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THE HOLY QUR'AN

The Holy Qur'an, which is the Divine Book and the
proof for the Nubuwwah of the Holy Prophet (SA), is the main source
of Islamic laws and education. The Holy Qur'an consists of the words of
the Almighty Allah and the knowledge descended to the Holy Prophet (SA)
from the source of Glory and the Position of Divinity and Magnificence
through the path of prosperity is shown to man.

The Holy Qur'an presents the human world with a series of
practical and scientific matters, through the application of which, man
attains prosperity in this world and the world Hereafter.

The Holy Qur'an gradually descended to the Holy Prophet
(SA) during the twenty-three years of his call and invitation to Islam and
responded to the needs of the human society.

In its statements, the Holy Qur'an only aims at leading
the people to prosperity. It teaches rightful beliefs, praiseworthy
ethics, and decent deeds, all of which are the pillars of the prosperity
of man and human society, with an expressive statement:

"...And We have revealed the Book to you explaining
clearly everything...(16:89)."

The Holy Qur'an has described Islamic sciences in brief.
For further details, specifically for the explanation of jurisprudential
matters, the Holy Qur'an directs the people to Nubuwwah, as the
Holy Qur'an states:

"...And We have revealed to you the Reminder that you
may make clear to men what has been revealed to them... (16:44)."

"And We have not revealed to you the Book except that
you may make clear to them that about which they
differ...(16:64)."

Without inviting the people to follow blindly, the Holy
Qur'an talks to them in their own ordinary language and Allah-given logic.
It reminds them of a series of known facts which man perceives willy-nilly
through his nature. It mentions that man can never avoid accepting and
admitting them.

The Almighty Allah states:

"Most surely it is a decisive word, and it is no joke
(86:13-14)."

As far as the scope of its logic is concerned, the
matters stated by the Holy Qur'an are valid and everlasting for all the
times and for all the people. They are not like people's ordinary remarks
which are judged from only a few points of view within the limited
capacity of knowledge and thinking and which can be neglected and
disregarded due to other factors of negligence and lack of care. The Holy
Qur'an is the "Word of the Almighty Allah" which encompasses every
apparent and hidden aspect and is aware of every good intention and
mischief.

Therefore, it is incumbent upon every Muslim to use his
realistic views, to remember this holy Ayah and consider the "Word
of Allah" as enduring and everlasting. He must not be convinced with what
others have perceived and said. He must not keep himself dependent on free
thinking, which is man's only special virtue and whose use is emphasized
by the Holy Qur'an. This is because the Holy Book of Allah is a decisive
document and an enduring reason for all times and for all the people.
Thus, such a Holy Book will not be limited to the perception of a
particular group of people.

The Almighty Allah states:

"...And (that) they should not be like those who were
given the Book before, but the time became prolonged to them, so their
hearts hardened...(57:16)."

The Holy Qur'an asks people to refer to their natures and
to accept the truth. That is to say, to prepare themselves primarily for
the unconditional acceptance of truth and to admit whatever is true. Their
welfare in this world and in the world Hereafter depends on their
acceptance of truth without responding to Satanic temptations and the call
of carnal desires.

Then the Holy Qur'an asks people to present the intuitive
knowledge of Islam to their own commonsense and resign themselves to it if
they find it true and if they discover that its acceptance and
implementation provides their true welfare and comfort. Surely in this
way, the policy of human life and the religion practised in human society
will consist of a series of rules and regulations which man demands
through his instinctive desire and natural drives.

Finally, this will be a unified policy whose components
and inputs will have complete compatibility with particular human
characteristics and will completely refrain from contradiction and
inconsistency. It will not be an inconsistent policy that at times
originates from spiritualism and at others from materialism and that; in
some instances, complies with commonsense, whereas in other cases, it is
subordinate to carnal desires.

The Almighty Allah states the following Ayah in
description of the Holy Qur'an:

"...Guiding to the truth and to
a right path (46:30)."

Allah also states:

"Surely this Qur'an guides to that which is most
upright... (17:9)."

In another verse, the Almighty Allah introduces the
reason for this power and rightfulness of Islam to be the conformity of
Islam with man's creation, for it is self-evident that a policy and cause
meeting the natural demands and true needs of man will make him happy and
prosperous in the best possible manner.

"Then set your face upright for religion in the right
state the nature made by Allah in which He has made men; there is no
altering of Allah's creation; that is the right
religion...(30:30)."

Again, the Almighty Allah states:

"...(This is) a Book which We have revealed to you
that you may bring forth men from utter darkness into light...
(14:1)."

The Holy Qur'an invites the people to follow the path of
light which leads them to their ideal goals. It will inevitably be a path
which properly responds to man's natural demands that are his very actual
requirements. It will also conform with the views of commonsense. This
path is the very natural religion called "Islam".

But a policy, which is established on the basis of carnal
desires .and the satisfaction of human instincts, namely, lust and wrath
of the influential men of the society, which is blindly adopted from the
ancestors, and which undeveloped nations adopt from powerful and strong
nations unquestionably and without conformity to logic and commonsense, is
nothing but plunging into darkness. In fact, it is like travelling in a
path which by no means guarantees man the achievement of his goal. The
Almighty Allah states:

"Is he who was dead then We raised him to life and
made for him a light by which he walks among the people, like him whose
likeness is that of one in utter darkness whence he cannot come
forth?..(6:122)."

Finally, from all this, one can discover the importance
and magnificence of this Holy Book from the viewpoint of Islam and
Muslims. Besides, since its revelation fourteen centuries ago until the
present time, the Holy Qur'an has always held an elevated position in
various respects in different human societies. It has always drawn the
attention of the people of the world.

Indeed, the Holy Qur'an is a Divine Book which supports
the universal and everlasting religion of Islam. The generalities of the
sublime teachings of Islam have been described in the Qur'an in an
eloquent manner. In this regard, its worth equals the value of the
religion of Allah. Furthermore, the Holy Qur'an is nothing but the words
of Allah and is the everlasting miracle of the Holy Prophet (SA).