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hi s m a n y r e cit ati o n s h a d n ot y et b e e n o r g a ni s e d i nt o a si n gl e b o o k. T hi s t a s k w a s c o m pl et e d b y M u h a m m a d’ s s u c c e s s o r, A b u B a k r . Si n c e it ti r st a p p e a r e d i n t h e mi d - s e v e nt h c e nt u r y, t h e Q u r’ a n h a s ri v all e d t h e Bi bl e a s t h e w o rl d’ s m o st i n ti u e nti al b o o k.
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T h e bi s mill a h is a n Ar a bic p hr as e t h at tr a nsl at es as ‘I n t h e n a m e of All a h, t h e C o m p a s si o n at e, t h e M ercif ul’.
I N V E S TI G AT E T HI N K A B O U T ... D E B AT E
I n si d e t h e Q ur’ a n T h e Q u r’ a n h a s b e e n d e s c ri b e d a s ‘ t h e bi n di n g f o r c e a m o n g M u sli m s all o v e r t h e w o rl d’. T hi s i s b e c a u s e t h e Q u r’ a n p r o vi d e s M u sli m s wit h t h e b a si c b eli ef s t h at u nit e t h e m. T h e Q u r’ a n i s w ritt e n i n A r a bi c . T hi s i s t h e l a n g u a g e i n w hi c h it w a s o ri gi n all y gi v e n t o t h e p r o p h et M u h a m m a d. T h e Q u r’ a n c o n si st s of 1 1 4 s u r a h s (i. e. c h a pt e r s). E a c h s u r a h i s m a d e u p of a n u m b e r of a y a t s (i. e. v e r s e s). E v e r y s u r a h, e x c e pt o n e, b e gi n s wit h t h e bi s mill a h .
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G I N T H E Z O N E
Tr e at m e nt a n d st u d y of t h e Q u’r a n M u sli m s b eli e v e t h at t h e Q u r’ a n c o nt ai n s t h e a ct u al w o r d s of All a h. T hi s i s w h y t h e y s a y t h at e v e r y c o p y of it m u st b e t r e at e d wit h g r e at r e s p e ct. F o r e x a m pl e: • • •
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
M u sli m s s h o ul d w a s h t h ei r h a n d s b ef o r e t o u c hi n g o r r e a di n g t h e Q u r’ a n. Q U E S TI O N S
T h e Q u r’ a n s h o ul d b e pl a c e d o n a s p e ci al st a n d w h e n b ei n g r e a d.
All c o pi e s of t h e Q u r’ a n m u st b e st o r e d o n a hi g h s h elf. T h e y m u st b e k e pt c o v e r e d a n d d u st f r e e.
U s u all y, c o pi e s of t h e Q u r’ a n a r e b e a utif ull y b o u n d a n d ri c hl y d e c o r at e d wit h c alli g r a p h y. M u sli m c hil d r e n e v e r y w h e r e l e a r n A r a bi c s o t h at t h e y c a n r e a d t h e Q u r’ a n i n it s o ri gi n al l a n g u a g e. S o m e M u sli m s t r y t o m e m o ri s e all 1 1 4 s u r a h s. A M u sli m w h o c a n r e cit e all t h e s e s u r a h s a c c u r at el y at a p u bli c e x a mi n ati o n i s c all e d h a fi z .
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D E B AT E 5.
T HI N K A B O U T ...
6. 7. 8. 9.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3. 4.
W h at d o es t h e titl e Q ur’ a n m e a n ?
W h y d o M usli ms b eli ev e t h at e ac h w or d of t h e Q ur’ a n is t h e act u al w or d of All a h ? Acc or di n g t o M u h a m m a d, w h at is t h e Q ur’ a n ?
W h o or g a nis e d all of M u h a m m a d’s r ecit ati o ns aft er t h e pr o p h et’s d e at h ? W h at d o es t h e Q ur’ a n pr ovi d e f or M usli ms ?
I n wh at l a n g u a g e w as t h e Q ur’ a n ori gi n ally writt e n ? Ex p l ai n t h e t er ms ( a) s ur a h; a n d ( b) ay at. H o w m a n y s ur a hs ar e t h er e i n t h e Q ur’ a n ? W h at is t h e bis mill a h ?
1 0. H o w s h o ul d M usli ms s h o w t h eir r es p ect f or c o pi es of t h e Q ur’ a n ? 1 1. W h y d o M usli m c hil dr e n ev er y w h er e h av e t o l e ar n Ar a bic ? 1 2. H o w d o es a M usli m e ar n t h e ri g ht t o b e c all e d ‘ h afiz’ ?
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