Praise be to Allaah.
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) is the word of the Lord of the Worlds,
which Allaah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him), to bring mankind
forth from darkness into light:
“It is
He Who sends down manifest Ayaat (proofs,
evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations,
etc.) to His slave (Muhammad) that He may bring
you out from darkness into light
[al-Hadeed 57:9 –
interpretation of the meaning]
Allaah has told us in
the Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) the stories of the
earlier and later generations and the creation of
the heavens and the earth. He has explained in
detail what is halaal and what is haraam, the
basics of good manners and morals, the rulings of
worship and dealings with others, the lives of the
Prophets and the righteous, and the reward and
punishment of the believers and disbelievers. He
has described Paradise, the abode of the
believers, and He has described Hell, the abode of
the disbelievers. He has made it (the Qur’aan
(Quran / Koran)) an explanation of all things:
“And
We have sent down to you the Book (the Qur’aan
(Quran / Koran)) as an exposition of everything, a
guidance, a mercy, and glad tidings for those who
have submitted themselves (to Allaah as Muslims)”
[al-Nahl
16:89 – interpretation of the meaning]
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) explains the names and attributes of Allaah
and what He has created. It calls us to believe in
Allaah, His angels, His Books, His Messengers and
the Last Day:
“The
Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been
sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the
believers. Each one believes in Allaah, His
Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (They say,)
‘We make no distinction between one another of His
Messengers’ — and they say, ‘We hear, and we obey.
(We seek) Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You
is the return (of all)’”
[al-Baqarah
2:285 – interpretation of the meaning]
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) describes the Day of Judgement and what
will happen after death – the resurrection, the
gathering, the judgement and being brought to
account. It describes the Cistern, the Siraat
(bridge over Hell), the Balance [in which deeds
will be weighed], the blessings and torment, and
the gathering of mankind on that great Day:
“Allaah! Laa ilaaha illa Huwa (none has the right
to be worshipped but He). Surely, He will gather
you together on the Day of Resurrection about
which there is no doubt. And who is truer in
statement than Allaah?
[al-Nisaa’
4:87 – interpretation of the meaning]
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) calls us to examine and ponder the signs of
Allaah in the universe and the verses of the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran):
“Say:
‘Behold all that is in the heavens and the earth’”
[Yoonus
10:101 – interpretation of the meaning]
“Do
they not then think deeply in the Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran), or are their hearts locked up (from
understanding it)?”
[Muhammad 47:24 – interpretation of the meaning]
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) is the Book of Allaah for all of mankind:
“Verily, We have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the
Book (this Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) for mankind in
truth. So whosoever accepts the guidance, it is
only for his ownself; and whosoever goes astray,
he goes astray only for his (own) loss. And you (O
Muhammad) are not a Wakeel (trustee or disposer of
affairs, or guardian) over them”[al-Zumar 39:41 –
interpretation of the meaning]
The Qur’aan (Quran /
Koran) confirms the Books which came before it,
the Tawraat (Torah) and Injeel (Gospel), and it is
a witness over them, as Allaah says
(interpretation of the meaning):
“And
We have sent down to you (O Muhammad) the Book
(this Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) in truth,
confirming the Scripture that came before it and
Muhaymin (trustworthy in highness and a witness)
over it (old Scriptures)”[al-Maa'idah 5:48]
After the Qur’aan
(Quran / Koran) was revealed, it became the Book
for all of mankind until the Hour begins. Whoever
does not believe in it is a kaafir who will be
punished with torment on the Day of Resurrection,
as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“But
those who reject Our Ayaat (proofs, evidences,
verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), the
torment will touch them for their disbelief (and
for their belying the Message of
Muhammad)”[al-An’aam 6:49]
Because of the
greatness of the Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) and the
signs, miracles, parables and lessons contained
therein, in addition to its eloquence and
beautiful style, Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
“Had
We sent down this Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) on a
mountain, you would surely have seen it humbling
itself and rent asunder by the fear of Allaah.
Such are the parables which We put forward to
mankind that they may reflect”[al-Hashr 58:21]
Allaah has challenged
mankind and the jinn to produce something like it,
even one soorah or one aayah, but they could not
do that and will never be able to do that, as
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Say:
‘If the mankind and the jinn were together to
produce the like of this Qur’aan (Quran / Koran),
they could not produce the like thereof, even if
they helped one another’”[al-Israa’ 17:88]
Because the
Qur’aan (Quran / Koran) is the greatest of the
heavenly Books, the most complete, the most
perfect and the last of them, Allaah commanded His
Messenger Muhammad
(peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) to convey it to
all of mankind, as He says (interpretation of the
meaning):
“O
Messenger (Muhammad)! Proclaim (the Message) which
has been sent down to you from your Lord. And if
you do not, then you have not conveyed His
Message. Allaah will protect you from mankind”
[al-Maa'idah 5:67]
Because of the
importance of this book and the ummah’s need for
it, Allaah has honoured us with it. He sent it
down to us and has guaranteed to preserve it.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Verily, We, it is We Who have sent down the Dhikr
(i.e. the Qur’aan (Quran / Koran)) and surely, We
will guard it (from corruption)” [al-Hijr 15:9]
