ISLAMIC REVELATION

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ISLAMIC REVELATION

• THE QURAN

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NAMES OF THE REVELATION

• Al-Quran the Recitation
• Al-Kitab the Book
• Dhikr Remembrance, admonition
• Al-Furqan the Differntiating truth
• Al-Tanzil the Revealed
• Mathani Oft-repeated

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QURANIC TECHNICAL TERMS

• AYAH, plural AYAT literally, sign, proof,
  evidence technically, verse of the Quran
• SURAH lit. wall surrounding a city tech.
  chapter of the Quran
• JUZ part one of the 30 parts in which the
  text is divided

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114 SURAHS OF THE QURAN

• Each surah has basmalah In the name of God,
  the Merciful, the Compassionate, except for
  Surah 9, entitled Tauba Repentance
• Al-Fatiha The Opening is the first surah,
  that begins with basmalah and is followed by
  hamdalah Praise belongs to God.

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HISTORY OF THE TEXT

• The Art of Writing Orthography in pre-Islamic
  Arabia not well-developed, although writing was
  prevalent.
• God taught the use of pen. (964)
• Collection of the Quran during the Prophets
  time the role of scribes

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THE MECCAN SECTIONS

• Style short, rhymed prose (Arabic favorable to
  the production of rhymed forms)
• Maxims introduced by Say (qul)
• Soothsayers utterances
• Oaths and when passages
• Dramatic, homiletic in order to impress the
  conscience and clinch an argument

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THE MEDINAN SECTIONS

• Narratives and parables
• Long verses with ritual and legal prescriptions
• Liturgy and faith
• Social and political matters introduced in the
  prophetic narratives
• The challenge to think and reflect over rather
  than close the text

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DOCTRINES OF THE QURAN

• On human being, humanity, guidance
• On Oneness of God, the Creator, the Nurturer, the
  Compassionate, the Forgiving
• On society and prophets
• On human dignity and religious pluralism
• On male-female relations
• On human relationships

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