<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">&nbsp;Muslims believe the Quran to be God&rsquo;s final revelation. &nbsp;They believe it is the literal word of God, revealed over many years, to His final prophet, Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him. &nbsp;The Quran is full of wisdom. &nbsp;It is full of the wonder and glory of God, and a testament to His mercy and justice. &nbsp;It is not a history book, a storybook, or a scientific textbook, although it contains all of those genres.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">The Quran is God&#39;s greatest gift to humanity &ndash; it is a book like no other. &nbsp;In the second verse of the second chapter of the Quran, God describes the Quran by calling it a book whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are pious,&nbsp;righteous&nbsp;and fear God. &nbsp;(Quran 2:2)</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">The Quran is core to Islam. &nbsp;Believing in it is a requirement. &nbsp;One who does not believe in the Quran, in its entirety, cannot claim to be a Muslim.<br />
&nbsp;&quot;The Messenger (Muhammad) believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. &nbsp;Each one believes in God, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. &nbsp;(They say,) &nbsp;&lsquo;We make no distinction between one another of His Messengers&rsquo; &mdash; and they say, &lsquo;We hear, and we obey. &nbsp;(We seek) &nbsp;Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return (of all)&rsquo;.&quot; (Quran 2:285)</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">&nbsp;Islam has two primary sources, the Quran, and the authentic Traditions of Prophet Muhammad, that explain and sometimes expand on that of the Quran. &nbsp;<br />
&nbsp;&ldquo;And We have not sent down the Book (the Quran) to you (O Muhammad, except that you may explain clearly unto them those things in which they differ, and (as) a guidance and a mercy for a folk who believe.&rdquo; (Quran 16:64)</span></span></p>

<p><br />
<span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">The Quran was delivered to Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel and revealed in stages over a period of 23 years.<br />
&nbsp;&ldquo;And (it is) a Quran which We have divided into parts, in order that you might recite it to men at intervals. &nbsp;And We have revealed it by stages.&rdquo; (Quran 17:106)<br />
Prophet Muhammad was commanded by God to convey the Quran to all of humankind and the responsibility weighed heavily upon him. &nbsp;Even&nbsp;his&nbsp;in&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">farewell&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">the address&nbsp;he called on the people present to bear witness that he had delivered the message.</span></span></p>

<p><span style="font-size:18px"><span style="color:#c0392b">The Quran explains the concept of God, it explains in detail what is permissible and what is forbidden, it explains the basics of good manners and&nbsp;morals&nbsp;and gives rulings about worship. &nbsp;It tells stories about the Prophets and our righteous&nbsp;predecessors&nbsp;and describes Paradise and Hell. &nbsp;The Quran was revealed to all of humankind.</span></span></p>
