ISLAM IN BRIEF ...What is the Quran? The word Quran is understood in its general connotation to mean the speach of Allah which is neither created. The Quran is the real word of Allah, which was delivered by the angel Gabriel to Muhammad, peace be on him. Prophet Muhammad, peace be on him, memorized the verses he received and recited them to his companions, who happened to be with him. He then ordered them to immediately write the verses down. He himself used to keep a copy of the revealed portions in his house. The Quran is the last of Allahs scriptures which Allah revealed in instalments over a period of twenty three years. It is divided into 114 surahs (chapters) of unequal lenght. It is one of the fundamental sources of the Islamic teachings. Some of its surahs and verses were revealed at Makkah, and the rest thereof were revealed at Madinah. The Makkan surahs and verses are concerned mainly with the issues of Tawhid, or the belief in the Oneness of Allah, the signs of the existance of Allah, Resurrection and the Life after death. The creed of the oneness of Allah was the focal point of the messages with which all the prophets and Messengers were sent to Mankind, beginning with Adam and ending with Muhammad, peace be upon them all. The Surahs revealed at Madinah at a letter period of the llife of the Messenger of Allah, peace be on him, are concerned with legislation, rites of worship and transactions related to all aspects of #hydr Gombe
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