Heavenly Quran
The Heavenly Quran (
History
The idea of a holy book or other religious totem being based on an archetype preserved in heaven is not unique to Islam but goes back "thousands of years" to "the early Summerians" according to Alfred Guillaume.[2][3]
In the revealed Quran
Quranic verses 43:4 and 13:39 referred to “mother of the book” (umm al-kitab); verse 85:22 refers to a “well-guarded tablet” (lawh mahfuz) and 56:78 to a “concealed book” (kitab maknun). Revelation of the Quran is described as being "sent down" in verse 17:105:
"With the truth we (God/Allah) have sent it down and with the truth it has come down".[4]
It is also called kalam allah — the word of God — and to most Muslims is eternal and uncreated[1] attribute of God, as opposed to something written or created by God. The Quran that resides in heaven is distinct from the earthly
References
Citations
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-36025-1.
- ^ Guillaume, Islam, 1954: p.59
- ^ Hitti, Philip K. "The First Book". aramco world. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Surah Al-Isra". search-the-Quran.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Quran 13:39
- ^ Quran 43:4
- ISBN 978-1-407-00928-5page 99
Books, articles, etc.
- Roslan Abdul-Rahim (December 2017). "Demythologizing the Qur'an Rethinking Revelation Through Naskh al-Qur'an" (PDF). Global Journal Al-Thaqafah. 7 (2): 51–78. ISSN 2232-0474. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- Guillaume, Alfred (1954). Islam. Penguin books.