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 Description: The Qur'an (Arabic al-quržn أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam.
Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God and culmination of God's revelation to mankind, revealed to the Prophet Muhammad over a period of 23 years by the Angel Jibreel (Gabriel). The Qur'an consists of 114 suras (chapters) with a total of 6,236 ayat (verses; the exact number of ayat is disputed, not due to content dispute but due to different methods of counting). The Qur'an retells stories of many of the people and events recounted in Jewish and Christian sacred books (Torah, Bible) and devotional literature (Apocrypha, Midrash), although it differs in many details. Well-known Biblical characters such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and John the Baptist are mentioned in the Qur'an as Prophets of Islam. (Note: For a complete list, see Similarities between the Bible and the Qur'an).
Muslims believe that the wording of the Qur'anic text that we have today is identical to that revealed to Muhammad himself; words of God delivered to Muhammad through Jibreel (Gabriel).
Muhammad, according to tradition, could neither read nor write, but would simply recite what was revealed to him for his companions to write down and memorize. This tradition of memorization is still very strong among Muslims. The Qur'an has remained in the hearts of millions of Muslims throughout the world in the centuries since Muhammad's mission. Muslims regard this as evidence of the fulfillment of God's promise to preserve the Qur'an:
"We have, without doubt, sent down the Message; and We will assuredly guard it (from corruption)." (15:9)
The very word Qur'an is usually translated as "recital," indicating that it cannot exist as a mere text. To be able to perform salat (prayer), a religious obligation in Islam, a Muslim is required to learn at least some suras of the Qur'an (typically starting with the first sura, al-Fatiha, known as the "seven oft-repeated verses," and then moving on to the shorter ones at the end). The more of the Qur'an learned, the better. A person whose recital repertoire encompasses the whole Qur'an is called a Qari' (قَارٍئ) or Hafiz (which translate as "reciter" or "memorizer," respectively). Muhammad is regarded as the first Hafiz.
Muhammad's companions began recording all the suras in writing before Muhammad died in 632; written copies of various suras during his lifetime are frequently alluded to in the traditions. For instance, in the story of the conversion of Umar ibn al-Khattab (when Muhammad was still at Mecca), his sister is said to have been reading a text of surat Ta-Ha, and at Medina, about 65 Companions are said to have acted as scribes for him at one time or another, and he would regularly call upon them to write down revelations immediately after they came.
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| Resource Specification | | CustomTeaserText: | The Qur'an (Arabic al-quržn أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam | | Date Added: | 25pm28UTC_f2005Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:38:28 +000002pm28 |
| Last Updated: | 25pm28UTC_f2005Fri, 25 Feb 2005 19:38:28 +000002pm28 | | Author: | admin |
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