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7. THE ISRĀ’ĪLIYYĀT IN THE QUR’ĀN AND THE ḤĀDĪTH (3) There is no doubt that the spread of the Jewish legends containing vanities and superstitions most of which were attributed to the Prophet ( )ﷺand his companions, and then were included as parts of the commentary of the Qur’ān posed serious danger to the beliefs of Muslims and to the sanctity of Islam. To what extent is this danger Dr. Muḥammad Ḥusayn alDhahabī in his al-Isrā’īliyyāt mentions four cases: A. It would damage the beliefs of Muslims by giving misconceptions concerning Allah, and denying the ‘iṣmah (infallibility) of prophets. Sometimes, these prophets were portrayed below the level of ordinary people. Some examples are as follows: 1. It is mentioned in Genesis 18:1-15 that God and two angels appeared to Abraham in the form of three men. He brought water for them to wash their feet, and feed them. They ate while sitting under a tree. Then God talked about Sarah that she would have a baby, and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Here Allah appeared as a human being, together with two angels. All of them ate the meat and drank the milk provided by Prophet Abraham. The Qur’ān mentioned the same episode where angels appeared to Prophet Abraham, but they did not touch the food provided for them. Allah said: ْث َْ لْ َس ََلمْْ َف َماْ َل ِب َْ َو َل َقدْْ َجا َءتْْ ُر ُسل ُ َناْإِب َراهِي َْمْ ِبالبُش َرىْ َقالُواْ َس ََلمًاْ َقا ْس َْ لْإِلَي ِْهْ َنك َِرهُمْْ َوأَو َج ُْ ِلْ َتص ْ َ ْْْ َفلَمَّاْ َرأَىْأَي ِد َيهُم.ْْأَنْْ َجا َْءْ ِبعِجلْْ َحنِيذ ْ )07-96:لْ َت َخفْْإِ َّناْأُرسِ ل َناْإِلَىْ َقو ِْمْلُوطْْ(هود ْ َ ْمِنهُمْْخِي َف ًْةْ َقالُوا And verily, there came Our messengers to Ibrahim (Abraham) with glad tidings. They said: “Salam (greetings or peace).” He answered, “Salam (greetings or peace),” and he hastened to entertain them with a roasted calf. But when he saw their hands went not towards it (the meal), he