THE HOLY BOOK QUR`AN

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THE HOLY BOOK QURAN
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Outline

• Definition of the Quran
• How Why was the Quran revealed?
• Is the Qur'an a miracle?
• Is the Quran written by Muhammed (pbuh)?
• Was the Qur'an sent only to the Arabs?
• Why is it in Arabic?
• How is the Quran preserved until our time?
• Is the Qur'an valid in todays world?
• The gifts of the Quran for human beings

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Definition of the Quran

• The Quran is the expression and explanation of
  GODs laws of creation or nature.
• It is the strongest and immutable source of
  religious rules and pillars.

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• Quran has been sent to human beings
• To show them what is right and what is wrong
• To bring them out from all kinds of
  (intellectual, spiritual, social, economic and
  political) darkness into the light
• To provide their happiness in this world and the
  hereafter.
• See (Quran 25.32/ 17.82/17.9)

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Revelation of the Quran

• All verses in the Quran were sent to Prophet
  Mohammad little by little over a period of 23
  years.
• It was sent to Him (pbuh) by revelation
• - By angel Gabriel without being seen
• - By angel Gabriel in the form of a human
  (Bukhârî)

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Is the Qur'an a miracle?

• For every prophet there are miracles that are
  valid in their time.
• Prophet Jesus Healing
• Prophet Moses Staff

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How was the situation of the human beings before
the Quran?

• The literature was very advanced and highly
  respected among the community at that time.
• One word may cause peace or war

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Is the Qur'an a miracle?

• The Qur'an is a miraculous book in all its
  aspects. Among these aspects are its style and
  meaning. Although it uses the words that humans
  use, humans cannot compete its style and meaning.
• 1788. Say "Surely, if humankind and jinn were
  to come together to produce the like of this
  Quran, they will never be able to produce the
  like of it, though they backed one another up
  with help and support.

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Other Miraculous Aspects of the Quran

• Brings news of the future (See 302-5)
• Explains scientific issues that are barely
  discovered with the advanced technology today
  (See 225)
• Tells stories of the past (See 123)

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Was the Quran written by Muhammed (pbuh)?

• It could not be written by Muhammed (pbuh)
  because
• -He (pbuh) was illiterate (He (pbuh) could not
  read nor write).
• -There would not be any criticism about Him
  (pbuh) in The Quran
• -The Quran would not have lasted to this day in
  its original form. (15.87/27.6/75.17-18/76.23)

10.37. And this Quran is not such that it could
possibly be fabricated by one in attribution to
God, but it is a (Divine Book) confirming (the
Divine origin of and the truths that are still
contained by) the Revelations prior to it, and an
explanation of the Essence of all Divine Books
wherein there is no doubt, from the Lord of the
worlds.
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Was the Qur'an sent only to the Arabs?

• It is only reasonable that the Creator of this
  universe sends His message to all of His
  creation.
• The Quran establishes a way of life for all
  humans not just Arabs.
• The Qur'an is the final word from Allah to
  mankind, therefore it is for all mankind. It is
  also a continuation of the word which was sent
  down by Allah through His Prophets to mankind.
• (7.158).

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The Worlds Muslim Population
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How the Quran is preserved to our time

• God Almighty promises to preserve Quran until
  the day of judgment.
• The Holy Prophet (PBUH) had the whole text of the
  Divine Messages, from the beginning to the end,
  committed to writing by the scribes of
  revelations.
• Many of the Companions memorized the whole text
  of the Qur'an, every syllable of it, by heart.
• Prophet Muhammad prohibited his companions from
  writing his words down during the early years so
  that his words would not mix with the Quran.
• 15.9. Indeed it is We, We Who send down the
  Reminder in parts, and it is indeed We Who are
  its Guardian.

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Is the Qur'an valid in todays world?

• Yes, it is,
• The owner knows his house better than the guests.
• Quran is the guide line that will shed light
  upon human beings until the last day. For it is
  the word of the one who owns the heavens and the
  earth.

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Topics of the Quran

• The existence, oneness and unity of God
• The Quran teaches humans their Creator and
  Sustainer.

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Topics of the Quran

• 2. Day of judgment (hereafter)
• The Quran
• Saves the human kind from the darkness of
  perishment.
• Gives the human being a gift of infinite life

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3.Qur'an is a life style

• In accordance with humanity's worth and value,
  and considering the human heart, spirit, mind,
  and physical being, the Qur'an descended from the
  Highest of the High. Containing the most perfect
  messages, it is a collection of Divine Laws.

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Topics of the Quran

• 4. Story of the people before us.
• The Quran tells us stories that contain lessons
  for us. It confirms the truths and corrects the
  wrongs of the people who lived before us.

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Music of The Quran
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Quran is.

• THE QUR'AN is the pre-eternal translator of the
  mighty Book of the Universe,
• And the commentator of the book of the Worlds of
  the Seen and the Unseen,
• And the revealer of the treasuries of the Divine
  Names hidden in the heavens and on the earth,
• And the key to the truths concealed beneath the
  lines of events,
• And the sacred map of the worlds of the
  hereafter,
• It is the instructor of the world of humanity,
• And the true wisdom of mankind, and the true
  guide and leader urging humanity to prosperity
  and happiness,
• And it is a both a book of law, and a book of
  prayer, and a book of wisdom, and a book of
  worship, and a book of command and summons, and a
  book of invocation, and a book of thought, and a
  unique, comprehensive Sacred Book, comprising
  many books, to which recourse may be had for all
  the needs of all mankind.

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Why is it in Arabic?

• The Quran was revealed in an Arabian area so it
  has to be in Arabic, just as the other scriptures
  were sent in the native language of the tribe
  they were sent to.
• 39.28. 41.44. If We had made it a Quran in a
  foreign tongue, they (who now reject it) would
  certainly have said "If only its communications
  had been spelled out distinctly and made clear!
  Why a foreign tongue, and an Arab (to speak it to
  Arabs)?" Say "(It is not a Book whose power or
  purpose is confined by language.) For those who
  believe, it is a guidance and healing (for their
  hearts and minds, and all their senses).

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Quran confirming the other holy scriptures

• 3.3. He sends down on you the Book in parts with
  the truth, confirming (the Divine origin of, and
  the truths still contained by) the Revelations
  prior to it and He sent down the Torah and the
  Gospel
• 46.30. They said "O our people! We have listened
  to a Book which has been sent after Moses,
  confirming (the Divine origin of and the truths
  that are still contained by) the Revelations
  prior to it It guides towards the truth and
  towards a straight road (in all matters).