Qur’an is the word of God, directly revealed to the last Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Arabic during 23 years of his Apostolic mission [610-632 C.E]. It was instantly preserved by putting in to writing and memorization by his companions. God has taken responsibility to guard it against corruption (Qur’an;15:9). During all ages, millions of Muslim of all age groups memorize Qur’an comprising over 6000 verses; a unique distinction which makes Qur’an, the only book in human history to have been continuously preserved through this method along with the written form. Hence, since its revelation the Qur’an is being transferred in its original revealed form, continuously from generation to generation.
Quran is the everlasting main miracle of Muhammad [pbuh], the proof of his prophethood and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started, with the messages revealed to Adam and continued with the Scrolls of Abraham, Torah (Pentateuch) of Moses, Book of Psalms of David & Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in Jewish and Christian scriptures, being from same source [God] summarizing some, dwelling at length on others and in some cases presenting alternative accounts and interpretations of events.
The message of Quran is MONOTHEISM, obeidence and worship of ONE abloute God [Allah], stern justice of God is emphasized in Qur’an along with frequent references to his mercy and compassion for the repentant believers. The Qur’an demands absolute submission (Islam) to God (Qur’an;3:19). Both Qur’an and Traditions (Sunnah) of Prophet (peace be upon him) serve as the primary source of Islamic law (Shari’a). Some Qur’anic verses, draw the attention of humanity towards scientific phenomena, as His signs, related with Astronomy, Physics, Geography, Geology, Oceanology, Biology, Botany, Zoology, Medicine, Physiology, Embryology as well as General Science, mostly un known to humanity fourteen centuries ago, discovered recently proving miraculous nature of Qur’an as word of God. The world's leading authority on orientalism and Middle East, Princeton Professor Philip K. Hitti, in his book ‘Islam, a Way of Life’, writes;
“The Koran is dictated (by Allah). Any quotation from the Koran can be introduced with ''saith Allah”.
It is now for the mankind to make their own choice; weather to follow the distorted and corrupted ancient scriptures or the Last Testament, the message of divine guidance available in its pure form- The Qur’an! Backed up with practical demonstration of its application by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) available in the form of written and oral record of Traditions (Hadith and Sunnah).
In this video talk Dr.Laurence Brown, proves miraculous nature of Qura'n, its Divine origin and answers some common questions raised by opponents.
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http://Quran-pedia.blogspot.com
http://aftabkhan.blog.com
