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What evidence is there that the Qur’an is the Word of God? The Qur’an itself is the most outstanding proof that it is the Word of God; a brief and basic search is sufficient to prove that the Qur’an resembles no other book, even in the language and expressions used. The Qur’an is inim

Has there been any external interference in the Revelation? The very basic foundations of the heavenly religions are the Revelations and the Prophethood. Messengers have a degree of sublimity; to them are sent Revelations and they are made examples in trustworthiness, virtues, and goo

What is the divine wisdom for the letter alif not being used in the basmala? With respect to the omission of the Arabic letter alif from the Bismillah, or “In the Name of God”, we can consider the following factors: First and foremost, Bismillah is the most frequently recited of all Q

What is the divine wisdom behind abrogation? Abrogation is a divine Providence which God disposes via His absolute will, as far as orders and prohibitions are concerned. He establishes whatever He will and effaces whatever He will from the laws He has established. Nevertheless, His co

Q: Is there any naskh (abrogation) in the Qur’an? The term naskh literally means to abolish, destroy, abrogate, nullify or to transcribe or copy out. When pertaining to the Qur’an it refers to the abrogation of a previous religious injunction by a latter injunction. Abrogation, or nas

During the time of the Prophet was the Qur’an committed to memory and writing down? The Qur’an was revealed to an illiterate Prophet who grew up in a society that was for the most part illiterate. Thus, the Prophet’s primary concern was to commit the Revelation to memory and to convey

It has been narrated that the Prophet had met with certain individuals from the People of the Book. What is the significance of this? God’s Messenger met with a priest named Bahira in the Busra market near Damascus when he was a child. He also met Waraqa ibn Nawfal in Mecca just after

Q: Is it possible that the Prophet was taught the Qur’an by others? Such a thing is neither possible nor probable; all of history is witness that God’s Messenger was never a student to anyone nor had he ever been taught by anyone. As a matter of fact, it is extremely well-known that h

Q: Is it possible that the Qur’an is the word of the Prophet? There are great differences between the styles of the Qur’an and of the Prophet. Arabic speakers of both the Prophet’s own time and of later periods noticed the obvious differences between these two styles. Thus, they could

Q: Other Holy Books have been altered over time; is this the case for the Qur’an? God Almighty sent down all the Scriptures with His Messengers. Though the basic message of all the Prophets, and thus the basic message of all the Books they brought, is one and the same message from God