RLG204H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Mus'Haf, Quran Reading, Muhammad Abduh
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Language, format and chronology i quran: means recitation" ii mushaf: a codex or a bound volume in the quran. The book". iii al-kitab: another synonym for the quran. It means the writing . iv al-furqan: the criterion (between truth and falsehood) v al-huda: the guidance vi al-tanzil: the downsent (revealed from above) vii al quran al karim: the noble or gracious quran . This is the most common name for the islamic scripture among muslims. However, the non-arab who has learned the language as a second tongue or native arabs speaking different dialects will not know how to pronounce the text. It is al-fateha or the opening . iv the traditional arrangement of the suras can be canonical. v occasions of revelations (asbab nuzul al-quran): the specific circumstances connected with revealed passages. The occasions are not causes, but only incidents or events that have been remembered most often from reports of muhammad (hadith).
