Today I will speak about the Qur’an, which has been the subject of criticism from many individuals, using statements, words, and descriptions unbecoming of an educated and civilized person. These individuals are weak in knowledge and have no right to attack the Qur’an with foul language, projecting a false and degrading image of their own social lives and countries—an image that neither serves them nor reflects their true refinement.
I personally give up my material wealth and everything that does not have a human spirit, and I will not give up my high and refined morals no matter what difficulties, crises and problems I face, so that I may remain with my head held high and have respect for myself, society and country!
In my explanation today, most people will change their ideas about the negative idea they rely on in refuting the Qur’an and Mohammad and using mockery of its values, the meaning of its content, and the degree of its importance in shaping the human being who believes in its chapters.
I am a Christian who believes in the values and teachings of Christ, as only recorded in Holy Bible, who spread them and created the value of recognizing human beings as “human beings and humanity” for the first time in human history. Without Christ, we would not have a humane society!
The Messenger Mohammad acknowledged Christ and his mother, the Virgin Mary, in the Qur’an, and this is something we are proud of. We respect the Qur’an and the educated, high-minded Mohammadian world, and we will always defend them with truth, justice, and love!
We humans here on Earth have no right to condemn any major sect, religion, or worship on behalf of the Creator of the universe, whether in His heavenly or earthly realms. We must live with mutual respect, and each person is responsible for their own actions on the Day of Judgment. We are not above God’s authority; rather, we are all under His authority
The Qur’an or al-Qur’an
Before we explain to the reader about the content of the Qur’an and present its advantages and disadvantages, we want to explain how al-Qur’an was created, ‘produced.’
The word Qur’an is derived from the word ‘Quara’a’, ‘.’ Its origin is an Arabic word. It is likened (resembled) to another word in the Syriac language, which was the famous forefront of languages in the Middle East before the traitorus Maronite leadership abandoned; it is ‘Quiryana,’ ” or ‘Quaryana,’ meaning reading the ‘Holy Book’ or ‘lesson.’
The source of the word is Quara’a: Yaqra’eh, , Quira’at, and Qur’a nann, , and means read, recite and recite.
Quara’a, recite a thing, Quar’ann, , in the recitation and Qur’a nann, , and the recitation of the Qur’an. That is, to collect a thing, join it together and pronounce it as they say it and as it’s written.
The word Qur’an is written in two forms: Qur’an, , and Quran,
, and in recent times, is written as in the second form, Quran.
As for us, we kept writing its basic word in the first form, ‘Qur’an,’
, because it was written originally in the old days of Mohammad like this and is derived from the source of the word.
Look in Surat al-Hijir, in Verse 87; it is written:
‘And we have given you seven of ‘al-Matha’ni,’ meaning seven of praise, verses and the Great Qur’an.›
In Verse 91, it says, ‘Those who made the Qur’an, “adina.”’
This means they made it in separate parts:
• Some of which are valid in accordance with the Torah and the Gospel.
• Some of it is inane, contradicts them and in many other verses is written in this way: ‘Qur’an.’
The word ‘Qur’anann’ turned into ‘Qur’an’ under the measure word ‘Faalan’ , in writing poetry in the Arabic language, because the words of the verses of the Qur’an are written with good castings and sweet rhyming. In the end, the word Qur’an became the chosen name for the book, ‘The Qur’an’ or al-Qur’an, . It is the reading of written words, which are collected in the form of verses within ‘Surats’ in the Qur’an, which the Messenger Mohammad uttered in preaching his creed from his thinking and his belief in his own god who he conceived of and created.
Al-Qur’an has another name called ‘al-Mushaf’ meaning book, but it is known more internationally as al-Qur’an. Later we will explain about the Mushaf, how it was created and named.
The Purpose and Role of Creating the Qur’an or al-Qur’an
Mohammad said in Surat al-Ara’f, Verse 52:
‘We brought them a book that we preferred in the knowledge of guidance and mercy for a people who believe.’
This verse caught our attention, just like many other verses. He said:
‘We brought them a book that we preferred…’ He avoided selfishness in most of the verses. He revealed and defined himself and said that he was from the high.
This book, al-Qur’an, Mohammad wanted it in his first campaign, from the basis of his idea for a people who believe in his teachings, because the people, ‘the tribes,’ were lost and did not know the guidance of god.
We refer to Mohammad in our commentary by the title ‘Messenger.’ He was the messenger of the people, that is, the messenger of the tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. He revolted against the behaviour and customs of the lost tribes and led them to know the ‘imperfect god’ whom he imagined, understood, created and believed in. His philosophy was completely different from the evangelization and power of the Spirit of Lord Christ, which is from the Spirit of the Most High and Perfect God!
By creating al-Qur’an, Mohammad created with him the terms and rulings of the legitimacy of his creed as a ‘guide’ or ‘constitution’ to save the people of Macca and others from the misguidance of idolatry and to guide them to worship his imperfect god, so that the Mohammadian would live his life with his beneficence.
Mohammad fulfilled his first dream and gathered his followers with doctrine of the Qur’an, which expanded and became, in their theory, the religion of the Mohammadians. Mohammad, with the Qur’an and the sword, eliminated the paganism that was spreading throughout the Arabian Peninsula and then this belief grew and expanded its geography by invasion, conquest and the sword edge with time.
To be continued
These excerpts are from the book: “Is God a Lie or Are We? Certainly We Are!”
Author: Jamil Elias Kabalan
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