Welcome to the Quran Al taleem
The Holy Quran is a compilation of the verbal revelations given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) over a period of twenty two years. It lays down for them the law and commandments, codes for their social and moral behaviour, and contains a comprehensive religious philosophy. Besides its proper name, the Quran is also known by the following names: al Kitab (The Book
); al Furqan (The Discrimination); al Dhikr (The Exposition); al Bayan (The Explanation); al Burhan (The Argument); al Haqq (The Truth); al Tanzil (The Revelation); al Hikmat (The Wisdom); al Huda (The Guide); al Hukm (The Judgment); al Mau'izah (The Admonition); al Rahmat (The Mercy); al-Noor (The Light); al-Rooh (The Word). Surahs & Verses: The Holy Quran is divided into 114 Surahs or Chapters and each Chapter consists of individual Ayaat or verses. There are in total 6,348 verses in the Holy Quran. The Surahs are of varying lengths, some consisting of a few lines while others run for many pages. Surah al Baqarah (Ch.2) is the longest Chapter comprising of 287 verses while Surah al Kauthar( Ch. 108) is the shortest with only four verses including the tasmia. The text of the Holy Quran has remained unchanged over the past 1400 years. Millions of copies of the Quran circulating in the world today are all identical down to a single letter. And this is not strange since ALLAH says in the Holy Quran that HE HIMSELF will guard this book: "Surely it is WE, WHO have revealed the Exposition and surely it is WE, WHO are its guardians" (15:10)
What Does The Holy Quran Contain: The Quran is the Word of ALLAH and contains complete guidance for mankind. Much of the Quran is about ALLAH, HIS attributes and man's relationship to HIM. But it also contains directives for its followers, historical accounts of certain prophets and peoples, arguments for accepting Muhammad as a genuine Prophet and good news for the believers and warnings for the disbelievers. Broadly speaking, the contents of the Holy Quran fall into five main categories: Nature of the Spiritual World, The Law and Commandments, Historical Accounts, The Wisdom and The Prophecies.
