It must be noted, that besides verse 68 in Sura al-Ma'ida, there were many
other verses in the Qur'an, which impressed me at that time. For instance:
Sura al-Sajda 32:23:
"And surely we have given Moses the Book (the Torah), so do not (you
Muhammad) hesitate to accept it."
Sura al-Ma'ida 5:46:
"And we let their (those of the previous prophets) footsteps follow Jesus,
the son of Mary, fulfilling what he had in his hands from the Torah. And
We
have given him the Gospel containing guidance and light, and affirming all
that he had in his hands from the Torah, as guidance and warning for
people
devoted to God."
Sura al-Ma'ida 5:47:
"And the people of the Gospel must decide (judge) their matters in
accordance with what God has revealed in it. And whoever does not decide
(judge) according to what has been revealed by God, those are the rotten
ones."
Sura al-Baqara 2:62:
"Truly the believers from the Jews, Christians and Sabians, whoever
believe
in God and the last day, doing the good deeds, they will have their
rewards
with their Lord, and fear will not press them nor despair."
There are still more verses in the Qur'an indicating that the Torah and
the
Gospel are a real way of truth in accordance with the will of God. These
Qur'anic verses had awakened my mind to delve deeper into the Bible,
because
God had whispered to my soul about its truth.
The next day, after I had asked for the guidance of God at midnight
prayer,
I felt a distinct change in myself. From that time on I regarded the Bible
as a friend, no longer as an enemy. In the morning I took the Bible with
great expectation and paid attention to every word as I read in it because
I
wanted to know its truth precisely.
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