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An Introduction To The Quran

The Quran is the book which was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) (the Prophet, hence) over a period of twenty-two years, starting on the first of the month of Ramadan in the Arab year 195 (August 3rd, 610 CE), and ending on the ninth of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the Arab year 216 (November 7th, 631 CE). We base the dating system which we adopt here on the Arab calendar which was adopted in Mecca in the year 416 CE under the aegis of Qussay, the leader and founder of Quraysh. The Prophet (PBUH) himself was a direct descendant of Qussay from the fifth generation after him. 

The Arab calendar was based on a cycle of twelve years. At the end of the third year in the first quarter of the cycle, an intercalary month of 33 days was added, while at the end of the third year in each of the remaining three quarters of the cycle, an intercalary month of 34 days was added. This intercalation brought the Arab lunar year in complete alignment with the solar year every twelve years. The Quran calls this intercalation Nassee.

The Quran was then completed on November 7th, 631CE. The Prophet (PBUH) passed away four months and one week after that date, which had marked the completion of his mission. He passed away on March 13th, 632CE.

As already mentioned, the Quran was revealed over a period of twenty-two years. During the first twelve years of these twenty-two years, the Prophet (PBUH) was still residing in his hometown of Mecca. The last ten years of this period of twenty-two years, which were also the last ten years in the Prophet (PBUH)’s life, he spent in Medina, having emigrated there on the first of the month of Rabi al-Awwal in the Arab year 207 (February 14th, 622 CE). As a result of this circumstance, the part of the Quran which was revealed in Mecca is referred to as Meccan, and the part which was revealed in Medina is referred to as Medinan.

Although we said earlier that the Quran is a book, we must hasten to add that it differs from a modern book in three important aspects.

First, a modern book is constituted of chapters, where each chapter is dependent on the chapters which precede it and leads to the chapters which follow it. The Quran is not constituted of chapters but of Surahs. Each Surah of the Quran is a self-contained and autonomous unit, independent of all the other Surahs of the Quran. Thus, the Quran cannot be read or studied the way a modern book is read or studied. To read or study a modern book, we must start with the first chapter and then go on to the next chapter and so on. The Quran cannot be read or studied in this manner. It must be read or studied one Surah at a time.

The Quran differs from a modern book in yet another aspect. The chapters of a book are composed of sentences. The Surahs of the Quran are composed of Ayahs. The sentences of a modern book follow a standardized pattern. No such standardization is followed by the Ayahs of the Quran. In fact, the Surahs of the Quran follow quite a varied pattern. Thus, in nineteen Surahs of the Quran, the first Ayah in the Surah consists of just two to five letters of the alphabet. In three other Surahs, the first Ayah in the Surah consists of just one word. In yet three other Surahs, the first Ayah in the Surah consists of just two words. Similarly, in three other Surahs, the first Ayah in the Surah starts with a single letter of the alphabet followed by an oath.

Although these Ayahs occur in no less than 41 Surahs of the Quran, which amount to 40% of its Surahs, they nevertheless constitute a special case among its Ayahs. Furthermore, they amount only to an infinitesimal fraction of the total number of Ayahs in the Quran which amounts to 6236 Ayahs.

These Ayahs form an exception to the rule which specifies the general form of an Ayah of the Quran. But what is this rule? The general rule is that an Ayah of the Quran is composed of one or more sentences and is delineated by a rhyme which occurs at its end. This rhyme is common to it and to the group of Ayahs in the midst of which it happens to fall. Thus, whereas a sentence in a modern book has a more or less standardized form and length, this is not the case with the Ayahs of the Quran. In the Quran, the Ayahs vary considerably in length and composition .

There is a third aspect in which the Quran differs from a modern book. In modern books, the chapters are commensurate with one another in length. The Quran does not hold to this convention at all. The Surahs of the Quran vary greatly in length one from another. We can best illustrate this aspect of the Quran by noting that each of the three shortest Surahs in the Quran has only three Ayahs, whereas the three longest Surahs have 206, 227 and 286 Ayahs, respectively.

However, hand-in-hand with this disparity in the length of the Surahs of the Quran goes the fact that the majority of the Surahs of the Quran are relatively short in length. Thus, half of the Surahs of the Quran are less than 37 Ayahs in length each, while nearly 90% of the Surahs in the Quran do not exceed 118 Ayahs in length.

Therefore, we can assert that our discussion of the physical features of the Quran leads us to the conclusion that the Quran is sui generis. It is a unique book which can be read, or studied, or understood only on its own terms. In particular, the Quran cannot be approached with any pre-conceived notions about what a book aught or aught not to be.

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Mohammad Hussein Saffouri is a former Palestinian refugee who dwells in USA now. He is a former Professor of Physics, and he has been studying and writing about the Quran for over two decades.

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Brief Introduction to the Quran

Q: Dr. Jamal Badawi, please can you start introducing the Quran and what you feel is the message of the Quran to Muslims?

Dr. Badawi: Well, first of all, I wish to thank you and the organizers for your kind invitation, and to greet all viewers with the traditional Islamic greeting, the greeting of all of the prophets: Asslamau`alaikum (peace be with you all).

As far as your question on what the Quran is and what it means to Muslims, I will explain that first briefly from the Quranic perspective from a Muslim perspective and try to connect that also with other fellow believers in God like Jews and Christians; the Bible mainly.

For a Muslim, the Quran is the word of God; literal word of God communicated to His last Prophet and Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), through Angel Gabriel. For a Muslim, this is the ultimate source of authority because it’s not only revelation or inspiration of God, it’s verbatim word or revelation of God.

Now as we compare that so that our respected audience from the Jewish or Christian background can at least relate to this understanding, this is not unusual. In fact, In Islam, Judaism and Christianity there is this notion of God revealing His will to humankind. I believe that there are other religions as well who depend as authority on scriptures also that they believe have some form of revealed nature. But let me focus on the three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam that seem to share more of this concept.

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Comparing the Quran and Bible

If we look into the Bible, we will find that there are instances or statements that appear to be also sort of verbatim word of God, or the closest thing to that. For example, the Ten Commandments when God said to Moses Thou shall do this, or Thou shall not do this, it doesn’t come in a form where God says I inspired Moses or Moses says God revealed this to me. It appeared to be verbatim word of God. So that comes the closest to the concept of revelation of the Quran to Muslims.

The only difference perhaps I can see is that in the Bible there are like I said sections which appear to have been direct word of God, not just inspiration, but the Bible does contain also biography about prophets, writings by their followers, reports of their particular religious experiences, so these are all intermingling.

Many of my Christian brothers and sisters, as well as Jewish brothers and sisters, when we get into dialogue you hear them also saying that from their perspective also there is another from of revelation which is more of an inspiration. You read in the Hebrew scripture God inspired His servant so and so. So it implies that the revelation is not exactly word for word what God revealed, like what could be the case with the Ten Commandments.

But mainly it’s more of an inspiration, and in Islamic tradition we have a parallel to that also and that is in the so-called Hadith, or the words and actions of the Prophet of Islam, because Hadith or the sayings of the Prophet are believed by Muslims also to be inspired by God, but it is not exactly word for word because the Prophet used his own words to express or communicate those messages. That might be to some extent parallel to what can be found in the Bible.

So in that sense it does not appear to me really that Muslims’ understanding about the Quran is that vastly different from the basic notion of revelation, especially in revealed religions of the People of the Book, as the Quran called them, in that sense and in terms of its authority and what it means to Muslims.

Muslims perhaps are more confident about the revelatory nature of the Quran as word for word revelation. This is a basic article of faith in Islam without which a Muslim cannot claim really to be a Muslim. So we can’t compare apples and oranges when you get some kinds of scriptures for example that may combine the word of God and interpretation of humans, it would not from the Muslim perspective have the same authority as a book like the Quran which is A to Z nothing but the verbatim word of God.

Q: Thank you. So, can you tell us Dr. Badawi a little bit about what the Quran means for everyday Muslims. What kinds of topics are covered within the Quran? What is the overall message of the Quran? What does a Muslim take away from the Quran in terms of his everyday life?

Dr. Badawi: The overall message of the Quran is the same overall message that God revealed to all of the prophets from Adam down to the last Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), and the Quran seems to affirm that. If I were to summarize it in a succulent manner, the topic of the Quran is the human and his or her relationship with the Creator, and also create the relationship with other creatures of God, whether humans or others. That’s the topic and the focus of the Quran.

The Quran’s Core Message

In essence, the message of the Quran is to bring to our attention that we were not created in vain, and that we will be held responsible for our conduct on this earth. In the Quran, God indicates that He created the human to be His trustee on earth. This is actually an honor given by God to the human being, dignity to be the trustee of God even though He doesn’t need our worship and our obedience. It is for our own benefit.

The message of the Quran is to say or believe that guidance that is coming from the Creator of the universe is the ultimate guidance, for God has the ultimate wisdom, power, and knowledge. And God alone is the ultimate authority and should be obeyed without qualification, obedience that is based not just on fear or reward but on the love of God.

It indicates again that one should look forward, like you mentioned for example in terms of daily life, one should look after the Quran for guidance. The Quran generally gives broader guidance in most aspects within concepts, and there are some details there, but normally to the broader guidance so as to conduct our lives according to the will of God. And the Quran finally indicates that since a human being is a free agent, he or she can choose to obey God or disobey, to believe or reject faith.

Then that kind of privilege has a responsibility that goes with it because ultimately we have a responsibility to return back to God. There will be resurrection. There will be life after death in which people would be rewarded, or otherwise, according to their conduct.

So that in a way can be put as a capsule or a capsulized nature or summary on the Quran, because it is in my humble belief as a Muslim that all prophets of God have taught this exact same core message as the Quran taught.

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Abstract : The Quran is a compilation of utterances by the Prophet Muhammad which all Muslims hold to be divinely inspired. The Quran is thus understood in Islam as a revelation from God (Allah). Muslim intellectuals spent a great deal of effort, in subsequent history, to understand and elucidate these ideas. The precise way in which the 'speech' of God, who in the monotheistic traditions is seen as beyond space and time, and beyond human attributes or expressions (including 'speech') enters into historical discourse was one of the issues which exercised their minds (though it was not cast or conceived of in quite these words).

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Introduction to the Qur'an

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         In the Introduction to The Qur'an, the distinguished Islamic scholar M.A. Draz, one of the Muslim world’s most erudite authorities of this century, sets out the fundamental principles of the Qur’an and its much misunderstood and misquoted teachings on gender and women, polygamy, war, faith, Judaism, Christianity, and the many other issues on which the Qur’an pronounces.

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     The course provides a brief introduction to the sciences of the Quran (Ulumul Quran) and Tafsir al Quran (Quranic Exegesis) to equip learners with the basics of Quranic Studies and enable them to explore the Quran. The course acquaints learners with fundamental Quranic concepts, major themes of the Quran, interpretation and other relevant aspects. The lectures will be focused on introducing students to key concepts discussed in the Quranic sciences and Quranic literature which will eventually lay the foundation for further Quranic studies. The course is suitable for the beginners, with no or little academic background on Quranic Studies, who would like to learn more about the Quranic Sciences and to gain more knowledge about the main subjects of the Quran. The course will enable students to understand the issues and challenges the Quran faces which are arising from the scientific community, orientalists and modern Muslim writers.

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The Holy Quran was revealed on the Holy Prophet ﷺ in 23 years. After the declaration of His prophet hood at the age of 40. This is the most sacred book among the three others, Torat, Zabur and the Bible. Besides these four Holy Books, other small Sahi-fas were also revealed on other prophets.

INTRODUCTION: TO THE HOLY QURAN:

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• By Quran means collecting, living beside and the recitation. By Quran, Allah means reading it again and again.
• Allah named the Holy Quran in the following manners: Kitab, Al-furqan, Kalam, Zikar., Huda, Shifa, etc.
• There are 114 Surah’s in the Holy Quran while by Surah means status, height, pitch, boundary, ‘elevation and mercy. By Surah, it is meant to be a chapter. In every Surah, there are verses called ayahs. By Ayah means sign or miracle. It means every Ayah of the Holy Quran is a sign of the Greatness of Allah. And every Ayah is a miracle in such a way that no creature among men, jins and angels can create such an Ayah.
• The Holy Quran is divided into 30 parts called Paras and 7 Divisions each called Manzil.
• It was revealed on ‘the Holy Prophet ﷺ through Wahi by the Great angel Jibrael عليه السلام.
• The Holy Quran first started revealing at the age of 40. While the Holy Prophet ﷺ was in cave Hira three miles away from the Holy Mecca.
• Up to 13 years the Holy Quran was revealed ﷺ in Mecca. When the Holy Prophet remained there after the Declaration of His prophethood. For 10 years the rest of the Quran was revealed in Madinah after he migrated to Madinah. Those Surah’s revealed in Mecca were called Mecca and those revealed in Madinah were called Madni Surah’s.
• As soon as the verses of the Quran revealed. The followers of the Holy Prophet ﷺlearnt by heart and started following upon them.
• The present Quran which we have’ in our hands is just the same copy of the Quran which is in LOHI MEHFUZ. Nobody could and even can not change even a single word. Because Allah himself has taken the responsibility of safeguarding the Holy Quran. While the other Holy Books like Torah, Zabur. And the Bible have been changed by the past generations to such an extent that most of their original matters have lost their originality of meaning and the text.
• The Holy Quran can be introduced with the most important traits that no book can parallel it in his universe.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HOLY QURAN.

1. the quran is in the words of allah:.

. No book can claim to be in the language of Allah except the Holy Quran. This book is a relationship between man and God through the Holy Prophet ﷺ. This Book being the Book of Allah has its elevation to such an extent that nobody can judge of it.

2. Its Words are a Miracle:

The words of the Quran in the shape of verses are in such form that nobody can claim to construct such words and this is the great miracle which has been announced by Allah in the Holy Quran. It is also true that how the brain of the creature can compete the wisdom of Allah who is the Creator of all.

3. The Quran is Concise:

The matter in the Quran has been described in such a manner that it logically explains every relevant matter. Moreover, unnecessary and irrelevant things have been left out. There is repetition of certain events which have been happening in the previous generations. These events have direct effect and relationship with the circumstances around us today.

4. There is Depth in the Subject:

Though the language of the Holy Quran is simple yet there is great depth in the words. Every verse has a direct relationship with the events happening around us today and till the Doom! S Day. Moreover, every verse is a clear directive towards man’s life.

5. The Holy Quran Creates Mental and Social Revolution:

The Holy Quran is a book of revolution It is against dull life, lethargy, weakness and dishonour in life. It leads the Muslims toward progress and change. By progress Quran means economic mic and social progress, the Quran does not allow the Muslims to remain slave of others. The Quran orders them to adopt Jihad and break the bonds of slavery and bring out a social revolution in this world till they get command of this whole universe. They are ordered to break the forces of Shirk and bring down the great powers which are not Muslims till they accept Islam. The clear proof of this statement is that the Holy Prophet ﷺ and his followers fought more than 105 battles within ten years after the declaration of Jehad.

For a Muslin there is no rest. The Sahabah whenever came back from a war they were ordered by the Prophet ﷺ to go on another battle and in this way  à chain of wars and battles is found in the history of Islam during the period of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and the Khulfa-i-Rashidin. Actually it is the greatness of Muslims that they are accepted by Allah as His warriors. It is due to Jihad that Islam is found today in all the corners of the world. It is due to absence of Jihad that that a large part of world has not seen the light of Islam.

6. – The Holy Quran is the syllabus of Social Life:

The Holy Quran contains all matters social life beginning from family, passing through the education, politics, economy and ending up to religion. It discusses all the social institution of life, the Quran does not hesitate to discuss the husband and wife relationship and their delicate bonds in which they have been tied. The Holy Quran discusses on all economic matters pure, and impure and creating a fast line between them one for the Muslims and other for the non-Muslims. There are parent-children relationship; neighbour-hood principle, old and young relationship, ruler and ruled relationship and all the matters whatever come to happen in the life of man. Hence the Quran: can be called to be a syllabus of man’s social life.

7. The Holy Quran is a Guide to the Righteousness:

The Books describes two ways in this universe. One leads to the hell. This way passes through those actions and attitudes and beliefs which have been forbidden by Allah. The other way leads to the Heaven passing through the beliefs and behaviours dictated by Allah and the Holy Prophet ﷺ. In this way, this book is the true guide bf right and wrong for man on this earth.

8. There is no doubt in this Book:

This book is free from all doubts and suspicions. It is free from all mistakes and falsehood. This book is true in words and actions. Whatever has been said is free from all proofs and experimentation. If anybody finds any doubt about the Book, there is doubt in his brain. He tries to find out mistakes in this Great Book it means he has been led astray and fallen away from the true, path.

If he tries to make experimentation through observation of his eyes he will fail in his mission use, there is order in the Holy Book that the believer’s belief in the Holy Quran unseen i.e. without experimentation and observation. Because experimentation observation is related to material objects only. The spiritual matters are free from physical observations. They are only to be believed only by order of Allah. And this is called faith OLIM. in Islam. This Book creates a group of faithful people called Mominin and these are the Muslims the words of Quran, and the beliefs in the unseen

9. The Book is Shifa for the People:

In the words of the Quran, “there is Shifa for the people in this (Book)”. It means the Shifa has not been specified in certain diseases. It means the Book is Shifa for all the diseases of man when he believes in the Book. Especially those diseases which are not controlled by; the modern medical therapies have been controlled by the Holy Quran, the mental and heart diseases in the form of disruption, frustration, despair, restlessness and suicide etc. are those serious conditions of man” life which have been directly controlled by the recitation of the Holy Quran.

When you feel a trouble of this type you open the Holy Book, read it with love and keenness with the faith that no Book is superior to it in this world, then you find the result after a few moments that the clouds of ill health are removed from the brain and the heart. N therapy can claim to the solution of such diseases Such diseases are getting in large number due to the increasing modern technology in our life. Dissatisfaction and disorder is growing commoner in our life due to dis-satisfaction of social needs of people So in this period of frustration and aggression, the Holy Quran presents a very useful and simple treatment of the same.

10. The Book invites towards faith and willfulness:

The Holy Quran is against: despair and cowardice. It creates the forces of hope and directs towards the true path. This makes the Muslims to be an invincible power that is why he not hesitate to face even the greatest power if Kufar and Shirk. The Book creates the forces of bravery in its followers and makes them a dauntless power in the world. The Book invites the people toward Islam and the Muslims are given the force of truth. The weakness of falsehood and cowardice is removed from them.

As soon as they get into Islam by reading the Holy Kallima. “There is no deity except Allah, and Muhammad (SAW) is the Prophet of Allah” he gets a power within himself that the darkness of Kufr and Shirk is removed and he feels alight in his brain and heart. This light is the power of Islam, true guide, faith and Iman. This light remains a guide throughout life for the Muslims in this world.

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Islam and Muslims

The word “Islam” is an Arabic word which means “submission to the will of God”.  This word comes from the same root as the Arabic word “salam”, which means “peace”.  As such, the religion of Islam teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind and surety of heart, one must submit to God and live according to His Divinely revealed Law.  The most important truth that God revealed to mankind is that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God, thus all human beings should submit to Him.

The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background.  Being a Muslim entails wilful submission and active obedience to God, and living in accordance with His message.  Some people mistakenly believe that Islam is just a religion for Arabs, but nothing could be further from the truth.  Not only are there converts to Islam in every corner of the world, especially in England and America, but by taking a look at the Muslim World from Bosnia to Nigeria, and from Indonesia to Morocco, one can clearly see that Muslims come from many various races, ethnic groups and nationalities.  It is also interesting to note that in actuality, more than 80% of all Muslims are not Arabs - there are more Muslims in Indonesia than in the whole Arab World!  So, though even though it is true that most Arabs are Muslims, the large majority of Muslims are not Arabs.  However, anyone who submits completely to God and worships Him alone is a Muslim.

Continuity of the Message

Islam is not a new religion because “submission to the will of God”, i.e. Islam, has always been the only acceptable religion in the sight of God.  For this reason, Islam is the true “natural religion”, and it is the same eternal message revealed through the ages to all of God’s prophets and messengers.  Muslims believe that all of God’s prophets, which include Abraham, Noah, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, brought the same message of Pure Monotheism.  For this reason, the Prophet Muhammad was not the founder of a new religion, as many people mistakenly think, but he was the final Prophet of Islam.  By revealing His final message to Muhammad, which is an eternal and universal message for all of mankind, God finally fulfilled the covenant that He made with Abraham, who was one of the earliest and greatest prophets.

Sufficient is it to say that the way of Islam is the same as the way of the prophet Abraham, because both the Bible and the Quran portray Abraham as a towering example of someone who submitted himself completely to God and worshipped Him without intermediaries.  Once this is realized, it should be clear that Islam has the most continuous and universal message of any religion, because all prophets and messengers were “Muslims”, i.e.  those who submitted to God’s will, and they preached “Islam”, i.e. submission to the will of Almighty God.

The Oneness of God

The foundation of the Islamic faith is belief in the Oneness of Almighty God - the God of Abraham, Noah, Moses and Jesus.  Islam teaches that a pure belief in One God is intuitive in human beings and thus fulfils the natural inclination of the soul.  As such, Islam’s concept of God is straightforward, unambiguous and easy to understand.  Islam teaches that the hearts, minds and souls of human beings are fitting receptacles for clear divine revelation, and that God’s revelations to man are not clouded by self-contradictory mysteries or irrational ideas.  As such, Islam teaches that even though God cannot be fully comprehended and grasped by our finite human minds, He also does not expect us to accept absurd or demonstrably false beliefs about Him.

According to the teachings of Islam, Almighty God is absolutely One and His Oneness should never be compromised by associating partners with Him - neither in worship nor in belief.  Due to this, Muslims are required to maintain a direct relationship with God, and therefore all intermediaries are absolutely forbidden.  From the Islamic standpoint, believing in the Oneness of God means to realize that all prayer and worship should be exclusively for God, and that He alone deserves such titles as “Lord” and “Saviour”.  Some religions, even though they believe in “One God”, do not make all of their worship and prayers for Him alone.  Also, they also give the title of “Lord” to beings that are not All-Knowing, All-Powerful and Un-Changing - even according to their own scriptures.  Suffice it to say that according to Islam, it is not enough that people believe that “God is One”, but they must actualize this belief by proper conduct.

In short, in the Islamic concept of God, which is completely based on Divine Revelation, there is no ambiguity in divinity - God is God and man is man.  Since God is the only Creator and continual Sustainer of the Universe, He is transcendent above His creation - the Creator and the creature never mix.  Islam teaches that God has a unique nature and that He is free from gender, human weaknesses and beyond anything which human beings can imagine.  The Quran teaches that the signs and proofs of God’s wisdom, power and existence are evident in the world around us.  As such, God calls on man to ponder over the creation in order to build a better understanding of his Creator.  Muslims believe that God is Loving, Compassionate and Merciful, and that He is concerned with the daily affairs of human beings.  In this, Islam strikes a unique balance between false religious and philosophical extremes.  Some religions and philosophies portray God as just an impersonal “Higher Power” who is uninterested, or unaware, of the life of each individual human.  Other religions tend to give God human qualities and teach that He is present in His creation, by being incarnate in someone, something - or even everything.  In Islam, however, Almighty God has clarified the truth by letting mankind know that He is “Compassionate”, “Merciful”, “Loving” and the “Answerer of Prayers”.  But He has also emphasized strongly that “there is nothing like unto Him”, and that He is high above time, space and His creation.  Finally, it should be mentioned that the God that Muslims worship is the same God that Jews and Christians worship - because there is only one God.  It is unfortunate that some people mistakenly believe that Muslims worship a different God than Jews and Christians, and that “Allah” is just the “god of the Arabs”.  This myth, which has been propagated by the enemies of Islam, is completely false since the word “Allah” is simply the Arabic name for Almighty God.  It is the same word for God which is used by Arabic-speaking Jews and Christians.  However, it should be clarified that even though Muslims worship the same God as Jews and Christian, their concept of Him differs somewhat from the beliefs of other religions - mainly because it is based completely on Divine Revelation from God.  For example, Muslims reject the Christian belief that God is a Trinity, not only because the Quran rejects it, but also because if this was God’s true nature, He would have clearly revealed it to Abraham, Noah, Jesus and all of the other prophets.

A Brief Introduction to Islam (part 2 of 2)

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The Arabic word “Al-Quran” literally means “the recitation”.  When used in regards to Islam, the word Quran means God’s final message to mankind, which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.  The Quran, sometimes spelled Koran, is the literal the word of God - as it clearly says time and time again.  Unlike other sacred scriptures, the Quran has been perfectly preserved in both its words and meaning in a living language.  The Quran is a living miracle in the Arabic language; and is know to be inimitable in its style, form and spiritual impact.  God’s final revelation to mankind, the Quran, was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad over a period of 23 years. 

The Quran, in contrast to many other religious books, was always thought to be the Word of God by those who believed in it, i.e. it wasn’t something decreed by a religious council many years after being written.  Also, the Quran was recited publicly in front of both the Muslim and non-Muslim communities during the life of the Prophet Muhammad.  The entire Quran was also completely written down in lifetime of the Prophet, and numerous companions of the Prophet memorized the entire Quran word-for-word as it was revealed.  So, unlike other scriptures, the Quran was always in the hands of the common believers; it was always thought to be God’s word and, due to wide-spread memorization,  it was perfectly preserved.

 In regards to the teachings of the Quran - it is a universal scripture addressed to all of mankind, and not addressed only to a particular tribe or “chosen people”.  The message that it brings is nothing new, but the same message of all of the prophets - submit to Almighty God and worship Him alone.  As such, God’s revelation in the Quran focuses on teaching human beings the importance of believing in the Oneness of God and framing their lives around the guidance which He has sent.  Additionally, the Quran contains the stories of the previous prophets, such as Abraham, Noah, Moses and Jesus; as well as many commands and prohibitions from God.  In modern times where so many people are caught up in doubt, spiritual despair and “political correctness”, the Quranic teachings offer solutions to the emptiness of our lives and the turmoil that is gripping the world today.  In short, the Quran is the book of guidance par excellence.

Unlike the founders of many religious, the final prophet of Islam is a real documented and historical figure.  He lived in the full light of history, and the most minute details of his life are known.  Not only do Muslims have the complete text of God’s words that were revealed to Muhammad, but they have also preserved his sayings and teachings in what is called “hadeeth” literature.  This having been said, it should be understood that Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammad was only a man chosen by God, and that he is not divine in any way.  In order to avoid the misguided wish to deify him, the Prophet Muhammad taught Muslims to refer to him as “God’s Messenger and His Slave”.  The mission of the last and final prophet of God was to simply teach that “there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God”, as well as being a living example of God’s revelation.  In simple terms, God sent the revelation to Muhammad, who in turn taught it, preached it, lived it and put it into practice. 

In this way, Muhammad was more than just a “prophet” in the sense of many of the Biblical prophets, since he was also a statesman and ruler.  He was a man who lived a humble life in the service of God, and established an all-encompassing religion and way of life by showing what it means to be an ideal friend, husband, teacher, ruler, warrior and judge.  For this reason, Muslims follow him not for his own sake, but in obedience to God, because Muhammad not only showed us how to deal with our fellow human beings, but more importantly, showed us how to relate to and worship God; worship Him in the only way pleasing to Him. 

Like other prophets, Muhammad faced a great deal of opposition and persecution during his mission.  However, he was always patient and just, and he treated his enemies well.  The results of his mission were very successful, and even though his mission started in one of the most backward and remotes places on earth, within a hundred years of the death of Muhammad, Islam had spread from Spain to China.  The Prophet Muhammad was the greatest of all of God’s prophets, not because he had new doctrines or greater miracles, but because it was him who was chosen to bear the last revelation which would come to humanity from God, one suitable for all places, times, and people, everlasting and unchanging until the Last Day.

The Islamic Way of Life

In the Holy Quran, God teaches human beings that they were created in order to worship Him, and that the basis of all true worship is God-consciousness.  Since the teachings of Islam encompass all aspects of life and ethics, God-consciousness is encouraged in all human affairs.  Islam makes it clear that all human acts are acts of worship if they are done for God alone and in accordance to His Divine Law.  As such, worship in Islam is not limited to religious rituals. 

The teachings of Islam act as a mercy and a healing for the human soul, and such qualities as humility, sincerity, patience and charity are strongly encouraged.  Additionally, Islam condemns pride and self-righteousness, since Almighty God is the only judge of human righteousness. 

The Islamic view of the nature of man is also realistic and well-balanced.  Human beings are not believed to be inherently sinful, but are seen as equally capable of both good and evil. 

Islam also teaches that faith and action go hand-in-hand.  God has given people free-will, and the measure of one’s faith is one’s deeds and actions.  However, human beings have also been created weak and regularly fall into sin.  This is the nature of the human being as created by God in His Wisdom, and it is not inherently “corrupt” or in need of repair.  This is why the avenue of repentance is always open to all human beings, and Almighty God loves the repentant sinner more than one who does not sin at all. 

The true balance of an Islamic life is established by having a healthy fear of God as well as a sincere belief in His infinite Mercy.  A life without fear of God leads to sin and disobedience, while believing that we have sinned so much that God will not possibly forgive us only leads to despair.  In light of this, Islam teaches that only the misguided despair of the Mercy of their Lord. 

Additionally, the Holy Quran, which was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, contains a great deal of teachings about the life in the hereafter and the Day of Judgment.  Due to this, Muslims believe that all human beings will ultimately be judged by God for their beliefs and actions in their earthly lives.  In judging human beings, Almighty God will be both Merciful and Just, and people will only be judged for what they were capable of. 

Sufficient is it to say that Islam teaches that life is a test, and that all human beings will be accountable before God.  A sincere belief in the life of the hereafter is the key to leading a well-balanced and moral life.  Otherwise, life is viewed as an end in itself, which causes human beings to become more selfish, materialistic and immoral.

Islam for a Better Life

Islam teaches that true happiness can only be obtained by living a life full of God-consciousness and being satisfied with what God has given us.  Additionally, true “freedom” is freedom from being controlled by our base human desires and being ruled by man-made ideologies.  This stands in stark contrast to the view of many people in the modern world, who consider “freedom” to be the ability to satisfy all of their desires without inhibition.  The clear and comprehensive guidance of Islam gives human-beings a well-defined purpose and direction in life.  In addition to being members of the human-brotherhood of Islam, its well-balanced and practical teachings are a source of spiritual comfort, guidance and morality.  A direct and clear relationship with Almighty God, as well as the sense of purpose and belonging that ones feels as a Muslim, frees a person from the many worries of everyday life. 

In short, the Islamic way of life is pure and wholesome.  It builds self-discipline and self-control through regular prayer and fasting, and frees human-beings from superstition and all sorts of racial, ethnic and national prejudices.  By accepting to live a God-conscious life, and realizing that the only thing that distinguishes people in the sight of God is their consciousness of Him, a person’s true human dignity is realized.

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Introduction to I’jāz al-Qur’ān: The Miraculous Nature of the Qur'an

Published: June 18, 2020 • Updated: August 16, 2021

Author : Sh. Suleiman Hani

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Say, “Even if all mankind and jinn came together to produce the equivalent of this Qur’an, they could not produce its equal, however much they helped each other.” 1

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… when the Prophet brought [the challenge] to them, they were the most eloquent rhetoricians so he challenged them to produce the [entire] likes [of the Qur’an] and many years passed and they were unable to do so, as God says, “Let them then produce a recitation similar to it if indeed they are truthful.” Then, [the Prophet] challenged them to produce ten chapters like it where God says, “Say, bring then ten chapters like it and call upon whomever you can besides God if you are truthful.” Then, he challenged them to produce a single [chapter] where God says, “Or do they say he [i.e., the Prophet] has forged it? Say, bring a chapter like it and call upon whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful…” When the [Arabs] were unable to produce a single chapter like [the Qur’an] despite there being the most eloquent rhetoricians amongst them, [the Prophet] openly announced the failure and inability [to meet the challenge] and declared the inimitability of the Qur’an. Then God said, “Say: if all of humankind and the jinn gathered together to produce the like of the Qur’an, they could not produce it—even if they helped one another...” 12

Know that the greatest of all miracles, and the most sacred and blessed, and the clearest in proof, is the Qur’an that was revealed to the Prophet [Muhammad] ﷺ. This is because all other miracles, in general, were brought forth separate from the actual inspiration (that the Prophet received), as a means of proving the truthfulness of the inspiration. As for the Qur’an, it is the inspiration and the miracle in one, and is therefore not in need of any external miracles (to prove itself), unlike all the previous inspirations. It is, therefore, the clearest and most powerful miracle, since it combines the boast and the proof into one. This is the meaning of the Prophet's statement, “...I hope, therefore, that I will have the largest number of followers on the Day of Judgment.” This shows that a miracle as clear and powerful as this one—for it is the inspiration in its essence—must have the greatest number of believers and followers... 15

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The Qur’an is miraculously inimitable because it has come forth with the most eloquent words compounded in the most beautiful composition containing the most valid ideas such as believing in the unity of God, declaring Him to be Transcendent in His qualities, calling (humanity) to His obedience, elucidating the way of worshipping Him, as well as prescribing what is permitted and what is prohibited, what is forbidden and what is allowed, in addition to admonishing and correcting, commanding what is good and forbidding what is evil, and guiding to good qualities and restraining from bad ones. In all this, it has put every one of these things in its place which cannot be substituted by a more appropriate one, and nothing can be imagined that is more suitable than it. 49  

The facets of  iʿjāz al-Qur’ān

• The inimitability of the Qur’an
• The literary miracle of the Qur’an
• The preservation of the Qur’an
• Predictions about the future
• Lost knowledge of the past
• Knowledge about the natural world
• Elucidations about the origins of life
• The existence of God, His Names, and His Attributes
• Universal laws, objective morals, and guidance
• The ease by which the Qur’an is memorized
• The lack of errors and contradictions within it
• Personal experiences related to the Qur’an

The inimitability of the Qur’an

• words conveying meanings;
• ideas in passages;
• composition organizing those words and ideas.

The literary miracle of the Qur’an

• The placement of a particular word over its synonyms. The connotations of the chosen word are better than those of its synonyms.
• The sentence structure and syntax, which does not follow any one pattern but varies throughout the Qur’an. Each style is unique and its rhythm is clear and resounding.
• The use of different tenses (past vs. present; plural vs. singular, etc.) to illustrate deeper meanings of a passage.
• The pronunciation of words matching their meanings. In other words, when discussing topics that are encouraging and bearing glad tidings, it uses words that are easy to pronounce and melodious to hear, whereas harsh topics tend to be associated with harsher phonemes.
• The perfect combination of concision and detail. When the subject requires elaboration, the Qur’an discusses the topic in detail, and when a short phrase will get the message across, it remains brief. The sentences are constructed in an elegant manner that uses the smallest number of words, without sounding too brief, to express rich ideas.
• The rhythms of the syllables are more sustained than in prose and less patterned than in poetry. The pauses come neither in prose form nor in the manner of poetry but with a harmonious and melodic flow.
• The Qur’an’s words are neither mundane nor completely unfamiliar but are recognized as completely balanced and noble.
• The conciseness of expression attains such striking clarity that the least learned Arabic-speaking person can understand the Qur’an without too much difficulty. At the same time, there is such profundity, flexibility, inspiration, and radiance in the Qur’an that it serves as the basis for the principles and rules of Islamic sciences and arts for theology and juridical schools. Thus, it is almost impossible to express the ideas of the text by only one interpretation, either in Arabic or in any other language even with the greatest care.
• There is a perfect blend between the two antagonistic powers of reason and emotion, intellect, and feeling. In the narrations, arguments, doctrines, laws, and moral principles, the words have both persuasive teaching and emotive force. Throughout the whole Qur’an, the speech maintains its surprising solemnity, power, and majesty which nothing can disturb. 57  
• The combination of word choice, word order, grammatical shifts, subtleties, figurative and literal language, storytelling structures, and symmetry, in not one verse, but throughout the entirety of the Qur’an, regardless of the subject matter.
• The perfection of the Qur’an and the context of its delivery;
• The non-chronological revelation of the Qur’an; and
• The question of the Qur’an’s origins.

And they ask you [O Muhammad] about the soul. Say, “The soul is of the affair of my Lord. And mankind has not been given knowledge except a little.” 58

They ask you [O Muhammad] about wine and gambling. Say, “In them is great sin and [yet, some] benefit for people. But their sin is greater than their benefit.” And they ask you what they should spend. Say, “The excess [beyond needs].” Thus Allah makes clear to you the verses [of revelation] that you might give thought. 59  

Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Book [which is] recited to them? Surely in this Qur’an is a mercy and reminder for people who believe. 61

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Etiquette as Spiritual Nourishment: The Adab of the Student According to al-Ghazali and al-Isfahani

How the Qur'an Was Preserved During the Prophet's ﷺ Time: Mechanisms of Oral and Written Transmission