Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon
Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon

Answering the Muslim Claim that the Gospel Is Gone

February 25, 2026

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Answering the Muslim Claim that the Gospel Is Gone

When Muslims argue that the Bible has been corrupted, they often add a specific claim: the original gospel—what the Quran calls the injil—was a single document given to Jesus, and it was lost sometime in the first century. The four New Testament Gospels we have today, they say, contain only fragments of that lost original. This matters because if the Muslim is right, then the Christian's primary source for who Jesus is and what he taught is off the table. But Alan Shlemon offers three historical reasons why this Muslim claim fails—and why the Quran itself points in the opposite direction.

The Quran Actually Affirms the Gospel

The strategy Shlemon recommends is to use the Quran against the Muslim's own objection. Whatever the Quran affirms, Muslims must affirm—it is their highest authority. And the Quran repeatedly affirms the injil as the word of Allah that should be believed and obeyed. If the Quran says the gospel is authoritative and uncorrupted, then Muslims are logically bound to accept that.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:00) **Muslim Claim: The True Gospel (Injil) Was Lost** - Introduces the common Muslim objection that the Bible is corrupted and the original gospel document given to Jesus has been lost.
  • 2 (02:26) **The Standard Christian Tactic: Using the Quran Against Itself** - Explains why Christians often point to Quranic verses that affirm the gospel's authority.
  • 3 (03:36) **Reason 1: No Historical Evidence for a Lost Document** - Argues that the Muslim claim is a bare assertion without supporting evidence.
  • 4 (05:41) **Reason 2: The Quran Affirms the Gospel Existed in the 7th Century** - Presents specific Quranic verses that assume the Injil was available in Muhammad's day.
  • 5 (08:35) **Reason 3: Historical Evidence Shows 7th-Century Christians Read the Four Gospels** - Uses manuscript evidence to prove the canonical Gospels were the only gospel text in the 7th century.
  • 6 (11:07) **Conclusion: The Quranic Injil Refers to the Four New Testament Gospels** - Summarizes the argument that the Muslim claim fails on all three points.
  • 7 Standout Quotes

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Guests on this episode

Alan Shlemon

Show Notes

Alan answers the Muslim challenge that the Quran’s reference to the Gospel is not a reference to the four New Testament Gospels.

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