Salamvalekum to one and all.
Basically, we know non-muslims accuse the Quran and we also know till date they havent produced the like of Quran. Though they tried a lot, they even translated the Bible in style of the Quran but ofcourse failed again.
The topic, I have chosen always excited me. We know through the transmission of Quranic history, revelation of Quran, place revealed specific surahs and specific Ayahs(Makkah or Medina). If we deeply study the history of revelation, we all know Quran was in bits and pieces called as the ‘SUHUF’.
This was brought into one book called as the Quran, which was revealed to the Prophet and we believe before Prophet died, The Noble Quran was well structured. As mentioned earlier, the ayahs were revealed at specific time, similar to Marketing and Advertisement because Allaah in his divine knowledge, knows the unseen and Allaah is the best of planners.
Well, let me take a complete U turn and if I were to sit on the opposite and think that Prophet over a period of 23 years studied heavily or let me hypothise before he claimed his Prophethood did enough study and wrote this book and revealed it one by one, might be the case. But think for a moment, Prophet was an UMMI and everyone in the Makkah knew this otherwise it would be a calamity for Islam.
Now, I question if the verses were revealed at different times, just assume one verse was revealed in the first year of Prophet hood and then the next verse in the 15th year of Prophet hood, i dont think even a genius can put this together. Seems easy but try it out. Whats amazing is the Quran and the Hadith both have different theme, different words, and the magnificence of the Quran is different. But whats more amazing is the source of both is one and the same its Prophet Mohammed.
Now let me get right into the topic.
This is a huge topic to be covered, but I want all my Muslim brothers to know abut this exciting subject. If we really observe and start from the very first Surah i.e. **Surah Al Fatiha towards **end we are Asking Allaah to guide us to the straight path.
Now let me come to the Chapter 2 Surah Al Baqara
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***YUSUFALI: This is the Book; in it is guidance sure, without doubt, to those who fear Allah; ***
Now, we are asking for Guidance, but who guides us answer is Allaah and who provides us with the Answers its Allaah, please contemplate the above verse and its connotation. Now let me jump right to the end of Chapter 2
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*YUSUFALI: The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers. “We make no distinction (they say) between one and another of His messengers.” And they say: “We hear, and we obey: (We seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys.” *
Now the mind again thinks what books, which messengers the answer is in the next Surah Al Imran
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*YUSUFALI: It is He Who sent down to thee (step by step), in truth, the Book, confirming what went before it; and He sent down the Law (of Moses) and the Gospel (of Jesus) before this, as a guide to mankind, and He sent down the criterion (of judgment between right and wrong). *
This goes on come to the end of Surah Al Imran
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*YUSUFALI: O ye who believe! Persevere in patience and constancy; vie in such perseverance; strengthen each other; and fear Allah; that ye may prosper. *
Now fear Allaah, fear Allaah for what here comes the answer
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*YUSUFALI: O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you. *
This will be continued…