What does the Quran mean by "Torah"?

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The Quran often commands to believe what has been revealed in the Torah, and even mentions that Jesus was prophesied in the Torah:

Surah 61:6
"And remember Jesus, the son of Mary, said: 'O children of Israel! I am the Apostle of God sent to you confirming the Torah, which came before me"

It uses the word "ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةِ" which I believe is an Arabic transliteration of the word "Torah", correct?

My question is about the Quran when it refers to the Torah.

Also, consider this when answering:

The Jews use the term "Torah" interchangeably, whereby it can refer to just the first 5 books of the Old Testament, or it can refer to the entire Old Testament.

It seems to me that the Quran ALSO does NOT distinguish between the first 5 books and the entire Old Testament when it uses the term "Torah". Rather, it only distinguishes between the Torah and the Injil or gospels.

So what is the Torah that the Quran is referring to? Only the first 5 books of the Old Testament, the entire Old Testament, or something else?
 
Hello brother,

Welcome to Islamicboard.
We believe in all holy books God revealed to us...but only in the original form.
this includes:
The Thorah as it was revealed to Moses (Musa as);
The Injil as it was to Jesus (Isa as)
The Quraan as it was revealed to Mohammad sas.

Since the Thorah and the Injil are not available in original form and state, we can no longer trust the current form anymore.
I do not know the history of the Thorah, so I cannot say whether it was the first 5 books or not.
I always thought that the whole OT was somehow a mix of the Thorah and Injil or something.

But again, when the Quraan speaks about the Thorah or Injil, it does not refer to the current OT or Thorah. That is for sure.
 

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