Islam has no similarity to the Torah, which is the first five books of the Bible.
Not to mention, the Sadducees were most noted in the NT as believing there is no resurrection; in general, Islam does believe in a resurrection.
Not quite. The Quran was written like people write "fan fiction" of Star Wars. He includes events from the Torah such as the creation of Adam, the flood of Noah, and the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt, and the Patriarchs.
He even ridiculously retells the binding of Issac but with Ishmael in his place, and - reflecting his bloodthirsty nature - actually has Abraham draw blood from Ishmael's neck before the angel stops him. Then, absurdly, he claims that Abraham and Ishmael built their stupid "Kaaba" idol in Mecca, despite the fact that Abraham never stepped foot in Arabia, and the Kaaba was built 2,621 years after Abraham's death.
Right. A way I heard to remember which are the Sadducees and which are the Pharisees.
The Sadducees are “sad, you see” that there isn’t a Resurrection to look forward to.
Sorry olog, but while your 2nd statement is true, your first statement is false.
1. Islam shares clear similarities with the Torah*(Pentateuch):
- Monotheism (Deut 6:4 ↔ Qur’an 112). (tawhid in Islam aligns with the Shema in Deuteronomy 6:4)
- Abraham, Moses, Exodus, Sinai covenant, dietary laws, circumcision all central in Islam (Qur’an 2:124–136; 3:67; 5:44).
- Qur’an calls Jews “People of the Book” and affirms the Torah as divine revelation (Qur’an 5:44).
2. Sadducees vs. Islam on resurrection:
- Sadducees **denied** resurrection (Mark 12:18; Acts 23:8).
- Islam **affirms** bodily resurrection and final judgment (Qur’an 75:1–4; 99:1–8).