HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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The Bible
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The Quran
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The Ten Commandments
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There was no sacred text of Islam
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islam’s main sacred text is the Qur’an. According to Muslim tradition the Qur’an is the actual word of God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the Arabic language through the intermediary of the Archangel Gabriel.
Detailed explanation-2: -The manuscript is written in Hijazi script, an early form of written Arabic. This is possibly the earliest extant exemplar of the Quran, but as the tests allow a range of possible dates, it cannot be said with certainty which of the existing versions is the oldest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Qur’an is the sacred scripture of Islam, and is believed by Muslims to be God’s final revelation to humankind. The Qur’an was revealed in Arabic to Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel over a period of 22 years, beginning in 610 CE and ending in 632 CE.
Detailed explanation-4: -Muslims believe that Mecca is the place where Abraham and Ishmael built the Ka’bah, an act referred to in Qur’an 3.96.
Detailed explanation-5: -Belief in Jesus is a fundamental part of both Christian and Islamic theology. Christianity and Islam have different sacred scriptures. The sacred text of Christianity is the Bible while the sacred text of Islam is the Quran. Muslims believe that al-Injīl was distorted or altered to form the Christian New Testament.