1. Inimitable
It dares you to disprove it. How? It says that humans cannot write a book like this even if they pooled all their resources together and got help also from the spirits. The Qur’an said this fourteen hundred years ago and yet no one has been able to disprove it. Billions of books have been written-but not another one like the Qur’an.
2. Incorruptible
It is the only religious sacred writing that has been in circulation for such a long time and yet remains as pure as it was in the beginning. The Qur’an was kept intact. Nothing was added to it; nothing was changed in it; and nothing was taken away from it ever since its revelation was completed 1400 years ago.
3. Unsurpassable
The Qur’an is God’s final revelation to humankind. God revealed the Torah to Moses, the Psalms to David, the Gospel to Jesus, and finally the Qur’an to Muhammad. Peace be upon Moses, David, Jesus and Muhammad. No other book will come from God to surpass His final revelation.
4. Indisputable
The Qur’an withstands the test of time and scrutiny. No one can dispute the truth of this book. It speaks about past history and turns out right. It speaks about the future in prophecies and it turns out right. It mentions details of physical phenomena which were not known to people at the time; yet later scientific discoveries prove that the Qur’an was right all along. Every other book needs to be revised to accord with modern knowledge. The Qur’an alone is never contradicted by a newly discovered scientific fact.
5. Your Roadmap for Life and Afterlife
The Qur’an is the best guidebook on how to structure your life. No other book presents such a comprehensive system involving all aspects of human life and endeavor. The Qur’an also points out the way to secure everlasting happiness in the afterlife. It is your roadmap showing how to get to Paradise.
6. God’s Gift of Guidance
God has not left you alone. You were made for a reason. God tells you why he made you, what he demands from you and what he has in store for you. If you operate a machine contrary to it’s manufacturer’s specification you will ruin that machine. What about you? Do you have an owner’s manual for yourself? The Qur’an is from your Maker. It is a gift for you to make sure you function for success, lest you fail to function.
It is a healing from God. It satisfies the soul, and cleans the heart. It removes doubts and brings peace.
7. Your Calling Card to Communicate with your Lord
Humans are social creatures. We love to communicate with other intelligent life. The Qur’an tells us how to communicate with the source of all intelligence and the source of all life-the One God. The Qur’an tells us who God is, by what name we should address Him, and the way in which to communicate with Him.
Are these not seven sufficient reasons for reading the Qur’an?
Source: Hujra
November 1, 2007 at 2:08 am
Hello!
I just thought I’d mention my pastor has said the exact same thing about the Bible. Now, I’m no theologian and I can’t cite the facts he numerated in that long ago Sunday service, but I find it interesting that both pieces of scripture make the same claims.
I find this all very interesting.
This brings up a question I hadn’t really considered before: do Muslims discount the Bible? I think I remember hearing in my class that they recognize Old Testament characters and such, but no one has said what the overall take is on the Bible itself.
And what about the Apocryphal writings? Were they discounted by Muslims just as they were by Christians? Just curious….
November 3, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Hi,
The Qur’an orders Muslims to believe in the past books sent down to the Prophets. No doubt, the Bible is included in these, however, we do not believe in the wording of the Bible today, due to the many alterations made to it. Muslims must believe in the revalation of the Bible, but not in the text of the Bible found today, as we can see that there are many versions, which leaves the original Bible to be found nowhere.
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
The Truth.