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Why was the Qur’an revealed to Prophet Muhammad but not to people who were better-known or better-off? Prophethood is not a quality that can be gained or acquired with effort; rather all Prophets were divinely appointed. If God appointed a person as Prophet, that person was a Prophet

Can we understand the true nature of Revelation? It is impossible for human beings to fully understand the true nature of the Revelation. Only the Messengers to whom the Revelation was made can know its true nature. The attempt of ordinary people to define the Revelation process is li

Why could other people who were in close vicinity to the Prophet not see Archangel Gabriel when he was delivering the Revelation to the Prophet? There are living creatures as well as sounds that exist in different dimensions of the universe. We, as human beings, are capable of seeing,

How was the Revelation conveyed to the Prophet? The Revelation was delivered to Prophet Muhammad in the following ways: a. The commencement of Revelation to the Prophet took the form of reliable dreams ( ru’ya al-sadiqa). Whatever he dreamed happened the following day, in exactly the

Is there any Revelation other than The Qur’an? The Revelation is not only the Qur’an; Prophet Muhammad received Revelation in addition to the Qur’an. God’s Messenger said, “Beware, I have been given the Qur’an and its like together with it.” This is clear proof of the fact that God’s

What does Revelation ( wahy) mean?  The Arabic word wahy literally means to communicate secretly, to decree, to reveal, indicate, to inspire, speak through inspiration or revelation, to suggest, to make signs, to call, to whisper, to write, to hasten. As a term, wahy means God’s commu

Though the Qur’an was revealed in parts, why does it refer to itself as the Book from the very first revelation, from a time before it was bound between covers? The term al-Kitab, or the Book, is used when we speak of the Qur’an. The word al-Kitab is derived from the Arabic root word

What are the names of the Glorious Qur’an? The Glorious Qur’an has a number of names and the most commonly used ones are: Al-Kitab (the Book): The Qur’an has been given this name as it gathers letters and sentences and as it also contains various rulings of Islamic law, narratives, an

What Is the Qur’an? Description and Names of The Qur’an 1- How can the Qur’an be defined? The Qur’an is the proper name of the Divine Word which God, may His Majesty be exalted, revealed to Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings. Literally, the word Qur’an can be approached

Firasa (discernment) can be defined as profundity, productivity and coherence in thought and the forming of opinions, the ability to penetrate the meaning of existence, and acting on conscious insight. It is a light that God puts into a person when they have purified their heart of sp