Introduction to the Quran

Introduction to the Qur’ ā n 18 post-prophetic era the way they did in the prophetic era. Two prominent examples are: i. Miracles worked by the prophets of God to conclusively deliver the truth to their addresses. ii. Discernable interaction of angels as agents of God’s support and help to the believers. If the afore-mentioned theme of the Qur’ ā n and the two premises just stated are kept in mind, a reader may become more mindful and appreciative of the contents of this Book of God. Arrangement of the Qur’ ā n The Qur’ ā n itself ha s alluded to the nature of its arrangement in the fo llowi ng words: ٰۡن Qsۡ ۡ و ﻟ An وﻟﻘﺪۡ ٰﺗﻴۡﻨٰﻚﺳﺒۡﻌًﺎﻣﻦ ﻟۡﻤﺜﺎ ﻟۡﻌﻈﻴۡﻢ ) ٨٧:١٥ ( [O Prophet!] We have bestowed upon you seven math ā n ī 8 which is the great Qur’ ā n. (15:87) If the implications of the above cited verse are unfolded, it means that the Qur’ ā n revealed by the Almighty to Mu ḥ ammad (sws) has seven distinct chapters and within each chapter s ū rahs occur in pairs with regard to their respective themes. This pairing of s ū rahs is very meaningful. Each member of a s ū rah pair complements the other in some way or another. Thus even a cursory look can detect a similarity between S ū rah al- Ḍ u ḥā (93) and Alam Nashra ḥ (94) and between S ū rah al-Falaq (113) and S ū rah al-N ā s (114). A deeper 8. Math ā n ī ( ْ An ﻣﺜﺎ ) is the plural of mathn ā ( -ٰuْ ﻣﺜ ) and it means something which occurs in pairs. www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org "All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author."