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Thousands of Muslims Encounter Jesus and Convert to Christianity

5.4 Let’s Practice…

1. Explain how the Qur’an came into being.

2. In what language was the Qur’an written and only accepted as authoritative?

3. What does the Qur’an say is the punishment for abusing the Qur’an?

4. Describe how Muslims think about the quality of the Qur’an:

5. Why are a number of the recitations in the Qur’an defensive in nature?

6. Why was the Battle of Yamama significant when it comes to knowing that the recitations of Muhammad would be
preserved?

7. Why was it necessary to compile the sayings of Muhammad in written format?

8. The revised Uthmanic Qur’an was sent out to four major cities of the Islamic empire. Why?

9. If you have a copy of the Qur’an in your own language (not Arabic), is your copy considered the Words of God?

5.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…

Activity: We know that the Bible is inspired by God and God breathed and His revelation to us. It is
called the Holy Bible, because it is separate from all other books. It is the written logos of God which
means it is God’s expression to us. God revealed Himself to us through His written and living WORD.
We should cherish and honor it and read it carefully daily and apply it to our lives.

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