Topic: What is the Qur'an?

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The Qur'an is revelation from God to the prophet.

Neither angel Gabriel, nor prophet Muhammad composed the Qur'an.

The Qur'an was revealed by Allah and conveyed by the prophet.

The Qur'an is a long-lasting miracle.

The prophet challenged others, Arabs and non-Arabs, to bring something like it. The challenge is still valid. None was able to bring anything like it and no one will be able to do that.

God promised to save Qur'an from perversion. This is readily noticed. Today, all over the world, Muslims refer to one Qur'an. Qur'an is written in the book of al-Mushaf. Al-Mushaf is one. Muslims follow today, as always, the same Mushaf. If one goes back in history, one will still see that Muslims had one Mushaf- the same Mushaf which we refer to it today. As a matter of fact, the original copies of the Mushaf which was written by the companions is still available in Muslim museums in Turkey and other countries.

Muslim children and adults memorize all the Qur'an by heart. This is an Islamic tradition which was preserved since the time of the companions of the prophet. One generation of Muslims will convey Qur'an to the next generation. They keep following the methods for reciting Qur'an as these methods were originally conveyed by prophet Muhammad. The lineage to the prophet is extremely strong.

From here, one realizes that it is impossible to tamper with Qur'an. The Qur'an is the evidence Muslims use to learn about and rule according to Islam.

Muslims also refer to the traditions conveyed by prophet Muhammad called Sunnah which is also revelation.

The Muslims also refer to the unanimous agreement of the top Muslim scholars on religious issues.

Ruling on new issues is established based on proofs given by Qur'an, Sunnah and consensus following a particular method for deducing judgments.

Only individuals who are highly qualified may deduce judgments in Islam.

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