Did the Qur’an plagiarize from the gospels of Thomas and Bartholomew?

The Gospel of Thomas The claim that the Qur’an plagiarized from the Gospel of Thomas, popularized in modern form by W. Atallah, rests on a methodological error: confusing shared religious vocabulary with literary dependence.[1] The Gospel of Thomas is not a Gospel in the historical sense The Gospel of Thomas is a 2nd-century Gnostic text,…

The sleepers of the cave

Muhammad b. Ishaq mentioned the reason why the chapter 18, Surah al-Kahf, was revealed: The Quraysh sent two men to the Jewish rabbis in Madinah and told them: ‘Ask them (the rabbis) about Muhammad, and describe him to them, and tell them what he is saying. They are the people of the first Book, and…

Was Surah 18 plagiarized?

Since the very first day Islam has been attacked fruitlessly. Thousands and thousands of books, articles and pamphlets have been written against it. One such attack that has been relatively new is the claim of plagiarism of 18th chapter of the Qur’an, Surah Kahf (The Cave), by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).