“The Criteria

for a Holy
Book”
- a case for the Qur’an

by :
Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail
Singapore.

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 WHY CRITERIA ?

INTRODUCTION AND
A BRIEF BACKGROUND

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 THE CRITERIA

CLA IMS ITS ELF T O

BE
FR OM GOD……….

The Book itself must make the

claim, and not what people
attribute to it based on whatever
reasons.
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 ‫َ‬
‫ق‬
‫ح ِّ‬ ‫ه وَ ِبٱللۡ َ‬ ‫زلنَلٰ ُ‬ ‫ق أن َ ۡ‬ ‫ح ِّ‬ ‫وَ ِبٱللۡ َ‬
‫َ َّ‬ ‫َ‬
‫سلن َ ٰلك إ ِل‬ ‫ما ٓ أرۡ َ ۡ‬ ‫ل‌ۗ وَ َ‬ ‫نََز َ‬
‫ر ء ً۬اَان‬ ‫را وَقُ ۡ‬ ‫را وَنَذِي ً ۬‬ ‫ش ً۬‬ ‫مب َ ّ ِ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫قَرأهُ‪ ‬ۥ عَلى‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ه لِت َ ۡ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ل‬ ‫رقن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ف‬
‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫زلن َ ُٰ‬
‫ه‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ث وَن َ َّ ۡ‬
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‫مك ٍ ۬‬ ‫ى ُ ۡ‬ ‫س عَل َ ٰ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ا‬‫ٱلن َّ‬ ‫‪4‬‬
 “We (Allah) sent down the Qur’an in
Truth, and in Truth has it descended :
and We sent you but to give glad
tidings and to warn (sinners). It is a
Qur’an which We have divided (into
parts from time to time) in order that
you (O Muhammad) might recite it to
men at intervals : We have revealed it
by stages”
(Qur’an : Bani Isra’il : 105)

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 THE CRITERIA

UNIQ UE AN D
INI MITABL E……….

A Book from God must be unique so that it

is distinct from other books. Thus,
inimitability (not possible for any to
produce another like it) is an important
quality.
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 ‫‪The Qur’an provides‬‬
‫‪outstanding challenge‬‬

‫ب۬ ِّ‬
‫م َّ‬
‫ما‬ ‫وَإِن ڪُنتُمۡ فِى َريۡ ٍ‬
‫ى ع َ ۡبدِنَا‬ ‫زلنَا عَل ٰ‬
‫َ‬ ‫ن َ َّ ۡ‬
‫مثۡ ل ِ ِهۦ ل‬
‫ِّ‬ ‫من‬ ‫فَأۡ تُوا ِ ُ ٍَ ِّ‬
‫رة‬ ‫۬‬ ‫سو‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ْ‬
‫من‬ ‫ِّ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َك‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ا‬ ‫د‬
‫ََ َ‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ش‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ْ‬ ‫َوٱدللۡعُوا‬
‫ن ٱللهِ إِن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫دُو ِ‬
‫ن‬
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‫صل‬‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫م‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫نت‬‫ُ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫‪7‬‬
 The Qur’an provides
outstanding challenge

“And if you are in doubt as to what

We have revealed from time to
time to our servant, then produce
a Surah like thereunto ; and call
your witness or helpers (if there
are any) besides Allah, if your
(doubts) are true”
(Surah al-Baqarah : 23)

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 The Qur’an provides a test
and an outstanding challenge

‫ن‬
َُ ‫َا‬ ‫ء‬ ۡ ‫قر‬ ُ ۡ ‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬َ ‫ذ‬ ٰ ‫ل‬َ َ ‫ما ك‬
‫ه‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬َ َ َ‫َو‬
ِ ‫ن ٱلل‬
ّ‫ه‬
َّ ِ ‫و‬ ُ ‫د‬ ‫من‬ ِ ٰ ‫رى‬ َ َ ‫فت‬ ۡ ُ ‫ي‬ ‫ن‬ ‫أ‬
‫وَل ٰلكِن تَصۡدِيقَ ٱلذِى‬ َ
َ ‫صي‬
‫ل‬ ِ ۡ‫ن يَدَيۡهِ وَتَف‬ َ ۡ‫بَي‬
‫من‬ ِ ِ‫ب فِيه‬ َ ۡ‫ب ل َري‬ َ ِ ٰ‫ٱ ۡلكِتَل‬
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 The Qur’an provides a test
and an outstanding challenge

“This Qur’an is not such as can be

produced by other than Allah. On
the contrary it is a confirmation
of revelations that went before
it, and a fuller explanation of the
Book wherein there is no doubt -
from the Lord of the Universe”
(Surah Yunos : 37)
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 THE CRITERIA

CO NTAINS
AB SOL UTE
PRINCIP LES ……….

All principles which the book contains must

be absolute (not affected by time) and
remain as true today as they will remain
true in the future and as they had proven
true in the past.
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 CO NTAINS N EIT HER
DISCREP ANCY NOR
IN ACCUR ACY ……….

God is perfect in His Wisdom and cannot

be the author of discrepancies and/or
inaccuracies.

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 The Qur’an provides the test and
another outstanding challenge

َ َ َ
َ ُ ّ َ َ َ َ ‫أف‬
‫ن‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬
ۚ‌‫ن‬
َ ‫قرۡءَا‬ ُ ۡ‫ٱ ل‬
‫د‬ ‫عن‬
ِ ِ َِ َۡ
‫من‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ا‬ َ ‫ك‬ ۡ
‫و‬ َ ‫وَل‬
ِّ‫غ َ ۡيرِ ٱلله‬
ً۬ ٰ‫ختِلل‬
‫فا‬ َ ۡ ‫جدُوا فِيهِ ٱ‬ ْ َ َ ‫لو‬ َ
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 The Qur’an provides the test and
another outstanding challenge
“Do they not consider the
Qur’an with care ? Had it
been from other than Allah,
they would surely have found
therein much discrepancy”

(Surah An- Nisa’ : 82)

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 THE CRITERIA

CO NTRIB UTE S T O
TH E WELL-BEI NG
OF PE OPLE OF ALL
LEVE LS……….
Unlike other books which appeal to or
benefit only certain classes of people
according to their intellectual levels, the
Book of God is meant for all classes of
people. Only God’s Wisdom is capable of
producing such a Book.
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 THE CRITERIA

SO ME P ROPHECIE S
PR OVEN TR UE ……….

Proof of God’s knowledge is in the truth of

His prophecies. Although there are many
which have not yet come to pass, still there
must be some prophecies which can validate
this unique attribute of God in the Book.
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 ‫‪‬‬ ‫‪VICTORY OVER MAKKAH‬‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫رءيَا‪‬‬ ‫ه ٱل ُّ ۡ‬ ‫سول َُ‬ ‫ُ َ ُ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫د‬
‫َ َ‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫قد‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ل‬
‫د‬
‫ِ َ‬ ‫ج‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫مس‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ن‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫خل‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫د‬ ‫ق‌ّۖ ل َ‬
‫ت‬‫َ‬ ‫ح ِ‌‬ ‫ِبٱللۡ َ‬
‫َّ‬
‫ن‬
‫َ‬ ‫ي‬‫ِ‬ ‫من‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫َا‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ه‬
‫ُ‬ ‫لل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ء‬
‫َ‬ ‫ٓ‬ ‫شا‬ ‫م إِن َ‬ ‫حَرا َ‬ ‫ٱلۡ َ‬
‫ن َل‬ ‫ي‬
‫َ ُ ِّ ِ َ‬ ‫صر‬ ‫ق‬
‫َ‬ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫م‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫سك‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ُو‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ن‬ ‫قي‬
‫حل ِ ِ َ ُ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫م َ‬ ‫ُ‬
‫مواْ‬ ‫ما لَمۡ ت َ ۡعل َُ‬ ‫م َ‬ ‫ن‌ۖ فَعَل ِ َ‬ ‫خافُو َ‬ ‫تَ َ‬
‫حا‬ ‫ك فَتۡ ً ۬‬
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  VICTORY OVER MAKKAH
“Truly did Allah fulfil the vision for His Messenger:
Ye shall enter the Sacred Mosque, if Allah wills,
with minds secure, heads, shaved, hair cut short,
and without fear. For He knew what ye knew not
and He granted besides this a speedy victory. It is
He who has sent His Messenger with Guidance and
the Religion of Truth, to proclaim it over all
religion: and enough is Allah for a Witness.”
(Qur’an: Surah Fath: 48: 27-28)

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  VICTORY OVER MAKKAH
revealed when Muslims were a
disregarded group, oppressed and
weak, living in Madinah after being
forced to migrate there, and then
had faced several invasions by the
Quraish. Yet the prophecy came of
his imminent conquest and victory.

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 ‫‪ GREEK (RUM) VICTORY OVER‬‬
‫‪THE PERSIAN‬‬

‫ى‬
‫ٓ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫م‬
‫ُ‬ ‫رو‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ت‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫م‬
‫ٓ‬ ‫ٓ‬ ‫ال‬
‫ض وَهُم ِّ ۢ‬
‫من‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ر‬ ‫َ‬ ‫لأ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫دن‬‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫أ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ن فِى‬ ‫و‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬
‫ََ َ ِ ُ َ َ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫سي‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫م‬ ‫بَعۡدِ غ ِِ‬
‫ه‬ ‫ب‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ل‬‫َ‬
‫من‬ ‫ُ ِ‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫م‬
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‫ۡ‬
‫لأ‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ن‌ۗ لِل ِ‬
‫ه‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫سن‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ع‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ض‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ب‬
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  GREEK (RUM) VICTORY OVER
THE PERSIAN
“Alif Lam Mim. The Roman Empire has been
defeated― In a land close by; but they,
(even) after (this) defeat of theirs, will soon
be victorious. Within a few years. With Allah
is the Decision, in the Past and in the Future:
on that Day shall the Believers rejoice―”

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  GREEK (RUM) VICTORY OVER
THE PERSIAN
although this verse came just
after news of their defeat by the
Persian.

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 ‫‪ ABU LAHAB’S FINAL END‬‬

‫ت يَدَا أبِى لهَ ٍ ۬‬

‫ب‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫تَب َّ ۡ‬
‫ه‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ن‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ى‬ ‫غن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ٓ‬ ‫ما‬ ‫َ‬
‫َ ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫وَت َ ّ َ‬‫ب‬
‫ب‬‫َ َ‬‫س‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ڪ‬ ‫ما‬ ‫مال ُ َ َ‬
‫و‬ ‫ۥ‬ ‫ه‪ ‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ب۬‬ ‫ه‬‫َ‬
‫َ َ ٍ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ت‬ ‫ا‬‫َ‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫را‬ ‫۬‬ ‫ً‬ ‫ا‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫ٰ‬ ‫ى‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫صل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫سي‬
‫َ‬
‫َ‬
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‫ةَ‬
‫مال َ‬ ‫ح َّ‬‫ه‪ ‬ۥ َ‬ ‫َوٱمللَۡرأت ُ ُ‬ ‫‪23‬‬
  ABU LAHAB’S FINAL END
“Perish the hands of Abu Lahab (the Father
of Flame)! Perish he! No profit to him from
all his wealth, and all his gains! Burnt soon
will he be in a Fire of blazing Flame! His
wife shall carry the (crackling) wood ―as
fuel!― A twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre
round her (own) neck!”

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  ABU LAHAB’S FINAL END
Even after this verse, he
lived for another 10 years
but finally died as an
unbeliever, true to the
prophecy.

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 THE CRITERIA

SCIE NTI FIC

RESE ARCH
VALID ATES D ATA I N
TH E B OOK…… ….
Any scientific fact mentioned in the
Book should be able to stand the test of
time and scientific research.

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 An important qualification:

 Our understanding of empirical

science and human discovery in
nature is that of the inevitable
outcome of man’s reflection of God’s
signs (aayat) In the universe, and
would not lead to any definitive
contradiction in terms of scientific
facts.
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 An important qualification:

Yet, science being relative and

therefore cannot claim to have
absolute certainty, is therefore
inadequate to be used as definitive
criteria.

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 An important qualification:

 But, in the case of the Qur’an,

what we can show is that, as man
discover new things in nature, it
would not make the statements in the
Qur’an redundant, but rather only
enhances mankind’s understanding
of them.

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 ‫‪The Qur’an even prophesizes this..‬‬

‫سنُرِيهِمۡ ءَاي َ ٰلتِنَا فِى‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬

‫سہ ۡ‬
‫ِم‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ٱ‬
‫ف َِ‬ ‫ى أن ُ‬ ‫ٓ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ف‬ ‫و‬
‫ِ َ‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫لأ‬
‫ن لهُمۡ أن ّ ُ‬
‫هَ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ى يَتَب َ َي ّ َ‬ ‫حت ّ ٰ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ف‬ ‫َ ِ‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫م‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫و‬
‫َ َ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫‌‬ ‫ۗ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫‌‬ ‫ق‬ ‫ح‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬
‫لّ‬
‫ِ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ك‬
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‫ى‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ۥ‬ ‫ه‪ ‬‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ن‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ك‬‫َ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫رب‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ب‬
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 The Qur’an even prophesizes this..

“In time We shall make them fully understand

Our messages [through what they perceive]
in the utmost horizons [of the universe] and
within themselves, so that it will become
clear unto them that this [revelation] is
indeed the truth. [Still] is it not enough [for
them to know] that thy Sustainer is witness
unto everything?”

(Qur’an: Fussilat: 41: 53)

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 References :
 “The Bible, the Qur’an and Modern
Science” by Dr. Maurice Bucaille
 “The Developing Human” by Dr.
Keith L Moore (with Islamic
additions)
 “The Basis for a Muslim Belief” by
Gary Miller

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 Western preformation theory
notice the preformed
shape of a foetus

Seventeenth century drawing by

Hartsoeker of a sperm (circa 1600)

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 ‫ة فِى قَ َ ٍ۬‬
‫رار‬ ‫ف ً۬‬ ‫ط َ‬ ‫ه نُ ۡ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫لن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ج‬‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫م‬ ‫ثُ ّ‬
‫ن۬‬
‫ٍ‬ ‫ي‬‫ِ‬ ‫مك‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ّ‬
‫ق ً۬‬
‫ة‬ ‫ة عَل َ َ‬‫َ‬ ‫ف‬
‫َ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ط‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ّ‬ ‫لن‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خل َ‬
‫قن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫م َ‬ ‫ث ُ َّ‬
‫مضغَ ً۬‬
‫ة‬ ‫ة ُ ۡ‬ ‫َ َ‬ ‫ق‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خل َ‬
‫قن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫فَ َ‬
‫ما‬‫عظ َ ٰل ً۬‬ ‫ة‬
‫ُ َ َ ِ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫مض‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫خل َ‬
‫قن‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫فَ َ‬
‫ما‬ ‫ح ً۬‬ ‫م لَ ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ٰ‬
‫ل‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ظ‬ ‫ِ‬ ‫ع‬ ‫ۡ‬
‫ل‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫َ‬ ‫سون‬ ‫ۡ‬ ‫ف َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ك‬ ‫َ‬
‫قا ءَا َ ‌ۚ‬
‫خر‬
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‫خل ً‬ ‫شأن َ ٰله َ ۡ‬ ‫م أن َ ۡ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫ثُ َ‬ ‫‪34‬‬
 “We (Allah) created man from a
quintessence (gentle extraction) of
clay; We then placed him as a drop
(nutfah) in a place of rest firmly fixed;
then We made the drop into an
“alaqah” (leech-like); and then We
change the “alaqah” into “mudghah”
(chewed-like substance); then We
made out of that “mudghah” bones
(‘izam); then We clothed the bones with
flesh (‘lahm); then We developed out of
it another creation. So blessed be
Allah, the best to create.”
(Q : al- Mu’minun : 23:12-15)
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 What did the Prophet say ?
“When forty-two nights have passed
over the Nutfah (i.e. the zygote) Allah
sends an angel to it, who shapes it
and make its ears, skin, flesh and
bones. Then the angel says ‘O Lord ! Is
it male or female ?’ And your Lord
decide what He wishes and then the
angel records it.”
(Hadith reported by Muslim in Kitab al-Qadr)

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 Admission of a modern professor of
Embryology, Keith L Moore.

“It appears that Human knowledge

had, at one time contradicted some
of the facts brought by Islam on
some aspects of reproduction. It is
also realised that as man discovers
new facts, he finds himself repeating
what had already been stated by the
Qur’an and the Hadith.”

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 THE CRITERIA

MUST REMAIN
PRES ER VED AND
NO T B E T AM PERED
WIT H……….
A claim of a Book from God must be on the basis
of its original writing. Not something which has
been doctored with or edited, with the intention of
giving it credibility, based on newly discovered
knowledge.
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 ‫ذكَۡر‬
‫ّ‬ ‫زلنَا ٱل ِ‬
‫ن نَ ّ ۡ‬
‫َ‬ ‫إِن ّا نَحۡ ُ‬
‫َ‬
‫ن‬‫فظو َ‬ ‫ُ‬ ‫ه‪ ‬ۥ ل َ ٰ‬
‫حل ِ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫وَإِن ّا ل ُ‬
‫)‪(Surah al- Hijr : 9‬‬

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 “We (Allah) have, without
doubt, send down the
Message (Al-Qur’an) And We
will assuredly guard it (from
corruption)”
(Surah al- Hijr : 9)

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 History of its preservation
Prophetic Era Revela tio n
to Prophet
13AH - 10AH Mu hamma d
* me mo rise d
* D icta te d
* R ecorded
* C oll ated
* C ounter-
checked
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 History of its preservation
Battle of Yamamah
1st Mushaf
* original materials
which have been
12AH recorded by the
Prophet’s scribe
were sorted out,
checked and bound
into a single Book.

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 History of its preservation
Expansion of Islam
Mushaf • Uthman’s recension -
Uthmani 7 official copies made
from the 1st Mushaf –
30AH these sent to all
Islamic centres
accompanied by a
Reciter (muqri’)
• (extant copies of
these are available
even to this day)

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 History of its preservation
Diacretial (S cience) Ilmu-
Qira’atil Qur’an
marking * inclusion of
65AH markings to the
script conforming
with Prophet’s
recitation, and to
facilitate non-Arab
learning recitation

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 History of its preservation
MUSHAF From Mushaf
Uthmani, text
FUAD compiled at AL-
1342AH AZHAR with one
of the original
manner of
Recitation
which has been
preserved - from
HAFASH.
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 History of its preservation
Hafash

‘Asim ibn Abin Nujud

Abi Abdur Rahman Abd ibn Habib as-Sulaimi

‘Ali Abi Talib Uthman ‘Affan Zaid Tsabit Ubay

Ka’ab

Holy Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.

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 History of its preservation
MUSHAF Commissioned by
Saudi King, text
MADINAH using the Rasm’
1403AH Uthmani -
(1980)
following strictly
the spelling,
letter for letter,
identical to
Mushaf Uthmani.

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 THE CRITERIA

MUST S PE AK
AB OUT GOD
AN D HI S DIVINE
PLAN
If God sends a Book to us, it must be to
inform us about Himself and His Divine
Plan.

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 THE CRITERIA

UNIVERSAL APPE AL
AN D APP LICATI ON
…

Whatever the message of the Book, it

must remain relevant throughout the
ages from the time of its revelation.

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 “CONCLUSION”:
If a Book …..
 claims to be from  And can be shown
God; that some of its
 And which could not prophecies were
be produced by any proven true;
who tries;  And some of its
 And contains data compatible
absolute principles; with scientific
research;
 And does not
contain  And the whole book
discrepancies; still remains in its
 And has contributed original text
to the well-being of (language);
mankind at  And speaks of God
all levels; and His plan;
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 “CONCLUSION”:
If a Book …..
 claims to be from  And can be shown
God; that some of its
 And which could not prophecies were
be produced by any proven true;
who tries;  And some of its
 And contains WH AT MU STdata
BEcompatible
TH E
absolute principles; VER DICTwithO R
scientific
research;
contain CO NCLU SI ON?.. ...
 And does not
 And the whole book
discrepancies; still remains in its
 And has contributed original text
to the well-being of (language);
 And speaks of God
mankind at
all levels; and His plan;
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 Then, most
certainly, it
must have
come from God
No other conclusion
is plausible….!
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 VISIT:
http://criteriaforaholybook-quran.blogspot.com/

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