Quran / The Qur'an (قُرْآن)

Definition

The Qur'an (قُرْآن) — "the recitation" — is the supreme source of Islamic law, theology, and guidance: the preserved, uncreated word of Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the Angel Jibril over twenty-three years. Qaradawi describes it as "the supreme sign and the greatest miracle of Muhammad (SAAS), the preserved everlasting Book, into which falsehood cannot enter from any direction. Its permanency from first to last makes it the primary fixed source validating all the sources of Islam and its further secondary proofs — one never argues from the latter to validate it." The Qur'an is not merely a book of law but a comprehensive guide: "And We have sent down to you the Book as a clarification of everything" (Q 16:89). In Q

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