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Tilawah
of the
Qur’an
The
Qur’an
, the Book of Allah, enshrines the teachings
which were basically the same as were to be found in
previous revealed scriptures. But these ancient scrip-
tures are no longer preserved in their original state.
Later additions and deletions have rendered them
unreliable, whereas the
Qur’an
, preserved in its original
state, is totally reliable.
The
Qur’an
has 114 chapters. Its contents in a nutshell
are: belief in one Allah, and considering oneself
answerable to Him; firm belief that the guidance sent by
Allah through the Prophet Muhammad is the truth and
that man’s eternal salvation rests thereon.
The position of the
Qur’an
is not just that it is one of the
many revealed scriptures but that it is the only authen-
tic heavenly book, as all other books, due to human
additions and deletions, have been rendered historical-
ly unreliable. When a believer in the previous revealed
scripture turns to the
Qur’an
, it does not mean that he
is rejecting his own belief, but rather amounts to his
having re-discovered his own faith in an authentic form.
The
Qur’an
is a sacred book sent by the Lord of all cre-
ation. It is a book for all human beings, because it has
been sent by that Divine Being who is the Allah of all of
us. The
Qur’an
is no new heavenly scripture. It is only
an authentic edition of the previous heavenly scrip-
tures. In this respect, the
Qur’an
is a book for all human
beings, of all nations. It is the expression of Allah’s
mercy for one and for all. It is a complete message sent
by Allah for every one of us. The
Qur’an
is a light of
guidance for all the world just as the sun is the source
of light and heat for all the world.
PT
