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== Quran and the previous revelations == |
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The Quran is the central [[religious text]] of [[Islam]], which [[Muslim]]s believe to be a [[revelation]] from [[God in Islam|God]].<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Nasr |first=Seyyed Hossein | author-link=Seyyed Hossein Nasr | title=Qurʼān |year=2007| encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online | access-date=2007-11-04|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-68890/Quran}}</ref> It is widely regarded as the finest work in [[Arabic literature#Classical Arabic literature|classical Arabic literature]].<ref>Margot Patterson, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Lt60_e69bPUC&pg=PA10 ''Islam Considered: A Christian View,''] [[Liturgical Press]], 2008 p. 10.</ref><ref>Mir Sajjad Ali, Zainab Rahman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=smfe1CdTRRYC&pg=PA24 ''Islam and Indian Muslims,''] Guan Publishing House 2010 p. 24, citing [[N.J. Dawood]]'s judgement.</ref><ref>Alan Jones, ''The Koran'', London 1994, {{ISBN|1842126091}}, opening page.{{quote|"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."}}</ref><ref>Arthur Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London 1956, {{ISBN|0684825074}}, p. 191.{{quote|"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it." }}</ref> The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة ''[[surah|sūrah]]'', plural سور ''sūwar''), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية ''[[ayah|āyāh]]'', plural آيات ''āyāt''). |
The Quran is the central [[religious text]] of [[Islam]], which [[Muslim]]s believe to be a [[revelation]] from [[God in Islam|God]].<ref name="Britannica">{{cite encyclopedia|last=Nasr |first=Seyyed Hossein | author-link=Seyyed Hossein Nasr | title=Qurʼān |year=2007| encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online | access-date=2007-11-04|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-68890/Quran}}</ref> It is widely regarded as the finest work in [[Arabic literature#Classical Arabic literature|classical Arabic literature]].<ref>Margot Patterson, [https://books.google.com/books?id=Lt60_e69bPUC&pg=PA10 ''Islam Considered: A Christian View,''] [[Liturgical Press]], 2008 p. 10.</ref><ref>Mir Sajjad Ali, Zainab Rahman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=smfe1CdTRRYC&pg=PA24 ''Islam and Indian Muslims,''] Guan Publishing House 2010 p. 24, citing [[N.J. Dawood]]'s judgement.</ref><ref>Alan Jones, ''The Koran'', London 1994, {{ISBN|1842126091}}, opening page.{{quote|"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."}}</ref><ref>Arthur Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London 1956, {{ISBN|0684825074}}, p. 191.{{quote|"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it." }}</ref> The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة ''[[surah|sūrah]]'', plural سور ''sūwar''), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية ''[[ayah|āyāh]]'', plural آيات ''āyāt''). |
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Other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are the [[Tawrat]] ([[Torah]]), the [[Zabur]] ([[Psalms]]) revealed to [[David in Islam|Dawud]] ([[David]]) and the [[Injil]] (the [[Gospel]]) revealed to [[Jesus in Islam|Isa]] ([[Jesus]]). The Quran also mentions God having revealed the [[scrolls of Abraham]] and the [[scrolls of Moses]]. |
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Quran and the previous revelations
The Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God.[1] It is widely regarded as the finest work in classical Arabic literature.[2][3][4][5] The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورة sūrah, plural سور sūwar), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية āyāh, plural آيات āyāt).
Other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms) revealed to Dawud (David) and the Injil (the Gospel) revealed to Isa (Jesus). The Quran also mentions God having revealed the scrolls of Abraham and the scrolls of Moses.
- Text of the Quran
The text of the Qur'an of 114 chapters of varying lengths, each known as a surah. Each surah is formed from several verses, each called an ayah.
- Commentaries and exegesis (tafsīr)
A body of commentary and explication (tafsīr), aimed at “explaining” the meanings of the Quranic verses.
- Reasons of revelation (asbāb al-nuzūl)
The science which describes the reason, circumstances, and events surrounding the revelation of verses.
Sunnah
Sunnah denotes the practice of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the sharī‘ah and the best exemplar.[6] The sources of sunna are usually oral traditions found in collections of Hadith and Sīra (prophetic biography) as well as the Quran itself. Unlike the Qur'an, Muslims naturally differ on the set of texts or sources of sunnah, and they emphasize different collections of hadith based on to which school of thought or branch they belong.
Hadith (Traditions of the prophet)
Hadīth are sayings, acts or tacit approvals ascribed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Biographical evaluation (ilm ar-rijal)
The science which explores the narrators of hadith.
See also
References
- ^ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Qurʼān". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ Margot Patterson, Islam Considered: A Christian View, Liturgical Press, 2008 p. 10.
- ^ Mir Sajjad Ali, Zainab Rahman, Islam and Indian Muslims, Guan Publishing House 2010 p. 24, citing N.J. Dawood's judgement.
- ^ Alan Jones, The Koran, London 1994, ISBN 1842126091, opening page.
"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."
- ^ Arthur Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London 1956, ISBN 0684825074, p. 191.
"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it."
- ^ Islahi, Amin Ahsan (1989) [tr:2009]. "Difference between Hadith and Sunnah". Mabadi Tadabbur i Hadith [Fundamentals of Hadith Interpretation] (in Urdu). Lahore: Al-Mawrid. Retrieved 1 June 2011.