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"I believe in ALLAH, in His Angels, His
Scriptures, His Prophets, the Day of Judgment, and in the fact that
every thing good or bad (in the world) is pre-destined by ALLAH the
Exalted, and in the resurrection after death."
"Alif Laam Raa, A book which we have revealed to you (Muhammad) so
that you may lead the people from out of the dark nesses into the
light by their Lord's (ALLAH) leave to the path of the Almighty, the
Praiseworthy". ( 14 : 1 ) Al-Quran.
The belief on Noble Quran of ALLAH (s.w.t) for a Muslim is:
There is unanimous agreement among them regarding its authenticity,
and its text being safeguarded from any additions or deletions. The
Quran is to be understood in consonance with the rules and bases of
the Arabic language. We believe in every single letter of it, it being
the word of ALLAH the Exalted. The Quran is neither temporal nor newly
created, but is eternal. Falsehood does not approach it from before it
or behind it. It is the primary source of all the Muslims tenets of
faith, their rites and rules of conduct. The Quran is a message from
ALLAH to humanity. It was transmitted to us in a chain starting from
the Almighty Himself (s.w.t) to the angel Jibreel to the Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.w). This message was given to the Prophet (s.a.w.w) in
pieces over a period spanning approximately 23 years (610 C.E. to 622
C.E.). The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w) was 40 years old when the Quran
began to be revealed upon Him, and was 63 when the revelation was
completed. The language of the original message was Arabic, but it has
been translated into many other languages. The Quran is one of the
basis of Islam. The second one is the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w).
What makes the Quran different from the Sunnah is primarily its form.
Unlike the Sunnah, the Quran is quite literally the Word of ALLAH,
whereas the Sunnah was inspired by ALLAH but the wording and actions
are of the Prophet's Muhammad (s.a.w.w). The Quran has not been
expressed using any human's words. Its wording is letter for letter
fixed by no one but ALLAH. Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w) was the final
Messenger of ALLAH to humanity, and therefore the Quran is the last
Message which ALLAH has sent to us. Its predecessors such as the
Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have all been superceded. It is an
obligation and blessing for all who hear of the Quran and Islam to
investigate it and evaluate it for themselves. ALLAH has guaranteed
that He will protect the Quran from human tampering, and today's
readers can find exact copies of it all over the world. The Quran of
today is the same as the Quran revealed to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w).
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