What is the Quran ?

The Qur’ān [1] (Arabic: القرآن al-qur'ān, literally "the recitation"; also sometimes transliterated as Quran, Koran, or Al-Qur'an) is the central religious text of Islam. Muslims believe the Qur'an to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the text in its original Arabic to be the literal word of God,[2] revealed to Muhammad over a period of 23 years[3][4] and view the Qur'an as God's final revelation to humanity.[5][6]

Muslims regard the Qur'ān as the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with those revealed to
Adam — regarded, in Islam, as the first prophet — and including the Suhuf-i-Ibrahim (Scrolls of Abraham),[7] the Tawrat (Torah),[8][9] the Zabur (Psalms),[10][11] and the Injil (Gospel).[12][13][14] The aforementioned books are recognized in the Qur'ān,[15][16] and the Qur'anic text assumes familiarity[17] with many events from Jewish and Christian scriptures, retelling some of these events in distinctive ways, and referring obliquely to others. It rarely offers detailed accounts of historical events; the Qur'an's emphasis is typically on the moral significance of an event, rather than its narrative sequence. Details to historical events are contained within the Hadith of Muhammad and the narrations of Muhammad's Companions (Sahabah).

 

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  • 2/28/2008 7:49 AM syed inamullah wrote:
    QURAN
    THE CENTRAL SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE MUSLIM.THE QURAN WAS REVEALED UPON LAST PROPHET MUHAMMAD PEACE BE UPON HIM BY THE GOD. QURAN IS COMPLETE CODE OF LIFE FOR THE ENTIRE HUMANITY. QURAN CONSIST OF 30 PARTS(PARAY),124 CHAPTERS(SURAH), AND 6666 VERSE(AYAT). IN THE QURAN THE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GOD, THE PREVIOUS PROPHETS, THE WAY TO WORSHIP, THE WAY TO LIVE INDIVIDUALY OR LIVE IN THE GROUP, THE WAY TO MARRY, THE WAY TO PASS THE LIVE INDEED THE HUMANS ARE GUIDED FROM ALL THE ASPECTS, IN EVERY FIELD, IN EACH CIRCUMSTANCES AND ANY TIME. THIS IS THE LAST BOOK OF GOD FOR HUMAN BEING AFTER THERE WOULD BE NO ANY BOOK UNTILL THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT. TO BE A MUSLIMONE MUST BELIEVE IN QURAN.
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