(4) What the Bible Says about Prophet Jacob (pbuh)
· (Jacob lied to get Isaac’s blessing)
… Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn ... Please sit up and eat some of my game so that you may give me your blessing." … When Isaac caught the smell of his clothes, he blessed him (Jacob).
… Esau said, "… He (Jacob) has deceived me these two times: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” (Genesis 27:19-36)
The Lord has a charge to bring against Judah; he will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds. In the womb he grasped his brother’s heel; as a man he struggled with God. He struggled with the angel and overcame him; he wept and begged for his favour … (Hosea 12:2-4)
What the Quran Says
And We bestowed upon him Isaac and Jacob each one We made righteous. And We made them leaders, guiding by Our Command, and We revealed to them the doing of good deeds, performing Salat (prayer), and the giving of Zakat (charity) and they were worshipers of Us (alone). (Quran, 21:72,73)
And remember Our slaves, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, owners of strength (in worshiping Us) and of religious understanding. Verily, We did choose them by granting them the remembrance of the Hereafter. And they are with Us, verily, of the chosen and the best. (Quran, 38:45-47)
(5) What the Bible Says about Prophet David (pbuh)
One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman (the wife of Uriah) bathing. The woman was very beautiful… Then David sent messengers to get her. She came to him, and he slept with her … Then she went back home. The woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”…
In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. In it he wrote, “Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so that he will be struck down and die.”…
When Uriah’s wife heard that her husband was dead, she mourned for him. (2 Samuel 11:2-26)
What the Quran Says
Indeed We gave knowledge to David and Solomon, and they both said: “All the praises and thanks are to Allah, Who has preferred us above many of His believing slaves!” (Quran, 27:15)
Be patient (O Muhammad) of what they say, and remember Our slave David, endowed with power, Verily, he was ever oft-returning in all matters and in repentance (toward Allah). (Quran, 38:17)
We made his (David) kingdom strong and gave him wisdom and sound judgment in speech and decision. (Quran, 38:20)
For him (David) is a near approach to Us, and a beautiful place of final return (Paradise). (Quran, 38:25)
(6) What the Bible Says about Prophet Job (pbuh)
After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. (Job 3:1)
I will say to God: do not condemn me, but tell me what charges you have against me. Does it please you to oppress me… while you smile on the schemes of the wicked? (Job 10:2,3)
… then know that God has wronged me and drawn his net around me. Though I cry, ‘I‘ve been wronged!’ I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice. (Job 19:6,7)
Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? (Job 24:1)
Let God weigh me in honest scales and he will know that I am blameless (Job 31:6)
For he(Job) says, ‘It profits a man nothing when he tries to please God.’ (Job 34:9)
What the Quran Says
And remember Our slave Job, when he invoked his Lord (saying): “Verily, Satan has touched me with distress (by ruining my health) and torment (by ruining my wealth)!” (Allah said to him “Strike the ground with your foot: This is (a spring of) water to wash in, cool and a (refreshing) drink.” And We gave him (back) his family, and along with them the like thereof, as a mercy from us, and a reminder for those who understand …
Truly, We found him patient. How excellent a slave! Verily, he was ever oft-returning in repentance (to Us)! (Quran, 38:41-44)