Was Surah Mulk in the Torah?

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At my local mosque we do taleem after Maghrib Salat from Muntakhab Ahadith. One night we came across the following hadith:

عن ابن مسعود - رضي الله عنه - ، قال : يؤتى الرجل في قبره فتؤتى رجلاه فتقول رجلاه : ليس لكم على ما قبلي سبيل كان يقوم يقرأ بي سورة الملك ، ثم يؤتى من قبل صدره أو قال بطنه ، فيقول : ليس لكم على ما قبلي سبيل كان يقرأ بي سورة الملك ، ثم يؤتى رأسه ، فيقول : ليس لكم على ما قبلي سبيل كان يقرأ بي سورة الملك ، قال : فهي المانعة تمنع من عذاب القبر وهي في التوراة سورة الملك ، ومن قرأها في ليلة فقد أكثر وأطنب

The reference given after this hadith in Muntakhab Hadith is as follows:

رواه الحاكم وقال هذا حديث صحيح الإسناد ولم يخرجاه ووافقه الذهبي

This is on page 292 of Muntakhab Ahadith in the chapter of Ilim and Dhikr-Virtues of Al-Quran.

Some brothers wanted to know about the part:

وهي في التوراة سورة الملك .

Were surahs or sections of the Quran revealed in previous books? Also as the Quran is in Arabic, what language was the Torah revealed in and what language was surah al-Mulk in when revealed in the torah?

J.khair. May ALLAH (SWT) reward you immensely.

Answer:

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

There are two possible interpretations of the hadith:1) The meaning of Surah Mulk was in the Tawrah , just as the meaning of certain other Surahs of the Holy Quran was in the previous holy books. 2) Due to its virtue, there was reference to Surah Mulk in the Tawrah. By taking these two interpretations, the objection that you alluded to – i.e. that the Quran is in Arabic whereas the previous holy books were in other languages – will fall away.

The interpretations above are based on the explanation the Mufassireen have given of verse 196 of Surah Shu’araa’. For details see: Tafseer Roohul Ma’aani: 10/123.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti Faizal Riza

17/2/2013

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