THE QURAN

The Quran is the book of Allah. Every word of the Quran is the word of Allah. It is a book
of Guidance. It is preserved in its original form. Not a single word of it has been changed or
lost. It is found today exactly as it was revealed to the prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). How
was the Quran revealed to the prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.)? Allah revealed Quran through
the Angel Gabriel. Gabriel passed on Allahs words to Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), then
Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) asked his secretary to write down exactly what Gabriel told him.
The revelation was completed over a period of 23 years. Some Muslims learn the whole of
the Quran by heart, but all Muslims learn parts of the Quran by heart. It is preserved
through memory as well as writing. It was written down from the very beginning. Allah has
given his protection to it and it will always be preserved. Nobody can change it, as was said
by Allah, Allah sent it and will protect it.

a. Translation
Al-Quran adalah kitab Allah. Setiap kata dalam al-Quran adalah firman Allah. Al-Quran
adalah buku pedoman. Ia terjaga keasliannya. Tidak satu kata pun pernah berubah atau
hilang. Al-Quran saat ini sama persis seperti saat di wahyukan kepada Nabi Muhammad
SAW. Bagaimana al-Quran di wahyukan kepada Nabi Muhammad SAW? Allah
mewahyukan al-Quran melalui malaikat jibril. Jibril menyampaikan firman Allah kepada
Nabi Muhammad SAW, lalu Nabi Muhammad SAW meminta juru tulisnya untuk menulis
persis seperti yang Jibril katakan padanya.
Proses penurunan al-Quran selesai dalam kurun waktu 23 tahun. Beberapa umat islam hafal
keseluruh al-Quran, tapi seluruh umat islam hafal sebagian al-Quran. Al-Quran terjaga
dalam ingatan sebaik dalam tulisan. Hal tersebut sudah tertulis sejak awal. Allah telah
memberikan perlindunga-Nya pada al-Quran dan al-Quran akan selalu terjaga. Tak seorang
pun bisa mengubahnya, seperti yang telah difirmankan oleh Allah, Allah mengirimnya dan
akan menjaganya.