WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the holy book of the Shi’a and Sunni Muslims called?
A
Upanishad
B
Bible
C
Quran
D
Vedas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Muslims believe that the Qur’an, the holy book of Islam, was revealed to Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years, starting with the initial revelation at Mount Hira. After the Prophet’s death, his successors compiled these divine revelations in a manuscript.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Kitab al-Kafi (Book of Kafi) The book Al-Kafi is a Twelver Shiite hadith (narration) collection compiled by Muhammad ibn Yaghoob al-Koleini.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some Shia Muslims believe that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the first to compile the Quran into one written text, a task completed shortly after the death of Muhammad.

Detailed explanation-4: -noun. ˈshē-(ˌ)ä : the Muslims of the branch of Islam comprising sects believing in Ali and the Imams as the only rightful successors of Muhammad and in the concealment and messianic return of the last recognized Imam compare sunni. : shiite. 3.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as “orthodox Islam", though some scholars view this translation as inappropriate. The Quran, together with hadith (especially those collected in Kutub al-Sittah) and binding juristic consensus, form the basis of all traditional jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.

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