Christian apologists often claim that the Qur’an creates the Islamic Dilemma: it confirms the Torah and Gospel, yet contradicts teachings found in the modern Bible. They argue that Muslims must either accept the Bible as fully preserved or admit that the Qur’an is mistaken.
This argument depends on a false equivalence. The Qur’an affirms the original Taurat revealed to Moses and the Injil given to Jesus. It does not identify those revelations with every book, passage, manuscript tradition or later canon contained in the Bible today.
The Qur’an also states that some people altered, concealed or misrepresented revelation. At the same time, it presents itself as a guardian and criterion over earlier scripture. Islam can therefore recognise authentic teachings within biblical texts without treating the entire modern canon as perfectly preserved or divinely guaranteed.
The diagram above illustrates the distinction between original revelation and later textual transmission.
Affirming the divine origin of the Taurat and Injil does not mean endorsing every subsequent manuscript, interpretation or canonical decision. That distinction is central to the Islamic position.
Once revelation is distinguished from later transmission, the Islamic Dilemma collapses. It forces Muslims to choose between two positions that Islamic theology never accepted historically.