What is Quraan?

Quran

• The last Revealed Book
• The only complete Divine Guidance
  
  
  
  Subject
  
  
• Mankind
  
  
  
  Purpose
  
  
• Guidance for All
• Purpose and goal in life
• How to be successful in this world and in the Hereafter
• How to be at peace with oneself and one's environment
  
  
  Source
  
  
• Allah (The God)

via Angel Jibril A.S (Gabriel)

Revelaed to Prophet Muhammad [Peace be upon him]

• Descendant of Prophet Ibrahim A.S through Prophet Ismael A.S
• An unlettered Prophet (could not read and write)
• Revelation completed in 23 years
  
  
  
  Language
  
  
• Arabic
• Allah chose Arabic above all other languages
• Translations cannot do justice to it
  
  
  
  Content
  
  
• 114 Surahs or chapters
• Divided for convenience into 30 parts
  
  
  
  Claim
  
  
• Book of Allah --- every word is from Him
• No doubt in it
• Protection promised by Allah
• No change or tampering (from Revelation until the end of time)
  
  
  
  Challenge
  
  
• Produce similar work if source is doubted
  
  
  
  Essence
  
  
• To Live
• Always conscious of Allah, and accountability unto Him
• In total submission to His Will
• Ever mindful of meting Him on the Day of Judgement
  
  
  
  Study Tips
  
  
  
• Purify Intention (Niyyah)
• Commitment
• Regularity
• Ponder upon its verses
• Remain conscious of the fact that it is the only guaranteed path to success, An All-Profit, No-Loss investment.