[BigSkyFreeper]

Reading the Gospels does not lead one to an understanding of the Koran

No it doesn't, but reading both (and I have a book that does a side-by-side word-for-word comparison of the Holy Bible and the Holy Koran) and you'd understand that the Koran is based on the Holy Bible, which it is.

[Sir Gawain]

and you'd understand that the Koran is based on the Holy Bible, which it is.

It's called being a cheap imitation. Mohammed took cliff notes from the Bible to make his book sound holy. What exactly is your point?

[Siobhan]

Sorry. The Koran is not based on the Bible. The Muslims claim the Koran's origin is divine. If one sees any relationship to the Christian Bible, the Muslim would simply see that as a confirmation that the Christians had received some divine truth before corrupting it.

From a Christian perspective or Jewish perspective the Koran picks pieces of Scriptures, using some, elaborating on some, perverting some. But most of the material in the Koran has no relationship to the Hebrew or Christian Scriptures as they are understood by most Jews or Christians. The Koran has its own mission to supplant and replace all religious texts and legal codes.