The one hundred and four books were sent from heaven in the following order:--To Adam, ten; to Seth, fifty; to Enoch (Idris), thirty; to Abraham, ten; to Moses, the {147} Taurat (Pentateuch); to David, the Zabur (Psalms); to Jesus, the Injil; to Muhammad, the Quran. The one hundred to which no distinctive name is given are known as the "Suhuf-ul-Anbiya,"--Books of the Prophets. The Quran is also known as the Furqan, the distinguisher; the Quran-i-Sharif, noble Quran; the Quran-i-Majid, glorious Quran; the Mushaf, the Book. It is said to be the compendium of the Taurat, Zabur and Injil[131]; so Muslims do not require to study these books.[132] The orthodox belief is that they are entirely abrogated by the Quran,[133] though Syed Ahmad denounces as ignorant and foolish those Musalmans who say so.[134] Be that as it may, their inspiration is considered to be of a lower order than that of the Quran. A large {148} portion of the Injil is considered to be mere narrative. The actual words of Christ only are looked upon as the revelation which descended from heaven. It is so in the case of the Old Testament Prophets. "However, it was the rule to call a book by the name of the prophet, whether the subject-matter was pure doctrine only, or whether it was mixed up with narrative also." "It is to be observed that, in the case of our own Prophet, the revelations made to him were intended to impart a special miracle of eloquence and they were written down, literally and exactly, in the form in which they were communicated without any narrative being inserted in them."[135] The writings of the Apostles are not considered to be inspired books. "We do not consider that the Acts of the Apostles, or the various Epistles, although unquestionably very good books, are to be taken as part and parcel of the New Testament itself; nevertheless we look upon the writings of the Apostles in the same light as we do the writings of the Companions of our own Prophet; that is to say, as entitled to veneration and respect."[136] There are many verses in the Quran which speak of previous revelations, thus: "We also caused Jesus, the son of Mary, to follow the footsteps of the prophets, confirming the law (Taurat) which was sent before him, and we gave him the Injil with its guidance and light, confirmatory of the preceding law; a guidance and a warning to those that fear God." (Sura v. 50). "We believe in God, and that which hath been sent down to us, and that which hath been sent down to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and the tribes, and that which hath been given to Moses and to Jesus, and that which was given to the prophets from their Lord. No difference do we make between any of them: and to God are we resigned." (Sura ii. 130). "In truth hath He sent down to thee the Book, which confirmeth those that precede it, for He had sent down the {149} Law and the Injil aforetime, as man's guidance; and now hath He sent down the Furqan." (Sura iii. 2).[137]