A Simple Guide to ISLAM
The Qur’an
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In this way the message of the Qur’an spread further and further
both through oral tradition and hand written copies until the age of
the press dawned. Many printing presses were established in the
Muslim world, where the beautiful calligraphy of the scriptures was
reproduced after its content had been certified by memorizers of
the Qur’an. Thus once again with the help of memorized versions
and written texts, correct, authentic copies were prepared; then
with the publication of these copies on a large scale, the Qur’an
spread all over the world. It is an irrefutable fact that any copy of
the Qur’an found in any part of the world at any time will be exactly
the same as that handed down to the Muslims by the Prophet in his
last days, arranged in the form still extant today.
AL-FATIHA (THE OPENING) AND THE LAST
TEN CHAPTERS OF THE QURAN
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Praise be
to Allah, Lord of
the Universe,
the
Compassionate, the merciful Master of the Day of
Judgement. You alone we worship, and to You alone we
turn for help, Guide us to the straight path. The path of
those whom You have favoured, not of those who have
incurred Your wrath. Nor of those who are gone astray.
Man being God’s humblest servant it befits him to commence all
tasks in the name of Allah, his Creator. He is the source of All
Mercy and Compassion. His blessings are continually descending
upon all his creation. When we begin any undertaking by taking his
