This is a
list of Islamic texts
. The
religious texts
of
Islam
include the
Quran
(the central text), several previous texts (considered by Muslims to be previous revelations from
Allah
), including the
Tawrat
(
Torah
) revealed to the
prophets and messengers
amongst the
Children of Israel
, the
Zabur
(
Psalms
) revealed to
Dawud
(
David
) and the
Injil
(the
Gospel
) revealed to
Isa
(
Jesus
), and the
hadith
(deeds and sayings attributed to
Muhammad
, which comprise the
sunnah
).
Quran
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The
Quran
is the central
religious text
of
Islam
, which
Muslims
believe to be a
revelation
from
God
.
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It is widely regarded as the finest work in
classical Arabic literature
.
[2]
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[5]
The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: ??????
, surahtaen
; singular ????
, s?rah
), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: ???,
?y?h
; plural ????,
?y?t
).
- Text of the Quran
The text of the Qur'an of 114 chapters of varying lengths, each known as a
surah
. Each surah is formed from several verses, each called an
ayah
.
- Commentaries and exegesis (
tafs?r
)
A body of commentary and explication (tafs?r), aimed at explaining the meanings of the Quranic verses.
- Reasons of revelation (
asb?b al-nuz?l
)
The science which describes the reason, circumstances, and events surrounding the revelation of verses.
Previous revelations
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Other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are the
Tawrat
(
Torah
) revealed to the
prophets and messengers
amongst the
Children of Israel
, the
Zabur
(
Psalms
) revealed to
Dawud
(
David
) and the
Injil
(the
Gospel
) revealed to
Isa
(
Jesus
). The Quran also mentions God having revealed the
Scrolls of Abraham
and the
Scrolls of Moses
.
The Islamic methodology of
tafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab
(
Arabic
:
????? ?????? ???????
) refers to interpreting the Qur'an with/through the Bible.
[6]
This approach adopts canonical
Arabic versions of the Bible
, including the Tawrat and the Injil, both to illuminate and to add exegetical depth to the reading of the Qur'an. Notable Muslim
mufassirun
(commentators) of the Bible and Qur'an who weaved biblical texts together with Qur'anic ones include Abu al-Hakam Abd al-Salam bin al-Isbili of
Al-Andalus
and Ibrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i.
[6]
Sunnah
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Sunnah
denotes the practice of
Islamic prophet
Muhammad
that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of the
shar?‘ah
and the best exemplar.
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The sources of sunna are usually
oral traditions
found in collections of
Hadith
and
S?ra
(prophetic biography), as well as the Qur'an. Unlike the Qur'an, Muslims naturally differ on the set of texts or sources of sunnah, and they emphasize different collections of hadith based on to which
school of thought or branch
they belong.
Hadith
(Traditions of the prophet)
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Had?th are sayings, acts or tacit approvals ascribed to the
Islamic prophet
Muhammad
. Unlike the Qur'an, the hadiths are not accepted by all Muslims.
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The science which explores the narrators of hadith.
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citation needed
]
See also
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References
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Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
(2007).
"Qur??n"
.
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
. Retrieved
2007-11-04
.
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Margot Patterson,
Islam Considered: A Christian View,
Liturgical Press
, 2008 p. 10.
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Mir Sajjad Ali, Zainab Rahman,
Islam and Indian Muslims,
Guan Publishing House 2010 p. 24, citing
N.J. Dawood
's judgement.
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Alan Jones,
The Koran
, London 1994,
ISBN
1842126091
, opening page.
"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."
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Arthur Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London 1956,
ISBN
0684825074
, p. 191.
"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it."
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a
b
McCoy, R. Michael (2021-09-08).
Interpreting the Qur??n with the Bible (Tafs?r al-Qur??n bi-l-Kit?b)
. Brill.
ISBN
978-90-04-46682-1
.
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Islahi, Amin Ahsan
(1989) [tr:2009]. "Difference between Hadith and Sunnah".
Mabadi Tadabbur i Hadith
[
Fundamentals of Hadith Interpretation
] (in Urdu). Lahore: Al-Mawrid
. Retrieved
1 June
2011
.
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Aisha Y. Musa, The Qur’anists, Florida International University, accessed May 22, 2013.
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Neal Robinson (2013), Islam: A Concise Introduction, Routledge,
ISBN
978-0878402243
, Chapter 7, pp. 85-89