The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) is the
word of the Lord of the Worlds,
which Allah revealed to His
Messenger Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him), to bring mankind forth
from darkness into light:
“It is
He Who sends down manifest Ayaat
(proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations, etc.)
to His slave (Muhammad) that He
may bring you out from darkness
into light
[Surah (Chapter of) al-Hadeed 57:9 –
English interpretation of the
Quranic Verse]
Allah
has told us in the Qur’aan (Quran
/ Koran) the stories of the
earlier and later generations and
the creation of the heavens and
the earth. He has explained in
detail what is halaal and what is
haraam, the basics of good manners
and morals, the rulings of worship
and dealings with others, the
lives of the Prophets and the
righteous, and the reward and
punishment of the believers and
disbelievers. He has described
Paradise, the abode of the
believers, and He has described
Hell, the abode of the
disbelievers. He has made it (the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) an
explanation of all things:
“And
We have sent down to you the Book
(the Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) as
an exposition of everything, a
guidance, a mercy, and glad
tidings for those who have
submitted themselves (to Allah as
Muslims)”
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[Surah
(Chapter of) al-Nahl
16:89 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) explains
the names and attributes of Allah
and what He has created. It calls
us to believe in Allah, His
angels, His Books, His Messengers
and the Last Day:
“The
Messenger (Muhammad) believes in
what has been sent down to him
from his Lord, and (so do) the
believers. Each one believes in
Allah, His Angels, His Books, and
His Messengers. (They say,) ‘We
make no distinction between one
another of His Messengers’ — and
they say, ‘We hear, and we obey.
(We seek) Your forgiveness, our
Lord, and to You is the return (of
all)’”
[Surah
(Chapter of) al-Baqarah
2:285 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) describes
the Day of Judgement and what will
happen after death – the
resurrection, the gathering, the
judgement and being brought to
account. It describes the Cistern,
the Siraat (bridge over Hell), the
Balance [in which deeds will be
weighed], the blessings and
torment, and the gathering of
mankind on that great Day:
“Allah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa
(none has the right to be
worshipped but He). Surely, He
will gather you together on the
Day of Resurrection about which
there is no doubt. And who is
truer in statement than Allah?
[Surah
(Chapter of) al-Nisaa’
4:87 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) calls us
to examine and ponder the signs of
Allah in the universe and the
verses of the Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran):
“Say:
‘Behold all that is in the heavens
and the earth’”
[Yoonus
10:101 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
“Do
they not then think deeply in the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran), or are
their hearts locked up (from
understanding it)?”
[Muhammad 47:24 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) is the
Book of Allah for all of
mankind:
“Verily, We have sent down to you
(O Muhammad) the Book (this
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) for
mankind in truth. So whosoever
accepts the guidance, it is only
for his ownself; and whosoever
goes astray, he goes astray only
for his (own) loss. And you (O
Muhammad) are not a Wakeel
(trustee or disposer of affairs,
or guardian) over them”[Surah
(Chapter of) al-Zumar
39:41 – English
interpretation of the Quranic
Verse]
The
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) confirms
the Books which came before it,
the Tawraat (Torah) and Injeel
(Gospel), and it is a witness over
them, as Allah says
(English interpretation of the
Quranic Verse):
“And
We have sent down to you (O
Muhammad) the Book (this Qur’aan (Quran
/ Koran)) in truth, confirming the
Scripture that came before it and
Muhaymin (trustworthy in highness
and a witness) over it (old
Scriptures)”[Surah (Chapter
of) al-Maa'idah 5:48]
After
the Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) was
revealed, it became the Book for
all of mankind until the Hour
begins. Whoever does not believe
in it is a kaafir who will be
punished with torment on the Day
of Resurrection, as Allah says
(English interpretation of the
Quranic Verse):
“But
those who reject Our Ayaat
(proofs, evidences, verses,
lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.), the torment will touch them
for their disbelief (and for their
belying the Message of
Muhammad)”[Surah (Chapter
of) al-An’aam 6:49]
Because of the greatness of the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) and the
signs, miracles, parables and
lessons contained therein, in
addition to its eloquence and
beautiful style, Allah says
(English interpretation of the
Quranic Verse):
“Had
We sent down this Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) on a mountain, you would
surely have seen it humbling
itself and rent asunder by the
fear of Allah. Such are the
parables which We put forward to
mankind that they may
reflect”[Surah (Chapter of)
al-Hashr 58:21]
Allah
has challenged mankind and the
jinn to produce something like it,
even one soorah or one aayah, but
they could not do that and will
never be able to do that, as
Allah says (English interpretation
of the Quranic Verse):
“Say:
‘If the mankind and the jinn were
together to produce the like of
this Qur’aan (Quran / Koran), they
could not produce the like
thereof, even if they helped one
another’”[Surah
(Chapter of) al-Israa’ 17:88]
Because the Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) is the greatest of the
heavenly Books, the most complete,
the most perfect and the last of
them, Allah commanded His
Messenger Muhammad
(peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) to convey it to all of
mankind, as He says
(English interpretation of the
Quranic Verse):
“O
Messenger (Muhammad)! Proclaim
(the Message) which has been sent
down to you from your Lord. And if
you do not, then you have not
conveyed His Message. Allah will
protect you from mankind” [Surah
(Chapter of) al-Maa'idah
5:67]
Because of the importance of this
book and the ummah’s need for it,
Allah has honoured us with it. He
sent it down to us and has
guaranteed to preserve it. Allah
says (English interpretation of
the Quranic Verse):
“Verily, We, it is We Who have
sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) and
surely, We will guard it (from
corruption)” [Surah (Chapter of)
al-Hijr 15:9]
From Usool al-Deen
al-Islami by Shaykh Muhammad ibn
Ibraaheem al-Tuwayjri (www.islam-qa.com)
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