Well, as i have highlighted above, the Bible says Jews can lend on interest.
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. (Duet 23:19)
You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything (Duet 23:20)
First, the Bible says no such thing about the "Jews". The Law was given to the Children of Jacob/Israel, aka the 12 tribes of Israel. The same children of Israel repeatedly referred to throughout the Koran/Quran.
Judah was but one of the 12 tribes, and clearly
NOT the other 11. But people today, throughout both "Christianity" and "Islam", unwittingly or otherwise, continually promote the Zionist myth that the "Jews" somehow represent all of the people Israel when, in fact,
the overwhelming majority of those that call themselves "Jews" aren't even Semites, much less descended from the tribe of Judah.
Secondly, if anyone actually thinks about Father's Perfect Law, instead of
arrogantly assuming they know better than Father (God, the "I AM"), they would "see" (be shown) the
perfect logic involved.
The Israelite nation was supposed to be a demonstration people to the rest of the world of how amazing life can be by keeping Father's Law. This is the
BEGINNING of learning to do God's Will (being a true believer). In doing so, the nations 'round about Israel would see how Father blessed them (as He promises to do to those who keep His Law) and they would want those blessings too. They would first try to take what the Israelites (Believers) had by force, as humans always do, and subsequently be defeated by Father, again just as He promises to fight for those who keep His Law.
After being defeated those nations would then ask if there was any way to receive those blessings, at which time they would be told "yes, as long as you keep The Law that God gave us" (i.e. be fellow believers). And the nation of Israel (the true people Israel --
NOT the current, counterfeit-Jewish state in the Middle East) would then expand its borders to take in their law-abiding neighbours, and the process would repeat itself until the entire world became Israelites. This was to be the "grafting in of the Gentiles" (foreigners) that is spoken about throughout Scripture.
Under The Law, it is strictly prohibited to charge usury to fellow Israelites, but it is lawful to charge interest to foreigners. Why?
Deuteronomy 23:19-20
23:19 Thou shalt
NOT lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
23:20 Unto a stranger (foreigner - a non-Israelite) thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt
NOT lend upon usury:
that the "I AM" thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land where thou goest to possess it.
The answer is obvious,
IF one studies and strives to keep God's Law, Statute, Judgments and Commandments.
As part of the perfect economic policy under The Law, every 7th year is "a year of release" and every 50th year is a "Jubilee". These are essential debt relief policies,
to prevent a small group of individuals from becoming filthy rich at everyone else's expense, exactly as has happened on this planet becomes we haven't kept The Law.
For fellow Israelites (Believers) within their own nation, these policies would be followed as a matter of Law, whereas foreigners/strangers from the surrounding nations ) that traded with Iraelites might
plot to take advantage of those policies, by making purchases or taking out loans from Israeiltes just before the mandatory "year of release", with the intention of acquiring Israelite lands, materials or loans for next to nothing or for free.
So Father, knowing how evil people are, included the clause in Deuteronomy 23:20 to prevent the more evil and unbelieving nations around Israel from being able to steal the land and wealth from Israel (the believers), which would defeat His loving purpose of bringing the entire world under His Perfect Law of Liberty, with everyone peacefully and lovingly sharing everything.
Again, Father's Law is
PERFECT, as are
ALL of His Policies, Statutes, Judgments and Commandments, just as Father Himself is
PERFECT. Of course the Koran (Quran) says the same thing, addressing
BELIEVERS, i.e. Israelites. The Koran also refers its readers back to The Law on ALL matters, because The Law that God gave us is the sole criterion for judging between what is right and what is wrong.
Sura 2:278-279
2:278.
O ye who believe! Fear God, and give up what remains of your demand for usury (interest),
if ye are indeed believers.
2:279. If ye do this not, take notice of war from God and His Messenger: but if ye turn back [from usury], ye shall have your capital sums:
deal not unjustly, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.
If the entire world would stop being so stupid and selfish, and unite in one Brotherhood of Believers determined to keep God's Law and thus do His Will, there would be no more usury, just as there would be no more division, nor any organized religions with their silly superstitions.
This is not to say the Bible has no value, but what the Quran confirms is the truth. Such as the 10 commandments. But if its not in the Quran, we don't know the source of it and must take it with a grain of salt.
Apparently you feel you are in a position to judge God and His Law. What amazing arrogance!
The
TRUTH that the Quran was sent to
CONFIRM is The Law and The Gospel that you just blatantly attacked and very hypocritically claimed was "man-made".
Sura 3:3. It is He (God) Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Koran,
CONFIRMING WHAT WENT BEFORE IT and He sent down The Law (of Moses) and The Gospel (of Jesus)
BEFORE THIS, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down The Criterion (of Judgment between right and wrong).
Sura 5:51. To thee We sent the Scripture in truth,
CONFIRMING THE SCRIPTURE THAT CAME BEFORE IT, AND GUARDING IT IN SAFETY (
Sura 32:23): so judge between them by what "I AM" hath revealed, and follow not their vain desires (
Sura 9:107-111), diverging from the Truth that hath come to thee. To each among you have We prescribed The Law and The Open Way (
Matt. 7:13-14). If "I AM" had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His Plan is) to test you in what He hath given you: so strive as in a race in all virtues.
The goal of you all is to "I AM"; it is He that will show you the truth of the matters about which ye dispute;
Sura 6:154-157
6:154. Moreover, We gave Moses The Book (The Torah),
COMPLETING (Our favour) to those who would do right, and explaining
ALL things
IN DETAIL,- and a
GUIDE and a
MERCY, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.
6:155. And this (Torah) is a Book which We have revealed as a
BLESSING:
so follow it and be righteous, that
YE may receive mercy (
Sura 32:23):
6:156. Lest
YE should say: "The Book (The Torah) was sent down to two Peoples before us, and for our part, we remained unacquainted with all that they learned by careful study:"
6:157. Or lest
YE should say: "If The Book (The Torah) had only been sent down to
US, we should have
FOLLOWED its guidance
BETTER than they (
Sura 32:23)." Now then hath come unto
YOU a clear (Sign) from your Lord,- and a
GUIDE and a
MERCY: t
hen who could do MORE WRONG than one who rejecteth "I AM"'s Signs (and The Torah - Bible), and turneth away therefrom? In good time shall We requite those who turn away from Our Signs, with a dreadful penalty, for their turning away.
Sura 46:12. And before this, was the Book of Moses (The Torah - The Law) as a guide and a mercy: and
THIS BOOK CONFIRMS (IT - THE TORAH) IN THE ARAB TONGUE; to warn the unjust, and as Good News to those who do right.
As far as what is in The Law that God gave us and His Gospel (Good News) brought to the world through His Christ, the Koran/Quran
COMMANDS us to be
NOT IN DOUBT of The Law reaching us, because God Himself will
ASSUREDLY guard it from corruption.
Sura 15:9-10
15:9.
WE HAVE, WITHOUT DOUBT, SENT DOWN THE MESSAGE; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption).
15:10. We did send Apostles
before thee amongst the religious sects (
John 17:21;
Sura 6:159) of old:
Sura 32:23.
WE DID INDEED AFORETIME GIVE THE BOOK (TORAH) TO MOSES: be then NOT IN DOUBT of its (The Torah) reaching (THEE): and
We made it a Guide to the Children of Israel.