Islamic Holy Books

The Qur'an
1. Revelation
  1. -The Qur'an has 114 chapters which contain 6237 verses
  2. 86 chapters were revealed to the prophet Muhammad during his 13 years in Makkah, the others while he was in Madinah
  3. the first revelation happened on the night of power, a direct message from Allah through the angel Jibril
  4. The book is the will of Allah
  5. All muslims believe the revelations were complete by the time Muhammad died
2. Compilation
  1. Some Hadith say Muhammad left behind 2 examples, the Qur'an and the Sunnah
  2. Many Muslims Claim different things about when the book was finished
  3. The competed copies were passed onto the Caliphs, the 3rd Caliph made sure the Qur'an spread with Islam
  4. Since the 7th century, there have been many different versions but they all have the same teachings
3. Importance
  1. The Qur'an is the direct word of Allah and is only infallible in its original language because the translation isn't the complete word of Allah
  2. The Qur'an has supreme Authority because it covers every aspect of life, past,present and future
  3. It contains the Shari'ah law and social systems
  4. It contains the basics of worship
  5. It influences a person throughout their lives
  6. It explains the creation and other ultimate questions
  7. It provides guidance
The Torah
1. The first five books of the bible
2. It was put together by his followers but some texts were changed so it isn't the complete word of Allah
3. it doesn't exist in its original text or language
4. The revelations given to Moses
5. The Qur'an states that it confirms what happened before
6. The Qur'an refers to it as 'guidance and light', revealed by Allah and very important. the Qur'an also suggests that it was taught by all
The scrolls of Ibrahim
1. Very little is known about the scrolls
2. The revelations were said to have been received on the first day of Ramadan
3. The scrolls contain Parable like stories
4. the scrolls were written on parchment but perished over time
5. It is agreed that they weren't a book but individual revelations
Psalms (Zabur)
1. One of the other 2 holy books of Islam
2. They are the Psalms of Dawud
  1. Dawud was a great king whose people were God fearing and righteous
3. They contain lessons of guidance for people and Dawud recited them in song verse
4. They are a collection of prayers to Allah
5. an important message is the idea of the Messiah.
  1. For Muslims Jesus was the Messiah and will return
Gosples (injil)
1. good news about Isa written by his disciples
  1. Muslims highly respect Isa as there are revelations about him in the Qur'an
2. Muslims believe that
  1. He was born of a Virgin mother
  2. He was the messiah
  3. That he wasn't the son of Allah because Allah could have no followers. Instead they believe he followed Allah
  4. He wasn't crucified, he only ascended to heaven
  5. He didn't die to save sins because Allah is all compassionate
  6. That the gospels contain mistakes because they were written years after his death
Authority
1. All four books are referred to in the Qur'an so they are all important
  1. Muhammad talked about them this gives them authority
  2. They are associated with key prophets
  3. However
    1. some are lost and no one knows what they say
    2. It is alleged that they have been changed
    3. The Qur'an has supreme authority
    4. They weren't preserved like the Qur'an

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