In the Name of Allah the Most Compassionate Very Merciful

All Praise Due to Allah Almighty the Lord of Hazrat Muhammad may Allah send peace and blessings
upon him

Did You Know The Heavenly Revealed Books

Q:

What is the number of total heavenly revealed books?

A:

Allah Almighty has revealed 104 books upon the Prophets peace be upon them.
(Hashia Sharhul Aqaid p. 101)

Q:

Who are the Prophets that received those books?

A:

Allah Almighty has revealed the books upon eight Prophets:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Hazrat Adam peace be upon him

Hazrat Sheeth peace be upon him
Hazrat Idrees peace be upon him
Hazrat Ibraheem peace be upon him
Hazrat Dawood peace be upon him
Hazrat Moosa peace be upon him
Hazrat Isa peace be upon him
Hazrat Muhammad may Allah send peace and blessings upon him

(Hashia Sharhul Aqaid p. 101)

Q:

How many books were revealed on each Prophet?

A:

Their details are as follows:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

10 books upon Hazrat Adam peace be upon him

50 books upon Hazrat Sheeth peace be upon him
30 books upon Hazrat Idrees peace be upon him
10 books upon Hazrat Ibraheem peace be upon him
Zaboor upon Hazrat Dawood peace be upon him
Torah upon Hazrat Moosa peace be upon him
Injeel upon Hazrat Isa peace be upon him
The Holy Quran upon Hazrat Muhammad may Allah send peace and blessings upon him

(Ibid)

Q:

When were the books upon Hazrat Ibraheem peace be upon him revealed?

A:

The books were revealed upon Hazrat Ibraheem peace be upon him in the first night or the
first day of the month of Ramadan Al-Mubarak.

(Umdatul Qaari Vol. 1, p. 74)

Q:

When was Torah revealed upon Hazrat Moosa peace be upon him?

A:

The Holy Torah was revealed on 6 Ramadan Al-Mubarak.

(Umdatul Qaari Vol. 1, p. 74)

Q:

How many tablets did Torah consist of?

A:

Ibn Abi Haatim mentioned the narration of Hazrat Ibn Abbaas may Allah be pleased with him
that the Torah was written on 7 tablets when it was revealed upon Hazrat Moosa peace be
upon him.
(Al-Itqaan Vol. 1, p. 57)

Q:

How many verses and Surahs (Chapters) were in Torah Shareef?

A:

It contained 1,000 chapters and each chapter comprised of 1,000 verses.

(Hashia Jalalain p. 265)

Q:

What was the language of Torah Shareef?

A:

Allamah Kirmaani mentioned that Torah was in Hebrew language.

(Umdatul Qaari Vol. 1, p. 53; Maaalim Al-Tanzeel Vol. 1, p. 277)
The second opinion is that the Torah Shareef was in Syriac (Suryaani) language.
(Al-Itqaan Vol. 1, p. 52)

Q:

When was Zaboor Shareef revealed?

A:

Zaboor was revealed upon Hazrat Dawood peace be upon him 500 years after the
revelation of the books upon Hazrat Ibraheem peace be upon him on 12 or 13 Ramadan AlMubarak.
(Al-Bidaayah Vol. 2, p. 78; Hashia Sharhul Aqaid p. 101)

Q:

How many years after Torah was Zaboor revealed?

A:

Zaboor was revealed 482 years after Torah.

(Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah Vol. 2, p. 78)

Q:

In which language was Zaboor revealed?

A:

The author of Umdatul Qaari has provided a yardstick in this concern in his book Vol. 1, p. 35,
that all the books besides Quran Shareef were revealed in Hebrew language.

Q:

How many Surahs are in Zaboor Shareef?

A:

There are 150 Surahs in Zaboor which are all about admonition and praises. Those Surahs do
not contain any information related to Haraam, Haraam, Faraaid and Hudood (punishments) at
all.
(Al-Itqaan Vol. 1, p. 88)

Q:

How did Hazrat Dawood peace be upon him recite the Zaboor?

A:

He recited Zaboor Shareef in 70 different voices.

(Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah Vol. 6, p. 92)

Q:

When was Injeel Shareef revealed upon Hazrat Isa peace be upon him?

A:

There are many opinions in this concern:

1. 4 Ramadan
(Hashia Sharhul Aqaid p. 101)
2. 13 Ramadan
(Umdatul Qaari Vol. 1, p. 76)
3. 12 Ramadan
4. 18 Ramadan
(Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah Vol. 2, p. 78)

Q:

How long after Zaboor was Injeel revealed?

A:

Injeel was revealed 1,050 years after Zaboor.

(Al-Bidaayah Wal-Nihaayah Vol. 2, p. 78)

Q:

What was the language of Injeel?

A:

Injeel was revealed in Syriac language.

(Maaalim Al-Tanzeel Vol. 1, p. 277)

Second opinion is of Allamah Badruddeen Aini which has been mentioned in Umdatul Qaari
that all the other books besides the Holy Quran were revealed in Hebrew language.

Q:

Did Injeel Shareef contain Surahs/Chapters?

A:

Yes, it did, and one of those Surahs was named Al-Amthaal.

(Al-Itqaan Vol. 1, p. 87)