What is the Quran?
The Quran is the speech of Allah that He revealed to Messenger Muhammad [peace be upon him] and that its recitation is an act of worship.
Explanation of the Definition
The speech of Allah: This is to exclude the speech of human beings, the jinn, and the angels.
That Allah revealed to Messenger Muhammad: This is to exclude the Scriptures that Allah revealed to other prophets, such as the Torah to Moses and the Gospel to Jesus, [peace be upon them].
That its recitation is an act of worship: Reciting the Quran is an act of worship. The believers will be rewarded for reciting it.
Allah says in the Quran that He revealed the Quran to Messenger Muhammad by the angel Gabriel, that its language is Arabic, and that it is clear.
Allah says, interpretation of meaning,
[Indeed, it is a revelation from the Lord of the Worlds. The trustworthy Spirit has brought it down into your heart that you may be of the warners. He brought it down in a clear Arabic language.] [Surah ash-Shu’ra: 192-195]
In the previous ayat, Allah says that He revealed the Quran to Messenger Muhammad by the angel Gabriel.
The angel Gabriel recited the Quran to Messenger Muhammad until he fully understood its meanings so that he might be one of Allah’s Messengers, who warns people of Allah’s punishment if they disobey Him.
Allah revealed the Quran in clear Arabic language, containing what people need to know about their worldly and religious affairs.
Revealing the Quran to Messenger Muhammad began in the night of the Decree, in the month of Ramadan.
Allah says, interpretation of meaning,
[Upholding the truth, We have revealed it, and containing the truth, it has been revealed. We have not sent you, but as a giver of good news and a warner. It is a clear Quran, which We have revealed so that you may deliberately recite it to men, and We have revealed it in stages.]
[Surah al-Isra: 105-106]
Allah revealed the Quran to Messenger Muhammad to support, uphold, establish, and sanction the truth. Moreover, the Quran contains the truth in every matter, creed, worship, etc.
Allah revealed the Quran containing proofs of His Oneness, laws, and legislation, regulating people’s life, commandments to implement justice and practice virtue ethics, and prohibitions of injustice and vice ethics.
In sum, the Quran contains all man needs to know to attain happiness in this world and the Hereafter. Moreover, Allah revealed the Quran and took upon Himself to protect it from distortion, alteration, increase, and decrease.
Allah sent Messenger Muhammad as a giver of good news to the good-doers and a warner to the evil doers. Allah has not sent Messenger Muhammad to force people to believe in Islam.
The Quran is distinctively clear. It precisely states commands, prohibitions, rules, and laws. Allah has revealed it in stages so that Messenger Muhammad might deliberately recite it to men.
Reciting the Quran deliberately facilitates understanding and implementing its rules as well as its memorization.
Allah revealed the Quran to Messenger Muhammad over a period of twenty-three years in accordance with His wisdom, and events that took place then. It was revealed in such a manner to facilitate its understanding and memorization for the Muslims. If they were asked to implement the entire rules and teachings of the Quran at once, it would be difficult for them.
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