Ramadan on the Net - Muhammad and the Holy Quran

Muhammad and the Holy Quran

Muslims believe that during the ninth month of the Muslim calender, the month of Ramadan, the Holy Quran (Koran) "was sent down from heaven, a guidance unto men, a declaration of direction, and a means of Salvation".

One day Muhammad was sitting alone in the wilderness near Mecca when the Angel Gabriel appeared to him. The Angel commanded Muhammad to read. Muhammad responded "I am not a reader." The Angel Gabriel then taught Muhammad some verses from the Quran, which Muhammad memorized.

These revelations continued for 10 days. Islamic scholars believe that the first revelation occurred on the night of the 27th day of Ramadan. This night is called the Laylat-al-Qadr (Night of Power). And according to the Quran, this is when God determines the course of the world for the following year.

The receiving of the Holy Quran is to the Muslims what the receiving of the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai is to the Jews and Christians (see Shavuot on the Net).

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JoJo from New York, US

13:00 02/08/2010

i enjoy reading about the muslim religion, so close yet so far to christianity. the quotes are so deep and have so many meanings to me, im glad were doing this in our class

wasim from Europe

06:14 01/30/2010

aslamoalaikum dear brothers and sisters.i just wanna say one thing that i can challenge whole world who dont belive on islam that they must read quran which give us guidence for a perfect life as our prophet Muhammad (PBUH) have passed his life...by reading quran every one can find the answer of their questions.

Tabu(: from Iowa, US

09:29 01/28/2010

Well, umm? This is weird. we are in class talking on an islam web site. such a weird religion!! Go read the holy bible(:

mina from Georgia, US

21:36 01/19/2010

hello there. this will be my second fasting i am originly from algeria

abdikadirmahamed from United States

18:48 01/08/2010

asalamualeykumwarahmatulahiwabarakatu.youbratherabdikadir.iwiil laike toaddcomment with mybrathers

missy from Florida, US

12:41 01/07/2010

what does the Quran provide ?

Waheed Ullah from Pakistan

03:35 12/21/2009

please send me daily one Hadith please in Arabic with urdu translation

chelsie from Mississippi, US

09:46 12/17/2009

i am very mad tht mariam and people disrespect our beleifs i am a muslim my self and i truely think tht they just need to respect our stuff and if they have a problem then stay off these sites

mariam from Australia

18:49 10/26/2009

this is soo fukn wrong you dnt even no your own religion . read th HOLY bible and see what st gabriel really did this religion is all in your head none of this is even true, your fast for a guy that slep with 99 girls and asked u forgivness and its ok to have 4 wives, does that sound freakn normal to u. how bout u learn the truth of what about your what u so call religion. u ppl r not normal in da head

tiffany scott from Alabama, US

13:03 10/22/2009

heyyyy girl, i think this is sooooo cool. go muhammad! gotta love those guys! :)

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