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Quran is the last holy book of Allah;

It was given to the last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace of Allah be upon him and his Aal);

It was revealed in about 23 years;

There are 114 Suras in it;

It consist of 6666 verses;

It was revealed in the Holy month of Ramazan, in the night of glory (Laila tul Qadr);

He was Gabriel who brought it to Hazrat Muhammad (P.b.U.H and His Aal) from Allah;

Sura Hamd is its Ist Sura while Sura Naas is the last one;

It was revealed in Arabic Language;

There are about 55 names of Quran, mentioned in Quran, among them are: al-Kitab, Furqan, Al-Burhan, Az Zikr;

It is a universal book;

It is a message of guidance for the whole human world;

This is that Holy book, Allah himself has taken the responsibility of its protection by saying: "we revealed the Quran and we will certainly preserve it."

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Qur’an or Koran (krn´, –rän´) (KEY) [Arab.,=reading, recitation], the sacred book of Islam. Revealed by God to the Prophet Muhammad in separate revelations over the major portion of the Prophet’s life at Mecca and at Medina, the Qur’an was intended as a recited text, and was not compiled as a single volume during the life of the Prophet. The establishment of the canonical text is attributed to the 3d caliph, Uthman, who appointed a committee (651–52) to reconcile the conflicting versions then available, under the direction of Zaid ibn Thabit, one of the Prophet’s scribes. The internal organization of the Qur’an is somewhat ad hoc. Revelations consisted of verses (ayat) grouped into 114 chapters (suras). The arrangement of the suras is mechanical: the first, al-Fateha or “the Opening,” is a short prayer exalting God that has become an essential part of all Islamic liturgy and prayer. The rest are graded generally by length, from longest to shortest. It is thus impossible to tell from the book the chronological order of revelations; generally, however, the shorter suras, more electric and fervent than the rest, are the earlier, while many of the longer ones (and all of those revealed at Medina) are later. The Qur’an refers to religious and historical events but seldom provides comprehensive accounts. Its focus is their significance, rather than their narration. God in the Qur’an speaks in the first person. Tafsir, Qur’anic exegesis, initially emerged as a branch of the science of Hadith, in the attempt to gather Muhammad’s elucidations of obscure Qur’anic passages, then developed into a separate discipline with the introduction of etymological and literary analysis tools. Being the verbatim Word of God, the text of the Qur’an is valid for religious purposes only in its original Arabic, cannot be modified, and is not translatable, although the necessity for non-Arabic interpretations is recognized. This has made the Qur’an the most read book in its original language and preserved a classical form of Arabic as an Islamic lingua franca and medium of learning.


Source : The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Copyright © 2003 Columbia University Press.

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Names of Quran in Quran

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Allah (SWT) mentioned many attributes of Quran in Quran. It is said that there are about 50 different names that illustrates the role of Quran in our life. It is therefore very beneficial to know the  stature of Quran as implied by Allah (SWT). Attached please  find a list of some names along with one Quranic reference for each. Please note that there are more than one  illustrations for each of them in Quran.  For example, the name ‘Quran’ is mentioned in about 70 different places.

Name	Meaning	Example Reference in Quran
Al Quran	Which is read	2:185
Al Kitab	The Book	2:2
Al Furqan	The Criterion	25:1
Al Zikr	The Reminder	21:50
Al Mubeen	The Clear	43:2
Al Kareem	The Noble, Bounteous	56:77
Kalamallah	The Words of Allah	2:75
Al Noor	The Light	4:174
Al Maw’izah	Exhortation	3:138
Al A’aliyyun	High	43:4
Al Rahmat	The Mercy	17:82
Al Shifa	The Healing	17:82
Al Mubarak	The Blessed	6:155
Al Bayan	The Declaration	3:138
Al Ilm	The Knowledge	3:61
Al Haqq	The Truth	17:81
Al Huda	The Guidance	17:9
Al ‘Ajab	The Wonderful	72:1
Al Tazkira	The Admonition	73:19
Al urwatil uthka	The most trustworthy handhold	31:22
Al Sidq	The Truth	39:33
Al Hikmah	The Effective Wisdom	54:5
Al Adl	The Just	6:115
Al Amrullah	The Command of Allah	65:5
Al Munadi	The Caller	3:193
Al Bushra	The Glad Tidings	2:97
Al Majeed	The Glorious	85:21
Al Nazir	The Warner	41:4
Al Azeez	The Invincible	41:41
Al Balag	The Message	14:52
Al Suhufim Mukarammah	Books of great Honor	80:13
Al Marfua	The High	80:14
Al Musaddiq	The Testimony	2:89
Al Burhan	The Proof	4:174
Al Hakeem	The wise, Full of wisdom	10:1
Al Muhaymin	The guardian	5:48
Habl Allah	The rope of Allah	3:103
Al Fasl	The conclusive	86:13
Ahsan al Hadeeth	The most beautiful message	39:23
Al Qayiim	The straight	98:3
Al Mathani	The consistent	39:23
Al Mutashabih	The Allegoric	39:23
Al Tanzeel	The  Revealed	56:80
Al Rooh	The Spirit	42:52
Al Wahy	The Inspiration	21:45
Haqqul Yaqin	Truth with Certainty	56:95
Al Arabi	The Arabic	12:2

Sources: 1. Themes of the Quran, by Ahmad H Sakr, Published by Foundation for Islamic Knowledge, IL

2. Al Quran Sonkoloner Itihash, Hafiz Moulana Shahidul Islam, RIS Publications, Dhaka