A Comparative Study of the Story of Hazrat Ibrahim's Guests in the Holy Quran and Torah

There are some similarities and differences between the stories variously narrated in the Quran and Torah. Discovering and investigating the differences between Quranic quotes and the differences between Quranic quotes and Torah quotes plays an important role in presenting a correct interpretation of these verses. The story of Abraham's guests is mentioned four times in the Qur'an and once in the Torah with some differences (such as whether the news of Isaac’s birth is prior to the news of the torment of Lot's people or vise versa, who is the audience of Isaac’s bisharah (good news), Sara's real reaction to this good news, and the reason for the fear of Hazrat Ibrahim). The Torah is in agreement with the Qur'an in some parts and contradicts in others in this topic. The Torah connotes matters such as undermining the infallibility and monotheism of the prophet and other important characters and denigrating the essence of God in its narration, as is the case in other Torah stories. Unlike the Torah, the Qur'an has outlined and explained the main story in various surahs, presenting the essence of the story, while having seemingly conflicting differences in those narrations. Comparing the Qur'an and the Torah and the interpretation of Qur’an’s story in the four surahs in this research, and listing the differences and similarities between the Qur'an and the Torah’s narration, I have presented and explained the interpretation of Qur'an’s differences in this story in the four surahs.