What does the qur'an teach you?

Answer 1

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The Quran contains commandments, stories, parables, warnings, and good news, and teaches you the purpose of life, the Creator & How to lead a happy and fruitful life amnong other important things.

The following are some highlights on Quran teachings:

• Call for worship of Allah (God), the one and only one God, with no partner and no companion and no son and to witness that Muhammad is His messenger.

• correcting previous faiths and previous holy book texts from alterations introduced by some people for special own purposes.

• describing ritual worship and relevant obligations

• setting God commands as for what to do and what not to do

• laying down basis for true faith and right path to God

• tales of old nations for gaining lessons for true faith and good life

• giving scientific statements that were only validated by current technologies and discoveries to provide evidences on the authenticity and miracle of Quran as God revelation and not human written text.

• reminding with the Day of Judgment to be prepared for it

• describing the 2nd life and the paradise and hell fire.

Quran may be spelled as Qura'n, Quraan, Koran, Kora'n, Koraan, Kuran, Kura'n, or Kuraan.

Refer to related questions listed below for more information on main Islam principles and the golden rules of Quran. What is the Quran?

Al-Quran is the eternal miracle. It is the last Book of Allah sent for the guidance of humanity through the last Prophet, Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH).

Revelation of the Quran

The Quran was revealed piecemeal throughout a period of about 23 years. The Prophet received the first revelation in 610CE, in the Cave of Hira in the Mountain of Light (Jabale-Noor), two and a half miles away from the House of Allah in the city of Makkah in Arabia.

The first revelation was the first five verses of Surah (chapter) Al-Alaq: "Iqra bismi rabbikalla dhi khalaq. Khalaqal insana min alaq. Iqra WA rabbukal akram. Alladhi 'allama bil qalam. 'Allamal insana malam ya'lam, " which means "Read in the name of your Lord who created, created man from a clot. Read, for your Lord is most Generous, Who teaches by means of the pen, teaches man what he does not know." (96: 1-5)

The last revelation was the third verse of Surah Al-Maidah, which was sent down to the Prophet in 632 C.E. : "Al yawma akmaltu lakum dinakam WA atmamtu alaikam ni'mati WA raditu' lakumul islama dinan''," which means "Today I perfected your religion for you and completed my favor to you and have chosen for you Al-Islam as your religion." (5:3)

Surah Al-Fatiha (The Opening Chapter) was the first complete chapter to be revealed and Surah An-Nasr was the last.

7 Reasons to Read the Glorious Quran

(1) Intimate:

It dares you to disprove it. How? It says that humans can not write a book like this even if they pooled all their resources together and got help also from the spirits. The Quran said this fourteen hundreds years ago and yet no one has been able to disprove it. Billions of books have been written - but not another one like the Quran.

(2) Incorruptible:

It is the only religious sacred writing which has been in circulation for such a long time and yet remains as pure as it was in the beginning. The Quran was kept intact. Nothing was added to it; nothing was changed in it; and nothing was taken away from it ever since it was completely revealed 1400 years ago.

(3) Unsurpassable:

The Quran is God's final revelation to humankind. God revealed the Torah to Moses, the Psalms to David, the Gospel to Jesus, and finally the Quran to Muhammad. Peace be upon all of them. No other book will come from God to surpass his final revelation.

(4) Indisputable:

The Quran withstands the test of time and scrutiny. No one can dispute the truth of this book. It speaks about past history and turns out right. It speaks about the future in prophecies and it turns out right. It mentions details of physical phenomena which were not known to people at the time; yet later scientific discoveries confirm that the Quran was right all along. Every other book needs to be revised to accord with modern knowledge. The Quran alone is never contradicted by a modern discovery.

(5) Your Roadmap for Life and Afterlife:

The Quran is the best guidebook on how to structure your life. No other book presents such a comprehensive system involving all aspects of human life and endeavor. The Quran also points out the way to secure everlasting happiness in the afterlife. It is your roadmap showing how to get to paradise.

(6) God's Gift of Guidance:

God has not left you alone. You were made for a reason. God tells you why he made you, what he demands from you, and what he has in store for you. If you operate a machine contrary to it's manufacture specification you will ruin that machine. What about you? Do you have an owner's manual for you? The Quran is from your function for success lest you fail to function. It is a healing mercy from God. It satisfies the soul, and cleans the heart. It removes doubts and brings peace.

(7) Your Calling Card to Communicate with God:

Humans are social creatures. We love to communicate with other intelligent life. The Quran tells us how to communicate with the source of all intelligence and the source of all life- the One God. The Quran tells us who God is, by what name we should address God, and the way in which to communicate with God. Are these not seven sufficient reasons for reading the Quran?

For more information about the Quran you may refer to the links below:

http://www.islam101.com/science/GaryMiller.HTML

http://www.thisistruth.org

http://www.science4islam.com/

http://www.sultan.org/articles/QScience.HTML

Answer 2

The Qur'an gives guidance on:

The Oneness of God

Worship

Good and evil deeds

Laws concerning individual as well as communal life (birth, death, marriage, divorce, diet, dress, economics, warfare, etc. etc.)

The Prophets who came before (including Moses and Jesus)

The Day of Judgment

Heaven and Hell

Satan and his forces

The angels and the spirit world

Science

History

The future

YOU NAME IT.

Answer 3

Some of the teachings of the Qur'an are:

Basic Beliefs of the Muslims:

1. Belief in Almighty Allah (God) Sura Baqra -2. Aya 163: And your Allah is ONE Allah, There is no god but He.

2. Belief in Angels Created by Almighty Allah Karim from light. They are obedient to Allah Karim. Carry out His commands.

3. Belief in all heavenly books, including Tora, Zaboor, the Bible, the last one being the Qur'an.

4. Belief in all the Messengers of Almighty Allah- No distinction among them. Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) being the last Prophet of Islam. NO Prophet after him.

5. Belief in the Day of Judgment. Almighty Allah Karim is the Sole Ruler/Master of that Day. He enjoys the absolute authority to send people to Heaven or Hell.

6. Good and bad Destiny being in the Hands of Almighty Allah. No One can change his destiny.

7. Life hereafter: All the dead will be raised again and judged according to their good or bad deeds. There will be no death to them.

8. Hell and Heaven (Paradise)

These may be further elaborated in the light of the holy Qur'an and the Sahih Hadith.

Five Pillars of Islam:

1. Shahadat: [testimony that there is no god except Allah (God) the One and Only One, having No Partner whatsoever. And Muhammad is His servant and Messenger],

2. Salah: (praying five times a day)

3. Zakah: (specific compulsory charity-2,5% of annual savings)

4. Saum: (fasting during Ramadan)

5. Hajj: (pilgrimage) for each Muslim once in lifetime those who can afford it.

Illegal in Islam: Following are illegal (Don'ts) in Islam

All that has been declared illegal (Haram) by Almighty Allah in the holy Qur'an or by Prophet (SAW) in his doings or sayings. For example:

1. Attributing any Partner, Son, Parents, Off-spring or Associate whatsoever to the ONE and ONLY Almighty Allah (God).

2. Killing any innocent human (irrespective of his caste, creed, color, country, religion)

3. Even halal (otherwise declared legal/halal) animals or birds slaughtered in the name of or attributed to any idol, holy man, any Deity.

4. Worshiping anything/anyone else than Almighty Allah.

5. Adultery, rape, extra-marital relations

6. Usury, profiteering, hoarding, black-marketing, blackmailing etc

7. Usurping the property/belongings of others

8. Backbiting, slander, blasphemy, defamation, theft, robbery, rebellion, disruption in society, etc.

9. Disrespect of any of the Prophets (May peace be upon them all)

10. Falsehood, fraud, cheating, defaming others

11. Eating flesh of dead animals/birds. Eating flesh of animals/birds declared Haram.

12. Performing any act of prayers against the teachings of the Holy Prophet (SAW)

13. (Bida'at) Inventing or adding any act of prayer not mentioned by the holy Prophet or Khulafai Rashidoon

14. (Bida'at) Deleting/subtracting any act of worship from the actions of the Holy Prophet (SAW).

Duties of a Muslims towards other Humans: Haqooq ul Ibad:

Allah Almighty has created humans. He wants that all humans should live and make progress peacefully. It is possible only when Haqooq ul Ibad are fulfilled. Humans must be kind to, considerate of and helpful to each other to establish a universal society based on human brotherhood. One is commanded by Allah Almighty to be caring of, kind and sacrificing to others irrespective of their caste, creed, color or country. The Muslims must keep it in mind.

Answer 4

The Quran helps tell us how to stay on the right path. It teaches us about Islam and Allah. It teaches and tells us about the world in a right manner and the correct way.