Why are there Muslim holy books other than the qur'an?

Answer 1

Although Islam is the Holy Book and believed to be the exact word of God, Muslims also follow the Hadith of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. Hadith are the words of Muhammad himself that were written by the companions of the prophet. The most trusted and authentic hadith are narrated by Bukhari, Muslim, Dawud and Malik. The most authentic and trusted Hadith are put into books.

There are thousands and thousands and thousands of Hadith and not all are authentic. There are many fabricated by the Kufar and enemies of Islam.

Answer 2

The books other than the Qur'an are the collections of the sayings of the last Prophet of Islam Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (SAW). Some other books are the books on Jurisprudence composed by Muslim scholars as Imam Abu Hanifa (RA), Imam Malik m(RA), Imam Shafai (RA), Imam Ahmad bin Humbal (RA) and many other scholars.

Answer 3

There are a number of holy and important religious books in Islam. In addition to the Qur'an, Muslims are also taught to believe and have faith in three other great books sent by Allah to His Prophets Musa (Moses - the Torah or Old Testament), Daud(David - the Zaboor or the Books of Psalms), and Isa (Jesus - The Injil or The New Testament) before the coming of Muhammad as His last prophet. Additionally there are additional Islamic Sources and Sunna which, while not being holy (since they were not Divinely Revealed) are important religious literature in Islam.

Other Divine Sources:

Taurat (توراة) - Torah, Zabur (زبور) - Psalms, Injil (إنجيل) - Gospels

The main holy book of Islam is the Quran (Koran); they also believe in the Taurat (Jewish Torah); Zabur (Psalms); and Injil (Christian Gospels) though to many Islamic scholars only the Qur'an is considered to be flawlessly accurate.

The Taurat was sent to Moses (pbuh) to teach Jewish people about Islam. The Zabur was sent to Dawud (pbuh) the King of the Israelites. The Injil was sent to Isa or known as Jesus (pbuh) in Christianity to teach the Christians about Islam. This made it so that when the Qur'an was revealed to the prophet Muhammed (pbuh), he could teach the whole of humanity about Islam.

Muslims believe that each of these three sources has been altered by Jews and Christians who wished to alter the text for advantage in this life. The Qur'an was an attempt to correct these errors and has primacy. However, if the Qur'an does not speak to or against an event in the Taurat, Zabur, or Injil, it is considered "unaltered".

Other Islamic Sources or Sunna: Not Holy Per Se, But Important Literature

Hadiths (حديث) and Sirat An-Nabi (سيرة النبي) - Biography of the Prophet [Mohammed]

It is important to note that these additional Islamic sources are not considered to be Divine Revelations of any kind. The speeches of the Messenger and the stories about him are not considered holy. Their importance stems from the example that Mohammed set in his capacity of the final Prophet of God. They were not protected or preserved by God from manipulation or change.

Hadiths -- Occurrences

Hadiths are teachings and sayings of the Prophet Mohammed which are considered to have very strong weight in confirming the traditions and proper behavior of Muslims. However, there was about 100 years between the Prophet's death and the aggregation of these sayings. Therefore, leading Islamic scholars of the day had to sort through the Hadiths to figure out which were legitimate and which were not. Nearly every scholar ruled that the overwhelming majority of supposed Hadiths were actually forgeries and agreed generally on which Hadiths were legitimate. It is important to note that the different schools in Islam (Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i are distinguished primarily by which Hadiths they see as legitimate and which they do not.)

The two most authoritative Hadith collections are Sahih Al-Bukhari and Sahih Al-Muslim.

Sirat An-Nabi -- Biggraphy of the Prophet

Prophet Mohammed is seen as an exemplar for all Muslims. Therefore, his biography, as written by Ibn Ishaq, is often used as another basis of Islamic Law.

Suhuf-e-Ibrahim -- Scrolls of Abraham

The Scrolls of Abraham are a piece of writing attributed to Abraham that the Qur'an makes reference to. However, there are no known extant copies of the exact text.

Nahj Al-Balagha -- The Peak of Eloquence

This is a book that is used exclusively in Shiite Islam and is claimed to have put together by Sharif Razi (a Shiite Scholar). The name means the "Peak of Eloquence" and is a collection of sermons, letters, tafsirs (Qur'anic interpretations) and narrations attributed to Caliph 'Ali.

Answer 4

Most of them contain the sayings of the holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (May peace be upon him). Others contains the Muslim jurisprudence, and explanation of the holy Qur'an. These are called Tafaseer.

Answer 5

Nearly every developed religion has sacred books. Christianity has the Holy Bible.