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What is the Holy Quran? And what does it contain?
The Holy Quran is the Holy Book or the Holy Scripture of Muslims. It establishes laws and commandments for them, the codes of their social and moral behavior, and contains a comprehensive religious philosophy. The language of the Quran is Arabic. It is a collection of oral revelations given to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) over the course of twenty-three years.
The Holy Quran is divided into 114 chapters, and each chapter consists of individual verses. The chapters (called surahs in Arabic) are of varying lengths, some of them consisting of a few lines, while others span many pages. The text of the Holy Quran has remained unchanged over the past 1500 years. The millions of copies of the Quran circulating in the world today are identical to the letter. And this is not surprising, since God says in the Holy Quran that He Himself will guard this book:
«Verily, it is We who have sent down the exposition, and surely We are its guardians» (15:10)
For Muslims, the Quran is the Word of God and contains complete guidance for mankind. Much of the Quran is about God, His attributes, and man's relationship with Him. But it also contains directives for its followers, historical accounts of certain prophets and peoples, arguments for accepting Muhammad as a true prophet, and good news for the believers and warnings for the unbelievers.
