Who wrote the Quran and Where Does It Come From?

The Holy Quran is different from any other book on Earth. Every other book, including the Bible, was written by people. The Quran is the only book that was written by Almighty Allah himself.

Contrary to popular opinion the Quran was not written by Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him). He was illiterate and could not read and write.

The Quran was revealed bit by bit over a period of 23 years through the angel Gabriel.

Another unique element of the Quran is that since it’s revelation over 1400 years ago it has been memorized by millions of Muslims around the world. It has even been memorized by Muslims who don’t understand a word of Arabic!

How can this be? It’s nothing short of a miracle. Allah Almighty has made the memorization of His book possible so that it could be preserved in it’s original form until the Day Of Judgment.

Not one dot has been altered since it was revealed thousands of years ago. This is another factor that separates the Quran from any other Holy Book out there. All the other Scriptures have undergone many alterations through the centuries and very little of the original text remains today. But the Quran is the exact same text revealed by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) some 1400 years ago.

You can perhaps understand the magnitude of this feat of memorizing the Quran when you realize how hard it is to even memorize a small, thin book word for word.

So what is written in this amazing book, this message from Almighty Allah to all of mankind.

The Quran is our “Life Instruction Manual”. It contains all we need in order to live happy and successful lives here on Earth and, more importantly, in the next life. Together with the Sunnah (practices and sayings of The Holy Prophet Peace Be Upon Him) it forms a complete blueprint for life.

The Holy Quran is filled with stories of the Prophets of Ancient times (Moses, Joseph, Jesus, Abraham and other prophets mentioned in the Bible). It also contains numerous warnings and admonitions to mankind to leave sin and to follow the straight path. The Holy Quran talks of Paradise and Hell and details many Shariah Laws (Islamic Laws), such as those pertaining to divorce, inheritance and so forth.

The language of the Holy Quran is Arabic, but it has been translated into every language. The Quran transformed the hard hearts of the Arabs of Mecca over 1,400 years ago and it still holds the same power today. Hearing the Quran stirs something deep inside your soul. It speaks to man’s deep, instinctive need to connect with His Creator, and what better way than through His Book, the Holy Quran.