The Definition of Qur’aan!

By: Shahid Bin Waheed شاهد بن وحيد

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الحمدلله رب العالمين والصلوة والسلام على اشرف الانبياء وسيدالمرسلين نبينا محمد صل ا لله عليه وعلى آله واصحابه وازواجه اجمعين – امابعد

All the praises and thanks be to Allaah, Sustainer of the Universe, and blessing and salutation to be the most distinguish of the Messengers and foremost among the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allaah be on him and on his wives, children and Companions.

Glorious Qur’aan is the truly revealed word of Allaah in Arabic language to Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, which was first preserved in the memory and then written down. However, some people simply think of Qur’aan as a book. But Glorious Qur’aan is not like any other book on the face of the earth, it is rather unique and absolute. But without knowing the definition of this Book (Qur’aan), one cannot conceptualize the essence of Glorious Qur’aan nor its sublimity. Thus, one who fails to conceptualize something, its significance will never become rooted in the heart."

For Glorious Qur’aan Tawatur تواتر (continuity) is a must. The Glorious Qur’aan is defined as,

(صلى الله عليه وسلم) انه الكلام المعجزُ المنزلُ علی النّبى

المكتوب فى المصاحف المنقول باتواتر، المتعبد بتلاوته

“It is the word of Allaah, miraculous, revealed on the Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, written in Mus-haf مصحاف, passed on from generation to generation with Tawatur تواتر (continuity)[recitation of which is done as a worship].”

Tawatur تواتر (continuity) means that something is passed on in such a way that in each generation its narrators and/or reciters are so numerous that they cannot be counted and it is logically impossible for so many people living in different parts of the world to get united for telling a lie and/or making a mistake. For an Ayaah آيه (verse) to be a part of Qur’aan this Tawatur تواتر (continuity) is must. Therefore, only those Ayaat آيات of the Glorious Qur’aan which have come to us from Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم by Tawatur تواتر (continuity) are recited as the Qur’aan. An interesting fact must be mentioned here that Jews and especially Christians cannot produce the Tawatur تواتر (continuity) for their scriptures, tracing their scriptures back to Moses and/or Jesus with continuity like the Glorious Qur’aan, beside making hollow claims.