Tuesday, February 4, 2014

The Qur'an


The Quran 

  • The Arabic word Quran means qara'a. 
  • Qur'an means reading or recitation.
  • The Qur'an is the most SACRED book of ALLAH (subahana wat'la) 
  • The Qur'an is Allah's speech.

The way Allah sent down the Quran

  • Allah sent down the Quran to prophet Muhammed  (sallallahu   wa alaihiwasallam) through Angel jibreel.
  • When Allah was sending down the Quran the prophet was in the cave of  Hira.
  • Angel Jibreel  came down with the first verse of the Quran during Ramadan.
  • Prophet Muhammed  (sallahu wa alaihi wasallam) received the Quran  throughout his prophet hood of  23 years.

The first revelation

  • The  first verse to be revealed to Allah's messenger is the verse of Surah Alaq (THE CLOT) 
        

                                                    Read in the name of your Lord who created 
  • It is the 96th Surah of the Quran. 



........ to be continued