How to Explain the Significance of the Qur'an
- 1). Explain how Islam relies upon the Qur'an as a primary text. Islam posits that from 610-632 A.D., a man named Muhammed recorded God's divine message as delivered to him by the angel Gabriel. These revelations were in turn written down by Muhammed, becoming the Qur'an. Though many outside of Islam may doubt the truth of Muhammed's revelations, the Qur'an nevertheless must be considered one of the most important texts of all time, for it commands the respect of millions of Muslims as the most important collection of the divine word.
- 2). Explain the relationship between Muhammed and the Qur'an. Muslims consider the Qur'an to advise much wisdom and holiness to its followers, and its author, by their logic, must therefore have been a truly great prophet of God. The Qur'an, then, not only substantiates the foundation of Islam in the minds of followers, but also the prophethood of Muhammed, its author.
- 3). Explain the historical connection of the Qur'an. Islam, and the Qur'an itself, posits that the text is not the only text of significance to the Islamic religion, but rather the culmination of several thousand years of salvation history, running through Abraham and the Judaic tradition and finding full expression in Muhammed.