So in that sense it does not appear to me really that Muslims’ understanding about the Quran is that vastly different from the basic notion of revelation, especially in revealed religions of the People of the Book, as the Quran called them, in that sense and in terms of its authority and what it means to Muslims. That might be to some extent parallel to what can be found in the Bible. īut mainly it’s more of an inspiration, and in Islamic tradition we have a parallel to that also and that is in the so-called Hadith, or the words and actions of the Prophet of Islam, because Hadith or the sayings of the Prophet are believed by Muslims also to be inspired by God, but it is not exactly word for word because the Prophet used his own words to express or communicate those messages. So it implies that the revelation is not exactly word for word what God revealed, like what could be the case with the Ten Commandments. You read in the Hebrew scripture God inspired His servant so and so. Many of my Christian brothers and sisters, as well as Jewish brothers and sisters, when we get into dialogue you hear them also saying that from their perspective also there is another form of revelation which is more of an inspiration. The only difference perhaps I can see is that in the Bible there are like I said sections which appear to have been direct word of God, not just inspiration, but the Bible does contain also biography about prophets, writings by their followers, reports of their particular religious experiences, so these are all intermingling. So that comes the closest to the concept of revelation of the Quran to Muslims. For example, the Ten Commandments when God said to Moses Thou shall do this, or Thou shall not do this, it doesn’t come in a form where God says I inspired Moses or Moses says God revealed this to me. If we look into the Bible, we will find that there are instances or statements that appear to be also sort of verbatim word of God, or the closest thing to that. But let me focus on the three religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam that seem to share more of this concept. I believe that there are other religions as well who depend as authority on scriptures also that they believe have some form of revealed nature. In fact, In Islam, Judaism and Christianity there is this notion of God revealing His will to humankind. Now as we compare that so that our respected audience from the Jewish or Christian background can at least relate to this understanding, this is not unusual. For a Muslim, this is the ultimate source of authority because it’s not only revelation or inspiration of God, it’s verbatim word or revelation of God. Badawi: Well, first of all, I wish to thank you and the organizers for your kind invitation, and to greet all viewers with the traditional Islamic greeting, the greeting of all of the prophets: Asslamau`alaikum (peace be with you all).Īs far as your question on what the Quran is and what it means to Muslims, I will explain that first briefly from the Quranic perspective, from a Muslim perspective, and try to connect that also with other fellow believers in God like Jews and Christians the Bible mainly.įor a Muslim, the Quran is the word of God literal word of God communicated to His last Prophet and Messenger, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), through Angel Gabriel. Jamal Badawi, please can you start introducing the Quran and what you feel is the message of the Quran to Muslims?ĭr.
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