WORLD RELIGIONS

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: -Al Quran is the word of God dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel. Quran isn’t an English word but an Arabic one. The root word for “Quran” is Iqr’a (read, in the Arabic language). Quran is literally meaning recitation. The word meaning of the Quran also includes reading with understanding and learning.

Detailed explanation-3: -Belief in the Books of God: Muslims believe that God revealed holy books or scriptures to a number of God’s messengers. These include the Quran (given to Muhammad), the Torah (given to Moses), the Gospel (given to Jesus), the Psalms (given to David), and the Scrolls (given to Abraham).

Detailed explanation-4: -The Qur’an teaches that every generation has been given its own prophet, bringing God’s message in a book. The message brought by the Prophet Muhammad is essentially the same message as had been preached by all the prophets back to Adam: the need to worship the one, true God, who will be the judge of all.

Detailed explanation-5: -There are five key books of revelation in Islam. Each of them was given to a different prophet by Allah. Muslims believe that these holy books all conveyed the same message from Allah to the humanity, giving guidance to Muslims on how to live their daily life.