LIKELY QUESTIONS

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 LIKELY QUESTIONS

My Question
Contents of revealed books except Quran have been distorted. Do you think we
still need to have believe in those books as article of faith? Give arguments.
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 REVEALED BOOKS AS ARTICLE OF FAITH
• By belief in all Books of Allah, Muslims mean that Allah revealed His
commandments and the teachings of religion to various prophets at different
stages of history for the guidance of mankind
• A Muslim believe in all Revealed Books which Allah Almighty sent down to the
Messengers from Hazrat Adam to the Holy Prophet (PBUH)
• These books are sometimes referred to as Sahifa (Scripture), plural Suhuf
(Scriptures)
• Reference 2:117

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 COMMON GUIDANCE IN DIVINE BOOKS
• Allah’s greatest favour to mankind is His guidance contained in the Divine Books
• From time to time, the Prophets of Allah came with the Books of Allah
• The guidance which the Prophets provided related both to the spiritual
upliftment and physical development in order to enable man to pass an overall
righteous, comfortable and successful life in both the worlds, (reference 57:25)
• The Scriptures include the pure, perfect and most useful knowledge from
Almighty Allah about beliefs such as the Oneness of Allah, Prophethood, Angels,
Revealed Books and the hereafter
• These articles of faith remained unaltered in all Divine Books
• These books also contain commandments related to worship and morality
according to the needs of the time (reference 5:46)
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 QURAN UNCHANGED, OTHER BOOKS CHANGED
• Among the Divine Books, the Holy Quran exists in its original form, unchanged
and unmixed
• Zabur, Tourat and Injeel are not available in their original languages and form
• Even their original texts do not exist
• The message of these Divine Books (except Quran) have been modified, changed
and distorted
• Contrary to this, the Holy Quran is still preserved, intact in its original form
without even a single punctuation change
• It is so because Allah Himself has taken the responsibility to protect it
(reference 15:9)

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 SCRIPTURES MENTIONED IN QURAN
• Allah revealed many scriptures to His various Messengers over thousands of years
• As part of faith, Muslims believe in all those scriptures as being the actual words of
Allah
• The scriptures mentioned in the Holy Quran include:
1. Scrolls (Suhuf) revealed to Hazrat Ibrahim (Abraham)
2. Torah (Tourat) revealed to Hazrat Musa (Musa)
3. Psalms (Zabur) revealed to Hazrat Dawood (David)
4. Gospel (Injeel) revealed to Hazrat Isa (Jesus)
5. Quran (Quran) revealed to Hazrat Muhammad (Muhammad)
• Allah appointed angel Jibraeel to communicate with all the Prophets (the only
exception was in case of Musa with whom God communicated directly
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 QURAN
• The Holy Quran, without the least shadow of doubt, is the word of Allah
• Last scripture that was revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad through
angel Jibraeel
• The verses of the Holy Quran were not revealed at once and the same time
• They were revealed either singly or in batches during last 23 years of his life
• These were written down at his dictation and arranged under his direction during
his lifetime
• Reference (25:32)

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 QURAN IS DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS BOOKS
• Quran Unchanged
• Reaffirms the fundamental principles contained in the previous scriptures
• The guidance which the previous Prophets provided was meant for particular
nations of particular times
• However, the Holy Quran is addressed to the whole human race and not to any
particular nation or community
• The message of Holy Quran is valid for all times and conditions
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 WHAT DOES QURAN CONTAIN
• Contains all the knowledge of science, history and human nature
• Teaches about faith, worship, morality and the stories of the previous nations
• Contains commandments over social, economic, political and moral teachings
• Provides complete code of life
• Teaches man about his relation with his God, duties and responsibilities as a ruler
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• Guides man to lead a peaceful and serene life Thamai

• Tells us about the past and even the future of this universe
• Contains most comprehensive Divine Instructions for the entire humanity
• Guides us about things we cannot otherwise know such as belief in unseen that
includes existence of God, Angels, Heaven and Hell and likewise
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