Holy Spirit in Quran?

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Holy Spirit in Quran?
OP - March 09, 2010, 08:45 AM

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(101) And when We exchange a verse in the place of another verse and God knows very well what He is sending down -- they say, 'Thou art a mere forger!' Nay, but the most of them have no knowledge

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(102) Say: 'The Holy Spirit sent it down from thy Lord in truth, and to confirm those who believe, and to be a guidance and good tidings to those who surrender.'

What does this verse mean? The Holy Spirit? Is that another entity? Is that Gabriel? Is it the Holy Ghost? How odd. Is it like the Holy Spirit or Ghost in the Bible?
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Reply #1 - March 09, 2010, 08:46 AM

This is on my TODO list for looking into. The Quran also states that Jesus "had the holy spirit"

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Reply #2 - March 09, 2010, 09:05 AM

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Reply #3 - March 09, 2010, 09:07 AM

Quote from: BlackDog on March 09, 2010, 09:05 AM
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Reply #4 - March 09, 2010, 09:08 AM

sure why not
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Reply #5 - March 09, 2010, 09:14 AM

Ruh al-Quddus is most commonly interpreted to mean the angel Gabriel, malaak Jibreel.

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Reply #6 - March 09, 2010, 09:24 AM

Al Quddus is one of God's names though.
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Reply #7 - March 09, 2010, 11:38 AM

So is al-Kareem, then you have Al-Quran Al-Kareem

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Reply #8 - March 09, 2010, 12:10 PM

haha ok valid point

its just confusing when xtianity has a "clear" definition on what the Holy Ghost is. Moe was like nah this is Jibrieel.
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Reply #9 - March 09, 2010, 12:14 PM

I think it just means "anyone who has been spoken to by God" - but that's just an impression I get.

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Reply #10 - March 09, 2010, 12:37 PM

http://load-islam.com/artical_det.php?artical_id=520&section=indepth&subsection=Glorious%20Quran

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Jibril is Ruh Al-Qudus

The proof that Jibril is the Ruh Al-Qudus is the statement of Ibn Mas`ud in explanation of this Ayah (fn. Ibn Abi Hatim 1:269). This is also the view of Ibn `Abbas, Muhammad bin Ka`b, Isma`il bin Khalid, As-Suddi, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, `Atiyah Al-`Awfi and Qatadah (fn. Ibn Abi Hatim 1:270). Additionally, Allah said,
(Which the trustworthy Ruh (Jibril) has brought down. Upon your heart (O Muhammad ) that you may be (one) of the warners) (26:193-194).

Al-Bukhari recorded `A'ishah saying that the Messenger of Allah erected a Minbar in the Masjid on which Hassan bin Thabit (the renowned poet) used to defend the Messenger of Allah (with his poems). The Messenger of Allah said, "O Allah! Aid Hassan with Ruh Al-Qudus, for he defended Your Prophet."(fn. Fath Al-Bari 10:562).

Abu Dawud recorded this Hadith in his Sunan (fn. Abu Dawud 5:279) as did At-Tirmidhi who graded it Hasan Sahih (fn. Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi 8:137). Further, Ibn Hibban recorded in his Sahih that Ibn Mas`ud said that the Prophet said, "Ruh Al-Qudus informed me that no soul shall die until it finishes its set provisions and term limit. Therefore, have Taqwa of Allah and seek your sustenance in the most suitable way."(fn. See As-Sunnah 14:304).(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Abridged, Darussalam Publishers & Distributors, 2000, vol. 1, pp. 288-289)

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Reply #11 - March 09, 2010, 03:04 PM

I think it means the angel Jibreel.

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Reply #12 - March 09, 2010, 03:28 PM

Quote from: Cool Canadian on March 09, 2010, 03:04 PM
I think it means the angel Jibreel.

2:87 - And verily We gave unto Moses the Scripture and We caused a train of messengers to follow after him, and We gave unto Jesus, son of Mary, clear proofs (of Allah's sovereignty), and We supported him with the Holy spirit.

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Reply #13 - March 09, 2010, 04:17 PM

Mo got it wrong. This is the Holy Ghost:

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Reply #14 - March 09, 2010, 09:39 PM

I was taught it referred to Jibreel like many people said here. But I guess Mo wasn't clear enough. He should have added the citation so we can look it up

EDIT:
This came to mind

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Why God never received a PhD:

1. He had only one major publication.

2. It was in Hebrew.

3. It had no references.

4. It wasn't published in a refereed journal.

5. Some even doubt he wrote it by himself.

6. It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then?

7. His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.

8. The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.

9. He never applied to the ethics board for permission to use human subjects.

10. When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it by drowning his subjects.

11. When subjects didn't behave as predicted, he deleted them from the sample.

12. He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.

13. Some say he had his son teach the class.

14. He expelled his first two students for learning.

15. Although there were only 10 requirements, most of his students failed his tests.

16. His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.

17. No record of working well with colleagues.

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