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The Qur'an and Revelation

Revelation & Scripture before the Quran God's Communication with Man Man denies God Creation is Material Evidence for God Man's Pride Guidance for Man The Messengers The Names of the Prophets and their Number The Names of the Scriptures and their Number The Contents of the Former Scriptures The Final Revelation

The Qur'an and Revelation


THE QUR'AN, HADITH AND HADITH QUDSI The Qur'an
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The speech of Allah, sent down upon the last Prophet Muhammad, through the Angel Gabriel, in its precise meaning and precise wording, transmitted to us by numerous persons (tawatur), both verbally and in writing. Inimitable and unique, protected by God from corruption The Arabic word 'qur'an' is derived from the root qara'a, which has various meanings, such as to read, to recite. The revelation from Allah to the Prophet Muhammad is referred to in the Qur'an itself by the name qur'an (recitation) as well as by other names, such as e.g. furqan (criterion, see Al-Qur'an 25: 1). tanzil (sent down, see Al-Qur'an 26: 192). dhikr (reminder, see Al-Qur'an 15: 9). kitab (scripture, see Al-Qur'an 21:10).

The Qur'an and Revelation


THE QUR'AN, HADITH AND HADITH QUDSI The Hadith o The word hadith means news, report or narration. Technically, the word hadith, (pl. ahadith) means in particular the reports (verbal and written) about the sunna of the Prophet Muhammad which cover all that He did (fi'l) or said (qaul) or sanctioned as permissible by his silence when any particular action was done in his presence (taqrir).There are also reports about him, i.e. about what he was like (sifa). o The difference between Qur'an and sunna is that the Hadith is the words or actions of a human being, and not the speech of God as the Qur'an is. Not necessarily reported in their precise wording, as the Qur'an is. Not necessarily transmitted by tawatur, except in some instances.

The Qur'an and Revelation


THE QUR'AN, HADITH AND HADITH QUDSI The Hadith Qudsi
Qudsi means holy, or pure. There are some reports from the Prophet Muhammad where he relates to the people what God has said (says) or did (does), but this information is not part of the Qur'an. Such a report is called hadith qudsi, e.g.: o While the common factor between hadith qudsi and the Qur'an is that both contain words from Allah which have been revealed to Muhammad, the main points of difference between Qur'an and hadith qudsi are as follows:
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In the Qur'an the precise wording is from Allah, while in the hadith qudsi the wording is given by the Prophet Muhammad. The Qur'an has been brought to Muhammad only by the Angel Gabriel, while hadith qudsi may also have been inspired otherwise, such as e.g. in a dream. The Qur'an is inimitable and unique, but not so the hadith qudsi. The Qur'an has been transmitted by numerous persons, (tawatur) but the hadith and hadith qudsi often only by a few or even one individual. There are hadith qudsi which are sahth, but also others hasan, or even da'if, while there is no doubt at all about any aya from the Qur'an. Another point is that a hadith qudsi cannot be recited in prayer.

The Qur'an and Revelation


REVELATION AND HOW IT CAME TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
God guides His Creation Guidance through Revelation The Meaning of Wahy Means of Revelation The Qur'an revealed to Muhammad BEGINNING OF THE REVELATION The Pause (fatra) The Second Revelation Other Early Revelations The Last Revelation Reasons why the Qur'an was sent down in Stages

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