Is The Quran The Word of God
jaQui 2015/03/04 09:58
Islam claims that the Qur’an is not
only God’s Word, but that it is the
final revelation given to humanity.
It comes from the “Mother of all
books†according to sura 43:2-4.
Muslims maintain that the Qur’an is an exact word-for-word copy of
God’s final revelation which is
found on the original tablets that
have always existed in heaven.
They point to sura 85:21-22 which
says, “No this is a glorious Qur’an,
(inscribed) in a tablet preserved.â€
Islamic scholars contend that this
passage refers to the tablets which were never created. They believe that the Qur’an is an identical copy of the eternal heavenly book, even so far as the punctuation, titles and divisions of chapters are concerned.
According to Muslim tradition,
these revelations’ began to be sent down (Tanzil or Nazil) (sura17:85), to the lowest of the seven heavens in the month of Ramadan, during the night of power or destiny (lailat al Qadr) 1. From there they were revealed to Muhammad in installments, as need arose, via the angel Gabriel (sura 25:32).
Consequently, every letter and
every word is free from any human influence, which gives the Qur’an an aura of authority, even holiness, and with such, its integrity.