he Holy Quran is a compilation of the verbal revelations given to the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) over a period of twenty two years. The Holy
Quran is the Holy Book or the Scriptures of the Muslims. It lays down
for them the law and commandments, codes for their social and moral
behaviour, and contains a comprehensive religious philosophy. The
language of the Quran is Arabic.
Besides its proper name, the Quran is also known by the following
names:al Kitab The Book;al Furqan (The Discrimination): al Dhikr (The
Exposition); al Bayan (The Explanation); al Burhan (The Argument); al
Haqq (The Truth); al Tanzil (The Revelation); al Hikmat (The Wisdom); al
Huda (The Guide); al Hukm (The Judgment); al Mau'izah (The Admonition);
al Rahmat (The Mercy); al-Noor (The Light); al-Rooh (The Word)
Surahs And Verses
The Holy Quran is divided into 114 Surahs or Chapters and each
Chapter consists of individual Ayaat or verses. There are in total 6,348
verses in the Holy Quran. The Surahs are of varying lengths, some
consisting of a few lines while others run for many pages. Surah al
Baqarah (Ch.2 ) is the longest Chapter comprising 287 verses while Surah al Kauthar( Ch. 108) is the shortest with only four verses including the tasmia.
The text of the Holy Quran has remained unchanged over the past
1400 years. The millions of copies of the Quran circulating in the world
today are all identical down to a single letter. And this is not
strange since God says in the Holy Quran that He Himself will guard this
book:
"Surely it is We Who have revealed the Exposition, and surely it is We Who are its guardians" (15:10)
What Does The Holy Quran Contain
To the Muslims, the Quran is the Word of God and contains complete
guidance for mankind. Much of the Quran is about God, His attributes
and man's relationship to Him. But it also contains directives for its
followers, historical accounts of certain prophets and peoples,
arguments for accepting Muhammad as a genuine Prophet and good news for
the believers and warnings for the disbelievers. Broadly speaking, the
contents of the Holy Quran fall into five main categories:
- Nature of the Spiritual World
- The Law and Commandments
- Historical Accounts
- The Wisdom
- The Prophecies
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