أحمد محمد لبن Ahmad.M.Lbn
مؤسس ومدير المنتدى
عدد المساهمات : 49335
العمر : 72
 | | موضوع: Preface الأربعاء 03 أغسطس 2022, 9:36 pm | |
| Preface
The Qur’an is like no other book in the world. From its Miracles is that the Verses it contains haven’t been changed since their revelation, which is almost 1450 years ago, not even one letter has changed from their original scripts, with the earliest Qur’anic Manuscripts being radiocarbon dated to over 1400 years ago.
The Qur’an is the most widely read Book in the world, with hundreds of millions of Muslims across the globe reading from it at least five times a day and millions completing its reading at least once a month. The Qur’an is unanimously agreed to be the finest piece of Arabic literature by Muslim and non-Muslim literarians alike and forms the reference point for the Arabic language itself.
The Qur’an is literally the direct Words of God, which were revealed part by part throughout the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad and were compiled by his closest companions following his death, peace and blessings be upon him.
The Qur’an has not been passed down solely in written form from the Prophet, peace be upon him, but in fact has been passed down from generation to generation through the hearts of men. The Qur’an is the most widely memorized Book in the world, which in current times is memorized in its entirety, word for word, letter for letter, by millions of the followers of Islam. About two billion people from a vast range of races, nationalities, and cultures across the globe are united by their common faith of Islam and by their unfailing belief in the Qur’an.
Islam is the religion that Allah (God) revealed through the sending of all of His Prophets, starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John, and Jesus Christ, peace be upon them all. But God’s final Message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal Message and a summing-up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad from Almighty God through the Angel Gabriel.
Muslims follow Islam, a true religion of peace, justice, love, mercy and forgiveness, and the majority of the Muslims have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their peaceful faith as a result of the actions of a few individuals who are misled by various deviating parties and influenced further by local or foreign intelligences and furthermore magnified by a misleading media.
Muslims believe in One Unique, Eternal, Incomparable God; they also believe in the Angels created by God, the Scriptures revealed by Him such as the Torah, the Psalms, the Gospel and the Qur’an, and in the Prophets through whom His Revelations were brought to mankind, they believe also in life after death, the Day of Judgment, Heaven and Hell, and the Divine Decree i.e., Predestination.8
The Qur’an, the last revealed Book of God, is the prime source of every Muslim’s faith and practice. It deals with all subjects that concern us as human beings. It rightfully directs mankind’s worship purely to their One Creator and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct, and an equitable economic system. Via the Legislation illustrated in the Qur’an, like all previous revealed Legislations, five basic necessities are established and protected, which are: the preseravtion of one’s religion, life, mind, lineage, and wealth.
Surahs (Chapters) and Verses are called Makki or Madani according to the period of Revelation; that is, before Hijrah (the Prophet’s migration) they are called Makki and after the Hijrah are called Madani (i.e., revealed in Medina).
The authentic Sunnah, the practice and example of the Prophet Muhammad is the second authority for Muslims which comprises of ahadeeth. A hadeeth is a reliably transmitted report of what the Prophet said, did, or approved.
Unlike the Sunnah, the Qur’an is quite literally the Word of God, whereas the Sunnah, was inspired by God but the wording and actions are the Prophet’s. The Qur’an has not been expressed using any human’s words. Its wording was letter for letter spoken by no other than Almighty God, Allah Himself.
It is an obligation and blessing for all who hear of the Qur’an and Islam to investigate it and evaluate it for themselves. God has guaranteed that He will protect the Qur’an from human tampering unlike the Bible which now has been distorted and corrupted and is no longer the literal Word of God (Allah). Today’s readers can find exact copies of the Qur’an all over the world. The language of the original Message is Arabic but it has been translated into many other languages.
No non-Arabic version is the true Qur’an. No translation of the Qur’an can capture all of the subtle meanings found in the original Arabic text, but they can be tremendously helpful in learning about what Islam is. Here we have tried to present the Meanings of the Qur’an in English. Whatever you find in between brackets or highlighted in red is not directly part of the translation of the original text, but is only an explanation to make the meaning in English clearer.
We pray to Allah, High is He, to guide us, and keep our work beneficial to all.
He is the Best of helpers and the Best Guide and all success comes from Him.
And God (Allah) knows best, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those who follow him in the best way. Amen.
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أحمد محمد لبن Ahmad.M.Lbn
مؤسس ومدير المنتدى
عدد المساهمات : 49335
العمر : 72
| | موضوع: رد: Preface الأربعاء 03 أغسطس 2022, 9:38 pm | |
| To become a Muslim, one needs
to make the following decleration:
Ash-hadu an laa-ilaaha il-Allah
Wa ash-hadu anna Muhamadan rasool-Allah
I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship
except Allah (God).
And I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.
For more information about Islam, please freel free
to visit or contact your local Mosque, or contact us at:
Abdullah_yacob@yahoo.com
Peacepreachersinfo@gmail.com |
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