses prophesied the Israelites would rebel against God not that the Israelites would change the book of the law.
Muslims then appeal to Jeremiah 8:8 as proof that the words of the Torah were corrupted by the Jews.
Jeremiah 8:8
"How can you say, 'We are wise,
And the law of the LORD is with us'?
Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.
NKJV
Jeremiah 8:8
8 "'How can you say, "We are wise,
for we have the law of the LORD,"
when actually the lying pen of the scribes
has handled it falsely?
(from New International Version)
Jeremiah 8:8
8 "How can you say, 'We are wise,
and the law of the LORD is with us'?
But, behold, the false pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie. RSV
Here again Muslims have
interpreted one Scripture to say what they want it to say. Jeremiah did not say the Jews had corrupted the Torah, he said the scribes had handled the Law of Yaweh falsely. What resulted from the “false pens of the scribes”? Traditions the scribes and the Pharisees taught were necessary in order to obey Yaweh. The Lord Jesus confirmed Jeremiah’s analysis of the “false pens of the scribes" in Matthew and Mark:
Matthew 15:3-9
3 He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' 5 But you say, 'Whoever says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to God" -- 6 then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
8 "These people draw near to Me with their mouth,
And honor Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
9 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"
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Mark 7:6-13
6 He answered and said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
'This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far from Me.
7 And in vain they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men -- the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do."
9 He said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' 11 But you say, 'If a man says to his father or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is Corban" -- ' (that is, a gift to God), 12 then you no longer let him do anything for his father or his mother, 13 making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do."
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Another tactic used by Muslims is that Jesus did not write any of the books of the Bible. I find this a bit hypocritical since Muhammad did not personally write the Qur’an. In fact Muslims take pride in the tradition that Muhammad was illiterate and appeal to this “fact” as divine proof that the Qur’an is a revelation from Allah.
Another tactic is to appeal to Bible “scholars”, however in most cases the scholars they appeal to are members of cults and/or members of denominations that teach tradition in lieu of God’s word. In other words Muslims are appealing to modern day Pharisees who have perverted Yaweh’s pure truth.
Now, if the Bible has been corrupted as Muslims believe then why appeal to a corrupted book to prove it is corrupt while at the same time ignoring the book they believe is inerrant that tells them the Bible of Muhammad’s time are Allah’s own words revealed to the Jews and the Christians?