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THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING ISLAM<br />
• It was revealed <strong>to</strong> all of humankind so that they would live a life of peace and<br />
happiness, and <strong>to</strong> take them out of darkness and bring them in<strong>to</strong> the light.<br />
•<br />
Reciting, memorizing and teaching it are acts of worship.<br />
What do they say about the Qur’an ?<br />
Maurice Bucaille said in his Book: The Qur’an, and<br />
Modern Sci<strong>en</strong>ce:<br />
‘A <strong>to</strong>tally objective examination of it [the Qur’an] in<br />
the light of modern knowledge, leads us <strong>to</strong> recognize<br />
the agreem<strong>en</strong>t betwe<strong>en</strong> the two, as has be<strong>en</strong><br />
already noted on repeated occasions. It makes us<br />
deem it quite unthinkable for a man of Muhammad’s<br />
time <strong>to</strong> have be<strong>en</strong> the author of such statem<strong>en</strong>ts, on<br />
account of the state of knowledge in his day. Such<br />
considerations are part of what gives the Qur’anic<br />
Revelation its unique place, and forces the impartial<br />
sci<strong>en</strong>tist <strong>to</strong> admit his inability <strong>to</strong> provide an explanation<br />
which calls solely upon materialistic reasoning.’<br />
4 Belief in the Mess<strong>en</strong>gers of Allah:<br />
It is <strong>to</strong> believe that Allah () chose the finest among mankind <strong>to</strong> be<br />
Mess<strong>en</strong>gers whom He s<strong>en</strong>t <strong>to</strong> His creation with specific legislations; <strong>to</strong><br />
worship and obey Him, and <strong>to</strong> establish His religion and His Tawheed<br />
(on<strong>en</strong>ess). Allah ordered His Mess<strong>en</strong>gers <strong>to</strong> convey the Message <strong>to</strong> people,<br />
so that they would not have any proof against Him after He s<strong>en</strong>t them.<br />
Allah () says:<br />
And We s<strong>en</strong>t not before you, [O Muhammad] except m<strong>en</strong> <strong>to</strong> whom We<br />
revealed [the message] so ask the people of the message [i.e., former<br />
scriptures] if you do not know. (21:7)<br />
The first Mess<strong>en</strong>ger was Noah () and the last was Muhammad ().<br />
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