ppl

can't we do something bout all these silly religious
e-mails?
I mean, tis just no fun at all
all it does, is take up more space on my e-mail account!

So seriously..
Can we do something????
Coz i'd hate to have to leave the Lleyton club.

Stefanie


--- Chery <Cheryl@...> wrote:
> The Most Widely Read Book in the World
>
> The Qur’an is the Book of Allah (God) that was revealed
> in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be
> upon him) over a period of twenty-three years. He
> dictated it to his followers as he received it from the
> Angel Jibril (Gabriel), and they wrote it down on
> whatever materials were available. The Prophet and many
> of his followers memorized it as it was revealed. The
> Qur’an consists of 114 surahs (sometimes called chapters)
> of various lengths, from 3 to 286 verses. The verses were
> revealed a few at a time and not in their present order
> but were placed in their position by the Prophet in
> accordance to instructions from the Angel Jibril.
>
> Shortly after the death of the Prophet, the first caliph,
> Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, ordered the scribe Zayd ibn Thabit to
> collect the manuscripts and make one copy of the Qur’an.
> He did so with the assistance of the hundreds of
> Companions of the Prophet who had memorized the Qur’an,
> thus assuring that nothing was added or omitted, and that
> the order of the verses was according to the Prophet’s
> instructions. Later, the third caliph, ‘Uthman ibn
> ‘Affan, again asked Zayd to oversee the copying of the
> Qur’an. Several standard copies were made and sent to all
> the provinces of the Muslims, with orders that all other
> manuscripts be burned. This was to ensure that there
> would not be various readings of the Qur’an. Thus, the
> Qur’an remains today exactly as it was revealed more than
> 14 centuries ago and contains the exact Words of Allah.
> Many thousands of Muslims memorized it each generation so
> that it was never forgotten. Further, the Arabic language
> in which the Qur’an was revealed remains a living
> language. There are copies of the Qur’an from the first
> century after the revelation in libraries in the Muslim
> world. A comparison to modern printed copies shows that
> the Qur’an has not changed over the centuries. Only the
> Arabic text is the authentic Word of Allah. Translations
> of the meaning of the Qur’an have been made in many
> languages, but no translation can capture the full
> meaning of the Qur’an. Therefore, to properly understand
> the teachings of Islam, one must refer to and understand
> the Arabic text of the Qur’an. The Qur’an remains today
> exactly as it was revealed more than 14 centuries ago.
> What Is the Qur’an About? Someone who is familiar with
> the Bible might expect the Qur’an to be similar, but will
> be surprised to find that it is not. It is not a
> narrative or a collection of rules or a hymnal or a
> science book, yet it contains elements of all these
> things and more. The Qur’an speaks of the nature of
> Allah, man’s relationship with Allah, and man’s
> relationship with others. The Qur’an has a unique style
> that moves from one topic to another, interweaving
> various themes, moving from the specific to the general
> and back again. For this reason, calling the surahs
> “chapters” is really a misnomer, for a chapter deals with
> one theme. The word “surah” is unique to the Qur’an. The
> Qur’an contains, among other things, glimpses of the
> stories of previous prophets but, with the exception of
> Prophet Yusuf (Joseph), does not tell each story in one
> unbroken narrative. Rather, in various places it relates
> certain details and asks us to reflect on their
> significance. The verses revealed in Makkah during the
> first 13 years of the Prophet’s mission generally deal
> with the articles of faith — the Oneness and Uniqueness
> of Allah, the Day of Judgment, the Angels, Prophets,
> previous Books, and Divine Decree. The verses revealed in
> Madinah, where the Muslims had established a nascent
> Islamic society, generally deal with social relationships
> between individuals and groups. Often just a few verses
> came down at a time to deal with a question or situation
> that had arisen in the Muslim community. Therefore, the
> study of the “reasons for revelation” — the background of
> when, where and why a particular verse was revealed — is
> integral to scholars’ understanding of the Qur’an. The
> Qur’an remains the most widely read book in the world.
> All Muslims memorize some parts of it to recite in their
> ritual prayers daily. Many others devote a part of each
> day to reading the Qur’an, and even more so during the
> month of Ramadan. Further, there are still hundreds of
> thousands — both Arab and non-Arab — who memorize the
> entire Qur’an. We invite you to listen to a recitation of
> the Qur’an and read a translation of its meaning: Qur'an
>
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