The Quran

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The Quran
114 suras (chapters), approx. 6200 ayas
(verses) al-Fatiha (the Opening) - 7
ayas basmala In the name of God, the
Merciful, the Compassionate
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Topics in the Quran
The nature of God Stories of the prophets Day
of Judgment The Path to Paradise
No associates, like Ezra, Jesus or the Trinity
With scriptures Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and
Muhammad Hud, Salih, Shuayb, Luqman Ismail/Is
hmael
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1-29 Faith and disbelief 30-39 Creation, Adam,
Satan 40-86 Biblical history - Moses 87-103
Biblical history - Jews, Jesus, Moses 104-21
Polemic - Muslim , Jewish, Christian 122-41
Biblical history - Abraham 142-67 Islamic
identity - prayer and pilgrimage 168-203
Juridical problems - food, wills, etc. 204-14
Salvation history 215-42 Juridical problems -
jihad, marriage, etc. 243-53 Salvation
history 254-60 Mixed topics 261-83 Juridical
problems - charity, usury 284-86 Faith
Organisation Sura 2
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Collection of the Quran - Stage 1
Abu Bakr (r. 632-34) persuaded by Umar (r.
634-44) to persuade Zayd ibn Thabit to gather
fragments of Quran. Written on sheets of white
linen, passed to Umar, then Hafsa.
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Collection of the Quran - Stage 2
After 650, troops of Syria and Iraq arguing over
correct version. Uthman (r. 644-56) appoints
Zayd and 3 Meccans to copy sheets into several
volumes in dialect of the Quraysh. Sent to
capitals of Muslim world. Orders all other
versions burned. Gods guiding hand throughout.
Uthmans version as copy of Gods
original. Other versions recorded even in 10th c.
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Tafsir
8th c on Evidence of tradition of scholarly
interpretation of Quran tafsir
interpretation al-Tabari (839-923) Jami
al-Bayan an Tawil al-Quran (commentary on
Quran, finished 896-903)
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Khawass al-Quran special properties of the
Quran