Page 1 - About the Quran

The Quran: “Do they not ponder over the Quran? If it had not in very clear terms. But the Quran is not a book
come from God, they would have found in it many of law; it is a book of re?ection. Moreover, the
The Book of God contradictions (ikhtilaf)” (4:82). Quran presents as a model of Quranic conduct the
Prophet Muhammad. The Prophet, who lived a full
The Quran is a book of revelations from God. Themes of the life, followed Quranic teachings in all aspects of his
practical behaviour. If one wants, therefore, to have
Today it exists in the form of a book consisting Quran an understanding of the tenets of the Quran, he may
refer to the Quran and one who wants to become
of 114 chapters. They were sent down by the acquainted with the model of this Quranic conduct
may study the life of the Prophet Muhammad,
angel Gabriel or Jibril, The main theme of the Quran is to make people which is known as sirah.

bit by bit according This aware of the Creation Plan of God. According

to the demand of Quran guides to this divine plan, man was

circumstances. to the best path, created as an eternal being. Do Regarding the multi-religious society, the Quran is
The Creator divided they not
The Quran and brings good news man’s life into two very practical. It gives the following formula: For

i s a r e v e a l e d to the believers who lead ponder over the you your religion, for me mine. In other words:

book: it is not a righteous life, that they parts, pre-death and Follow one and respect all.This
p o s t- d e a t h . T h e Quran? If it had not come
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human being. It recompense. pre-death period is have found in it many

is the actual word The Quran that in which man is
of God in human put to the test. The contradictions (ikhtilaf).

language. The Quran post-death period is The Quran
that in which he will
began to be revealed to the Prophet Muhammad
be rewarded or punished.
through the angel Gabriel, in A.D. 610, while the Regarding social life, Quran in very clear
The former is temporary,
Prophet was sitting in seclusion in the cave of Hira the essence of Islamic
while the latter will last for all eternity. terms.
at the top of the Mountain of Light, two miles from
The Quran aims at bringing about an intellectual teaching is that God has
Makkah. Thus the scriptures were not revealed in revolution in every human being. All its teachings
are therefore spiritual in nature. All its verses granted freedom to everyone.
book-form at one point of time. Their various parts address the human mind, their main thrust being
to promote contemplation on nature, for which This freedom in itself demands that people should
the Quranic words are tafakkur, tadabbur and
were revealed as the occasion demanded. It was later tawassum. The Quran, in effect, strives to promote lead their lives with restraint. Because, if freedom is
spiritual behaviour and peaceful conduct in national
compiled in Madinah during the last days of the exercised without restraint, it will inevitably result

Prophet. The entire revelation in clash and breakdown, destroying social life in

was completed over a their wake.
The period of 23 years.
Quran tells us The most repeated invocation in the Quran is “In
The last passage as well as international life. the name of God, the most Bene?cent, the most
that God has given Merciful.” The occurrence of this invocation 114
was revealed to the times in the Quran is in itself an indication of how
innumerable blessings important it is. Every piece of work must have
Prophet while he A Book of a beginning. It is the Quran’s desire that when
to humanity. Man, as he one initiates any undertaking one should begin
was addressing Re?ection by uttering the name of God. One is thus always
bene?ts from this divine reminded of God’s attributes of benevolence and
a gathering at All the basic tenets of spirituality, ethics, and compassion.
bounty, is duty-bound to peaceful behaviour are laid down in the Quran
Mount Arafat
offer thanks to his
after performing
Benefactor.
his last Hajj in A.D.

622.