The Injil (Arabic إنجيل , also transcribed Injeel)
is one of the four Islamic Holy Books the Qur'an records as
revealed by Allah - the others being the Zabur, Tawrat, and
Qur'an. The word Injil is generally held by non-Muslim
historians to be an abbreviation of the Greek word Ευαγγέλιον,
sometimes rendered in English as evangel (and literally meaning
"good news"). It is usually translated as Gospel, as in the four
Gospels of the New Testament. The word Injil usually denotes the
New Testament. Currently, Muslims believe the Gospel or the New
Testament has been corrupted over time. However, according to
some other views, the Injil is a lost book, different from the
New Testament which was either written by the apostles or people
connected to them.
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