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A comparative study of Stories in the Quran and the Testaments
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Authors: Faroogh Fahim (Iran) , Dr. Syed Muhammad Tabatabai (Iran)
Reccive: 2013/9/21 Accept: 2014/3/19

Abstract
The religion of Islam and the monotheistic religions of Judaism and Christianity,
each of them have a sacred book which is the basis of faith of the followers of
these religions. Words are the messengers of meanings and they like the holy
prophets are dependent on their environment, traditions, customs and their fields
of duty in this messaging. Collection of words and phrases that chase a specific
purpose and illustrate some particular events in the past or explain an occasion
are called a story or storytelling. Storytelling and its creation have roots in
innovation, thriving and genesis of human being, his primary community and
very initial traditions. The art of storytelling has also been recognized by Islam
and is significantly exercised nearly in all divine books especially the Holy
Quran. So, Quranic tales have abundant commonalities with the Old Testament,
especially in the stories of Prophets, but the pattern of narration of Holy Quran is
different from the Bible.

Keywords: Stories, Quran, Testaments, Religions

1. Confirming Student Almustafa Open University, f.fahim20@yahoo.com
2. Professor of Almustafa Open University, Taba1352@yahoo.com