Jesus in the Glorious Quran

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The Quran tells us many wonderful things about Jesus. As a result, believers in the Quran love Jesus, honor him and believe in him. In fact, no Muslim can be a Muslim unless he or she believes in Jesus, on whom be peace. The Quran says that Jesus was born of a virgin, that he spoke while he was still only a baby, that he healed the blind and the leper by God's leave and that he raised the dead by God's leave. What then is the significance of these miracles? First, the virgin birth. God demonstrates His power to create in every way. God created everyone we know from a man and a woman. But how about Adam, on whom be peace? God created him from neither a man nor a woman. And Eve from only a man, without a woman. And finally, to complete the picture, God created Jesus from a woman, without a man.
What about the other miracles? These were to show that Jesus was not acting on his own behalf, but that he was backed by God. The Quran specifies that these miracles were performed by God's leave. This may be compared to the Book of Acts in the Bible, chapter 2, verse 22, where it says that the miracles were done by God to show that he approved of Jesus. Also, note that Jesus himself is recorded in the Gospel of John to have said: ‘I can do nothing of my own authority' (5:30). The miracles, therefore, were done not by his own authority, but by God's authority. What did Jesus teach? The Quran tells us that Jesus came to teach the same basic message which was taught by previous prophets from God – that we must shun every false god and worship only the One True God. Jesus taught that he is the servant and messenger of the One True God, the God of Abraham. These Quranic teachings can be compared with the Bible (Mark 10:18; Matthew 26:39; John 14:28, 17:3, and 20:17) where Jesus teaches that the one he worshipped is the only true God. See also Matthew 12:18; Acts 3:13, and 4:27 where we find that his disciples knew him as ‘Servant of God’. The Quran tells us that some of the Israelites rejected Jesus, and conspired to kill him, but God rescued Jesus and raised him to Himself. God will cause Jesus to descend again, at which time Jesus will confirm his true teachings and everyone will believe in him as he is and as the Quran teaches about him. Jesus is the Messiah. He is a word from God, and a spirit from Him. He is honored in this world and in the hereafter, and he is one of those brought nearest to God. Jesus was a man who spoke the truth which he heard from God. This can be compared with the Gospel According John where Jesus says to the Israelites: ‘You are determined to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God’ (John 8:40).
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From the Secrets of the Quran

من أسرار القرآن (‏364‏) بقلم: د. زغلول النجار
‏[‏ولقد آتينا لقمان الحكمة أن اشكر لله ومن يشكر فإنما يشكر لنفسه ومن كفر فإن الله غني حميد‏]‏ هذه الآية القرآنية الكريمة جاءت في مطلع الثلث الثاني من سورة‏'‏ لقمان‏',‏ وهي سورة مكية‏,‏ وآياتها أربع وثلاثون‏(34)‏ بعد البسملة‏,‏ وقد سميت بهذا الاسم لورود الإشارة فيها مرتين إلي العبد الصالح‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏.
وهي شخصية لا يعرف المؤرخون شيئا عنها‏,‏ ومن هنا كان في ذكر القرآن له وجها من أوجه الإعجاز الإنبائي والتاريخي في ذكر كتاب الله‏.‏ وغالبية الذين كتبوا عن‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏ من علماء المسلمين يجمعون علي أنه لم يكن نبيا‏,‏ وقليلون هم الذين يرجحون نبوته لتسمية إحدي سور القرآن باسمه‏,‏ ولمدح الله ـ تعالي ـ له في آيتين متتاليتين من هذا الكتاب العزيز‏.‏ وعلي الرغم من ذلك فإن الجميع متفقون علي أنه كان من أحناف زمانه‏,‏ انطلاقا من دعوته إلي التوحيد الخالص لله ـ تعالي ـ وإلي الالتزام بمكارم الأخلاق‏;‏ واستنكاره لانحرافات الشرك بالله ـ تعالي ـ أو الكفر به‏,‏ وللتكبر علي الخلق والاستعلاء عليهم‏.‏ والجميع يقرون بشهادة القرآن الكريم له بالحكمة وحسن الخطاب‏.‏ويدور المحور الرئيسي لسورة‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ حول العقيدة الإسلامية‏-‏ شأنها في ذلك شأن كل السور المكية‏-‏ كما تشير هذه السورة الكريمة إلي ضرورة الالتزام بالضوابط الأخلاقية والسلوكية المميزة للعبد المؤمن‏,‏ وتؤكد علي جزاء كل من المحسنين والمسيئين في الدنيا والآخرة‏,‏ وتستشهد في هذا السياق بعدد من الآيات الكونية الدالة علي طلاقة القدرة الإلهية المبدعة في الخلق‏,‏ والشاهدة للخالق‏-‏ سبحانه وتعالي‏-‏ بالإلوهية‏,‏ والربوبية‏,‏ والخالقية‏,‏ والوحدانية المطلقة فوق جميع خلقه‏,‏ وبالقدرة علي البعث‏,‏ والحشر‏,‏ والحساب والجزاء‏,‏ وختمت هذه السورة الكريمة بالإشارة إلي عدد من أمور الغيب التي استأثر بها علم الله‏-‏ تعالي‏-.‏هذا وقد سبق لنا استعراض سورة‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ وما جاء فيها من ركائز العقيدة‏,‏ والإشارات الكونية‏,‏ ونركز هنا علي الإعجاز ألإنبائي والتاريخي والتربوي في ذكر القرآن الكريم للعبد الصالح‏'‏ لقمان‏',‏ ولما آتاه الله‏-‏ تعالي‏-‏ من الحكمة التي انعكست علي نصائحه لابنه‏,‏ وهي نصائح تشكل منهجا تربويا كاملا في تنشئة الأبناء‏.‏من أوجه الإعجاز في ذكر القرآن الكريم للعبد الصالح المعروف باسم‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏أولا‏:‏ الإعجاز ألإنبائي والتاريخي في ذكر اسم‏'‏ لقمان‏':‏تعتبر إشارة القرآن الكريم إلي العبد الصالح‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ وجها من أوجه الإعجاز الإنبائي والتاريخي في كتاب الله الكريم‏,‏ لأنه لم يرد لهذا العبد الصالح ذكر في أي من كتب الأولين‏,‏ وذكر القرآن الكريم له يملأ ثغرة تاريخية في زمن عبد الله ونبيه داود‏-‏ عليه السلام‏-‏ حيث قيل عن‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ أنه كان قاضيا في زمن ذلك النبي‏,‏ وأن اسمه كان‏'‏ لقمان بن عنقاء بن سدون‏'‏ كما ذكر ذلك ابن كثير‏(‏ في البداية والنهاية‏,‏ ج‏2,‏ ص‏29).‏ وقال عنه السهلي‏(‏ في كتابه المعنون‏:'‏ التعريف والإعلام‏'‏ ص‏101,100)‏ أنه كان نوبيا سكن مدينة أيلة علي خليج العقبة‏(‏ والتي عرفت بعد ذلك باسم‏'‏ أم الرشراش‏'‏ تحت الحكم المصري‏,‏ ثم احتلها الصهاينة في حرب‏1956‏ م‏,‏ وغيروا اسمها إلي إيلات‏)‏ ونقل عن ابن عباس‏-‏ رضي الله عنهما ـ أن‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ كان عبدا حبشيا‏.‏ ويصف هؤلاء الرواة أن‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏ كان رجلا ذا عبادة خاشعة‏,‏ وعبارة ساطعة‏,‏ وإيمان عميق‏,‏ وكان كثير التفكر‏,‏ شديد الورع‏,‏ حسن اليقين بالله‏,‏ وأنه كان عف المطعم‏,‏ عف الجوارح‏,‏ وعف اللسان‏,‏ فأحبه ربه‏,‏ ومن عليه بالحكمة‏.‏وتعرف الحكمة بأنها الفقه في الدين‏,‏ والإصابة في الحكم‏,‏ وموافقة الحق‏,‏ والنجاح في وضع الأمور في نصابها بلا مبالغة ولا تقصير‏.‏ وقد تميز لقمان بالعدل‏,‏ والعلم‏,‏ والحلم‏,‏ وبمداومة الشكر لله‏,‏ ولذلك تمتع بقدر عال من الاحترام في مجتمعه‏,‏ وبمنزلة رفيعة بين أقرانه حتي اشتهر باسم‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏',‏ وامتدحه القرآن الكريم بقول الحق‏-‏ تبارك وتعالي‏-‏ عنه‏:[‏ ولقد آتينا لقمان الحكمة أن اشكر لله ومن يشكر فإنما يشكر لنفسه ومن كفر فإن الله غني حميد‏](‏ لقمان‏:12).‏ كذلك امتدح القرآن الكريم كل من أوتي الحكمة‏,‏ وذلك بقول ربنا‏-‏ سبحانه وتعالي‏-[‏ يؤتي الحكمة من يشاء ومن يؤتي الحكمة فقد أوتي خيرا كثيرا وما يذكر إلا أولي الألباب‏](‏ البقرة‏:269).‏ثانيا‏:‏ من أوجه الإعجاز التربوي في عرض القرآن الكريم لقصة‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏':‏‏(1)‏ التأكيد علي وحدانية الخالق العظيم‏,‏ والإقرار بالعبودية له وحده وهي أساس العقيدة الحقة التي تشكل قاعدة المنهج الرباني في بناء الإنسان‏,‏ وفي تربيته التربية الإسلامية الصحيحة التي توفر له الطمأنينة والراحة النفسية والعقلية وفي ذلك يقول ربنا‏-‏ تبارك وتعالي‏-[‏ وإذ قال لقمان لابنه وهو يعظه يا بني لا تشرك بالله إن الشرك لظلم عظيم‏](‏ لقمان‏:13).‏ وذلك لأن الشرك بالله هو أولي بوابات الشيطان إلي الإنسان‏,‏ وأحد مداخله الرئيسية التي أضل بها البشرية من لدن قوم نوح إلي يومنا الراهن‏,‏ وسيظل كذلك حتي قيام الساعة‏.‏‏(2)‏ وجوب بر الوالدين حتي لو كانا مشركين بالله ـ علي خطورة الشرك‏,‏ وانحراف المشركين عن جادة الصواب‏:‏ تؤكد الآيات في سورة لقمان علي فضل الوالدين‏,‏ وعلي تعظيم حقوقهما علي أبنائهما‏,‏ وتأكيد واجب الشكر لهما‏,‏ والعرفان بأفضالهما‏,‏ وذلك من أجل استقرار كل من الفرد والمجتمع في البيئة الإسلامية وانتظام الحياة فيها‏.‏ ولذلك جعلت الآيات في سورة‏'‏ لقمان‏'‏ الشكر لهما مقرونا بالشكر لله‏-‏ تعالي‏-‏ صاحب الفضل والمنة علي جميع خلقه وفي ذلك يقول ربنا‏-‏ تبارك وتعالي‏-:[‏ ووصينا الإنسان بوالديه حملته أمه وهنا علي وهن وفصاله في عامين أن اشكر لي ولوالديك إلي المصير‏,‏ وإن جاهداك علي أن تشرك بي ما ليس لك به علم فلا تطعهما وصاحبهما في الدنيا معروفا واتبع سبيل من أناب إلي ثم إلي مرجعكم فأنبئكم بما كنتم تعملون‏](‏ لقمان‏:15,14).‏‏(3)‏ وجوب مراقبة الله في السر والعلن‏:‏ وذلك لأن علم الله‏-‏ تعالي‏-‏ محيط بكل شئ‏,‏ وأن الله‏-‏ سبحانه وتعالي‏-‏ لا يخفي عليه شئ في الأرض ولا في السماء‏.‏ وإذا أيقن العبد منا ذلك كان في استشعاره لمراقبة الله خير ضابط لسلوكه‏.‏ وبذلك يوصي‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏ ابنه قائلا‏:[‏ يا بني إنها إن تك مثقال حبة من خردل فتكن في صخرة أو في السموات أو في الأرض يأت بها الله إن الله لطيف خبير‏].(‏ لقمان‏:16).‏‏(4)‏ وجوب مخاطبة الأبناء بالخطاب الذي يستميل قلوبهم‏,‏ فالخطاب إلي الابن بصيغة‏(‏ يا بني‏)‏ يحمل من معاني الفهم العميق لطبيعة النفس الإنسانية‏,‏ ومن مشاعر الحب‏,‏ والحنان‏,‏ والشفقة والعطف‏,‏ ما يمكن أن يستميل قلب الولد‏,‏ ويحبب إليه ما يطلبه منه من مختلف الأوامر والنواهي‏,‏ ومن جميع الوصايا والآداب‏.‏ ويعبر ذلك عن مدي الحكمة التي من بها ربنا‏-‏ تبارك وتعالي‏-‏ علي عبده‏'‏ لقمان‏',‏ ومدي عمق فهمه للطبيعة البشرية‏,‏ خاصة في مراحلها الأولي‏.‏‏(5)‏ وجوب فهم المتربي لحقيقة رسالته في هذه الحياة الدنيا‏:‏ عبدا لله‏-‏ تعالي‏-‏ مطالبا بعبادة ربه بما أمر‏,‏ ومستخلفا ناجحا في الأرض‏,‏ مطالبا بعمارتها وبإقامة شرع الله وعدله فيها‏:‏ ولذلك فإن لقمان ـ عليه السلام ـ بعد أن علم ابنه العقيدة الصحيحة القائمة علي الإيمان الحق بالله الخالق‏,‏ وبالتوحيد الكامل لجلاله‏,‏ وبتنزيهه ـ جل شأنه ـ عن جميع صفات خلقه‏,‏ وعن كل وصف لا يليق بجلاله‏,‏ واليقين بأن علم الله محيط بكل شئ‏,‏ وأن الله ـ تعالي ـ لا يخفي عليه شئ في الأرض ولا في السماء‏,‏ طالبه بإقامة الصلاة‏,‏ والأمر بالمعروف‏,‏ والنهي عن المنكر‏,‏ وبالصبر علي ما يمكن أن يناله في هذا السبيل لأن من حقيقة الإيمان الصبر علي المكاره‏,‏ ومؤكدا له أن ذلك من عزم الأمور‏,‏ أي من الأمور الواجبة‏,‏ المؤكدة علي حقيقة الإيمان‏,‏ وفي ذلك يقول القرآن الكريم‏:[‏ يا بني أقم الصلاة وأمر بالمعروف وانه عن المنكر واصبر علي ما أصابك إن ذلك من عزم الأمور‏](‏ لقمان‏:17).‏فصلاح المجتمعات الإنسانية كلها قائم علي التواصي بالحق‏,‏ والتواصي بالصبر‏,‏ ومن معاني ذلك الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر‏,‏ والصبر علي ذلك كله من أجل إحقاق الحق وإزهاق الباطل‏,‏ ولذلك أوصانا المصطفي ـ صلي الله عليه وسل ـ بقوله الشريف‏'‏ والذي نفسي بيده لتأمرن بالمعروف ولتنهون عن المنكر أو ليوشكن الله أن يبعث عليكم عقابا منه‏,‏ ثم تدعونه فلا يستجاب لكم‏'(‏ الترمذي والبيهقي‏)‏ وفي رواية أخري‏:'‏ لتأمرن بالمعروف‏,‏ ولتنهن عن المنكر أو ليسلطن الله عليكم شراركم‏,‏ ثم يدعو خياركم فلا يستجاب لهم‏'(‏ الهيثمي‏)‏ثالثا‏:‏ من الإعجاز الأخلاقي في عرض القرآن الكريم لقصة لقمان الحكيم‏:‏توحي القصة بوجوب الالتزام بمكارم الأخلاق وتعويد الأبناء والبنات علي ذلك منذ بدء الإدراك حتي تثبت تلك القيم راسخة في قلوبهم وعقولهم‏,‏ وتصبح جزءا من تكوينهم النفسي والعقلي حتي لا ينفصلوا عنها ولا تنفصم منهم تحت ظروف الحياة المختلفة من الضيق والسعة‏,‏ والعسر واليسر‏,‏ وفي ذلك يوصي لقمان ـ عليه السلام ـ ابنه بقوله‏:[‏ ولا تصعر خدك للناس ولا تمش في الأرض مرحا إن الله لا يحب كل مختال فخور واقصد في مشيك واغضض من صوتك إن أنكر الأصوات لصوت الحمير‏](‏ لقمان‏19,18).‏أي لا تزدري الناس بالإعراض عنهم‏,‏ ولا تتبختر في مشيتك استعلاء وتكبرا عليهم‏,‏ لأن الله ـ تعالي ـ لا يحب المتكبرين المتغطرسين علي عباده‏.‏وهتان الآيتان تشكلان منهجا تربويا صحيحا في تنشئة الأبناء‏,‏ يعودهم علي التواضع وعدم التكبر علي الآخرين أو الإعراض عنهم‏,‏ وقد عبر القرآن الكريم بتشبيه المتكبر علي غيره بتصعير الخد‏[‏ لأن أصل‏(‏ الصعر‏)‏ هو داء يصيب الإبل في أعناقها أو في رؤوسها فتلفت أعناقها عن رؤوسها‏]‏ والمشي في الأرض مرحا كناية عن الاستعلاء علي الخلق‏,‏ والتكبر والاستعلاء علي الخلق من الصفات السيئة التي تهلك صاحبها في الدنيا وتورده العذاب في الآخرة‏,‏ وذلك لأنها تكره الناس فيه‏,‏ وتصدهم عنه وتولد البغضاء قي قلوبهم نحوه‏,‏ كما توجب غضب الرب والطرد من رحمته‏,‏ وذلك لقول رسول الله ـ صلي الله عليه وسلم ـ‏'....‏ ولا يدخل الجنة أحد في قلبه مثقال حبة خردل من كبر‏'(‏ مسلم‏,‏ وابن ماجة‏,‏ والترمذي‏),‏ ويقول‏'....‏ وما زاد الله رجلا بعفو إلا عزا‏,‏ وما تواضع أحد لله إلا رفعه‏'(‏ الترمذي‏).‏ومن سمات التكبر علي الخلق رفع الصوت فوق الحد المألوف‏,‏ ولذلك أوصي لقمان ابنه بخفض صوته عند مخاطبة الآخرين‏,‏ وبغض إليه رفع الصوت مذكرا إياه بأن أنكر الأصوات هي تلك الأصوات الحادة المرتفعة النبرة التي تشبه صوت الحمير‏,‏ والتي أثبتت الدراسات العلمية أن آذان البشر تتأذي بسماعها‏,‏ وذلك من مثل نهيق الحمير الذي يمثل أعلي وأحد نبرة لحيوان يحيا علي سطح اليابسة إذ تتجاوز شدة أصواتها مائة ديسيبل والديسيبل هو وحدة قياس شدة الصوت‏,‏ مما ينهي عن رفع الصوت في مخاطبة الآخرين‏.‏هذه الضوابط التربوية والأخلاقية والسلوكية التي نصح بها‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏ ابنه هي قواعد تربوية وضوابط أخلاقية‏:‏ لكل من الفرد والمجتمع المسلم كما يريدهما الله ـ تعالي ـ من عباده المؤمنين‏,‏ وهي دروس وعبر عظيمة لكل قارئ لكتاب الله تخرجه عن الأطر المادية الجامدة التي وضعتها الحضارة المعاصرة للإنسان وحبسته في داخلها‏,‏ ولم تدع له متنفسا للعيش بالقيم الإنسانية العليا التي وضعها ربنا ـ تبارك وتعالي‏_‏ لعباده‏,‏ منذ اللحظة التي خلق فيها أبوينا آدم وحواء ـ عليهما السلام‏_‏ والتي آن الأوان لعودة الناس إليها هروبا من جفاف الأطر المادية القاهرة التي فرضت عليهم‏.‏وهذه الوصايا التي أوردها القرآن الكريم علي لسان لقمان الحكيم لابنه هي من أوجه الإعجاز التربوي والأخلاقي في كتاب الله‏,‏ كما أن مجرد ذكر قصة هذا العبد الصالح‏'‏ لقمان الحكيم‏'‏ يمثل وجها من أوجه الإعجاز الإنبائي والتاريخي في هذا الكتاب العزيز‏,‏ وهذه الأوجه لمما يشهد له بأنه لا يمكن أن يكون صناعة بشرية‏.‏ فالحمد لله علي نعمة الإسلام‏,‏ والحمد لله علي نعمة القرآن‏,‏ والحمد لله علي بعثة خير الأنام‏,‏ وآخر دعوانا أن الحمد لله رب العالمين‏.‏
المزيد من مقالات د. زغلول النجار

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A lot of people know we are in the end of time now. A lot know that Islam will be spreading rapidly in next few years before the second coming of Jesus. Muslims mission is to do exactly this prophecy to spread the Quran, explain the Quran and defend the Quran. If we prove the Quran is the book of God we won without shooting one bullet, if we fail we will stay in our oppression, injustices and poverty forever. They will hire our leaders and will keep our status. The wicked plans against the Quran is not that of someone to burn it, this actually works against their plan. Read the websites of those who are planning to destroy the Islam they do that by discrediting the Quran. If they would have believed in the Quran they would have talked to me long time ago and asked me how to change the world. Are we standing for the Quran or not. The end of time struggle is mainly an intellectual one. They would like to get their narrative to the media clear or subtle. Muslims have to stand to the Quran strongly. It is time to embrace the Islam or get out. A lot of Christians will convert happily to Islam in the end of time according to the prophecies. They do not have much to offer us except going after our oil, making wars between us, occupying our lands or working in the dark with our oppressive leaders. Imagine if they will be Muslims they would stand for our causes, work for our prosperity and free us from our oppressive leaders. Our real savior is the Quran. We are mortals and no one will stand for you in the day of judgement but your actions and the Quran. If we to live by the Quran and for the Quran we will have our happiness in this life and the herafter. They will tell you it has verses of violence when a lot of the western histroy is that of violence, colonism and imperialism. Do not get angry get peaceful, confident, read the Quran and spread the Quran. Violence in the Quran was very clear was obligatory on Muslims if they are attacked or oppressed typical of what God said in the Bible.

The Spirit in the Quran

By: Maged Taman

According to http://www.wikipedia.org/ The English word "spirit" has many differing meanings and connotations, but commonly refers to a supernatural being or essence — transcendent and therefore metaphysical in its nature: the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines it as "the non-physical part of a person". For many people, however, spirit, like soul, forms a natural part of a being: such people may identify spirit with mind, or with consciousness, or with the brain.
In many religions, spiritual traditions, and philosophies, the soul is the spiritual or immaterial part of a living being, often regarded as eternal. It is usually thought to consist of one's consciousness and personality, and can be synonymous with the spirit, mind or self.[1] In theology, the soul is often believed to live on after the person’s death, and some religions posit that God creates souls. In some cultures, non-human living things, and sometimes inanimate objects are said to have souls, a belief known as animism.[2]

The terms soul and spirit are often used interchangeably, although the former may be viewed as a more worldly and less transcendent aspect of a person than the latter.[3] The words soul and psyche can also be treated synonymously, although psyche has relatively more physical connotations, whereas soul is connected more closely to metaphysics and religion.[4]

The Christian doctrine of the Trinity teaches the unity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as three persons in one Godhead.[1] The doctrine states that God is the Triune God, existing as three persons, or in the Greek hypostases,[2] but one being.[3] Each of the persons is understood as having the one identical essence or nature, not merely similar natures. Since the beginning of the third century[4] the doctrine of the Trinity has been stated as "the one God exists in three Persons and one substance, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."[5] Trinitarianism, belief in the Trinity, is a mark of Oriental and Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and all the mainstream traditions arising from the Protestant Reformation, such as Anglicanism, Methodism, Lutheranism and Presbyterianism. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church describes the Trinity as "the central dogma of Christian theology"

Muslims believe in most part of the above about the spirit and soul. However, they believe that God is one he is the one who created Jesus and he is the one who supported him with the holy spirit as well he did with other prophets. The spirit which is more in Quran present the immaterial part that live the body after death and returns back to the resurrected body. It is the moral and consciousness of us that is reflect our closeness to God or departing from him. In the few verses in the Quran about the spirit we can take these points.

1- God have spirit and we have our spirit from him:

فَإِذَا سَوَّيْتُهُ وَنَفَخْتُ فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِي فَقَعُواْ لَهُ سَاجِدِينَ (15:29)
15:29 (Picktall) So, when I have made him and have breathed into him of My spirit, do ye fall down, prostrating yourselves unto him.

2- God has his spirit also Breathed into Mary:

وَالَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهَا مِن رُّوحِنَا وَجَعَلْنَاهَا وَابْنَهَا آيَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَ (21:91)
21:91 (Picktall) And she (Mary) who was chaste, therefor We breathed into her (something) of Our spirit and made her and her son a token for (all) peoples.

وَمَرْيَمَ ابْنَتَ عِمْرَانَ الَّتِي أَحْصَنَتْ فَرْجَهَا فَنَفَخْنَا فِيهِ مِن رُّوحِنَا وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَاتِ رَبِّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْقَانِتِينَ (66:12) 66:12 (Picktall) And Mary, daughter of Imran, whose body was chaste, therefor We breathed therein something of Our spirit. And she put faith in the words of her Lord and His Scriptures, and was of the obedient.

3- Jesus peace upon him is spirit from God like us:

يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ لاَ تَغْلُواْ فِي دِينِكُمْ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْحَقِّ إِنَّمَا الْمَسِيحُ عِيسَى ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ وَكَلِمَتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَرْيَمَ وَرُوحٌ مِّنْهُ فَآمِنُواْ بِاللّهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَلاَ تَقُولُواْ ثَلاَثَةٌ انتَهُواْ خَيْرًا لَّكُمْ إِنَّمَا اللّهُ إِلَـهٌ وَاحِدٌ سُبْحَانَهُ أَن يَكُونَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَات وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ وَكِيلاً (4:171) 4:171 (Picktall) O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter aught concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him. So believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three". Cease! (it is) better for you! Allah is only One God. Far is it removed from His transcendent majesty that he should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as Defender.

4- The inspiration of God to the prophets is also from his spirit:

يُنَزِّلُ الْمَلآئِكَةَ بِالْرُّوحِ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرُواْ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَـهَ إِلاَّ أَنَاْ فَاتَّقُونِ (16:2)
16:2 (Picktall) He sendeth down the angels with the spirit of His command unto whom He will of His bondmen, (saying): Warn mankind that there is no god save Me, so keep your duty unto Me.
قُلْ نَزَّلَهُ رُوحُ الْقُدُسِ مِن رَّبِّكَ بِالْحَقِّ لِيُثَبِّتَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ (16:102)
16:102 (Picktall) Say: The holy spirit hath revealed it from thy Lord with truth, that it may confirm (the faith of) those who believe, and as guidance and good tidings for those who have surrendered (to Allah). -

رَفِيعُ الدَّرَجَاتِ ذُو الْعَرْشِ يُلْقِي الرُّوحَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ عَلَى مَن يَشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِهِ لِيُنذِرَ يَوْمَ التَّلَاقِ (40:15)
40:15 (Y. Ali) Raised high above ranks (or degrees), (He is) the Lord of the Throne (of Authority): by His Command doth He send the spirit (of inspiration) to any of His servants he pleases, that it may warn (men) of the Day of Mutual Meeting,- -

وَكَذَلِكَ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ رُوحًا مِّنْ أَمْرِنَا مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ وَلَكِن جَعَلْنَاهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ نَّشَاء مِنْ عِبَادِنَا وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَى صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ (42:52)
42:52 (Picktall) And thus have We inspired in thee (Muhammad) a spirit of Our command. Thou knewest not what the Scripture was, nor what the Faith. But We have made it a light whereby We guide whom We will of Our bondmen. And lo! thou verily dost guide unto a right path.

5- The angel Gabriel appears to be the most associated with God holy spirit, as well other angles:

قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَّلَهُ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (2:97) 2:97 (Picktall) Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to gabriel! For he it is who bath revealed (this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers;

وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزِيلُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (26:192)
26:192 (Picktall) And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds,
نَزَلَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الْأَمِينُ (26:193) 26:193 (Picktall) Which the True Spirit hath brought down
عَلَى قَلْبِكَ لِتَكُونَ مِنَ الْمُنذِرِينَ (26:194)
26:194 (Picktall) Upon thy heart, that thou mayest be (one) of the warners,

6- God holy spirit played a major role in the ministry of Jesus:

إِذْ قَالَ اللّهُ يَا عِيسى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ اذْكُرْ نِعْمَتِي عَلَيْكَ وَعَلَى وَالِدَتِكَ إِذْ أَيَّدتُّكَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ تُكَلِّمُ النَّاسَ فِي الْمَهْدِ وَكَهْلاً وَإِذْ عَلَّمْتُكَ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحِكْمَةَ وَالتَّوْرَاةَ وَالإِنجِيلَ وَإِذْ تَخْلُقُ مِنَ الطِّينِ كَهَيْئَةِ الطَّيْرِ بِإِذْنِي فَتَنفُخُ فِيهَا فَتَكُونُ طَيْرًا بِإِذْنِي وَتُبْرِىءُ الأَكْمَهَ وَالأَبْرَصَ بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ تُخْرِجُ الْمَوتَى بِإِذْنِي وَإِذْ كَفَفْتُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنكَ إِذْ جِئْتَهُمْ بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ مِنْهُمْ إِنْ هَـذَا إِلاَّ سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ (5:110)
5:110 (Picktall) When Allah saith: O Jesus, son of Mary! Remember My favor unto thee and unto thy mother; how I strengthened thee with the holy spirit, so that thou spakest unto mankind in the cradle as in maturity; and how I taught thee the Scripture and Wisdom and the Torah and the Gospel; and how thou didst shape of clay as it were the likeness of a bird by My permission, and didst blow upon it and it was a bird by My permission, and thou didst heal him who was born blind and the leper by My permission; and how thou didst raise the dead, by My permission and how I restrained the Children of Israel from (harming) thee when thou camest unto them with clear proofs, and those of them who disbelieved exclaimed: This is naught else than mere magic;

7- We do not know much of the Spirit: the spirit of God, humans and the connection spirit or the holy spirit between us and God. The spirit is invisible to us and we do not know if it is energy and how it works in the miracles of the prophets and if it affects our vision. God may not tell much about it since it is the effect on us is what is he most concerned of. All we may need to know is it is a command of the Lord that conduct to us his will.

وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الرُّوحِ قُلِ الرُّوحُ مِنْ أَمْرِ رَبِّي وَمَا أُوتِيتُم مِّن الْعِلْمِ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً (17:85)
17:85 (Picktall) They will ask thee concerning the spirit. Say: The spirit is by command of my Lord, and of knowledge ye have been vouchsafed but little.

To sum it up: God created us from the material of the earth (dust), he put the spirit in each one of us. Since our spirit is from God's spirit we have a great value to God over all creation. We do not know what is the material of the spirit is, but we know it is invisible to us at least in this life. Jesus (PBUH) had also a spirit from God like us. The inspiration of the revelation of God is not only intellectual and emotional one but more so is spiritual. Thus the revelation comes to us from God's spirit through the angels and descend on the spirit of the prophets. Commonly visions in which state of high spiritual connection between the prophets and God present the commonest way of God communications to those selected humans. So they are in a state of awareness during the visions but more so passive one in most part to be good receivers. The amazing thing about the Quran when Muhammad (PBUH) would get the revelation and people see him being inspired and in state of semi-awareness he would remember latter all the words of God. If it would be his subconscious or unconscious mind very likely he will do a lot of errors that people will easily find. The spiritual hunger for God is part of our creation. Even people who did not have revelation from God they tried to connect with him and made their own religions. Some of these are helped by evil spirits, not Islam what we call Jinn who may be able to go semi-right some of the prophecies and who would get information about faith but commonly mixed with myth and Satan inspiration. Even the Quran Satan tried to influence it but God protected and Satan was not able to put his words in the Quran. When we die the spirit ascend back to the creator we do not exactly where it is physically. In the day of judgment our spirits will join our new bodies that are resurrected. God in the Quran talk also about soul which is different form spirit the first is us all including our body, spirit, actions and so forth. That is why God in large part in the Quran use the word soul when he talk to us and the spirit is used only in few verses mostly those mentioned in this article. God warn us in the day of judgment :

وَاتَّقُواْ يَوْماً لاَّ تَجْزِي نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْئاً وَلاَ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلاَ تَنفَعُهَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ (2:123) 2:123 (Picktall) And guard (yourselves) against a day when no soul will naught avail another, nor will compensation be accepted from it, nor will intercession be of use to it; nor will they be helped. -

Quran From Surah Araf: Simple Plan of God for our Creation

From: http://www.islamicity.com/

المص (7:1)
7:1 (Picktall) Alif. Lam. Mim. Sad. -

كِتَابٌ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ فَلاَ يَكُن فِي صَدْرِكَ حَرَجٌ مِّنْهُ لِتُنذِرَ بِهِ وَذِكْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (7:2)
7:2 (Picktall) (It is) a Scripture that is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) so let there be no heaviness in thy heart therefrom that thou mayest warn thereby, and (it is) a Reminder unto believers. -

اتَّبِعُواْ مَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكُم مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ وَلاَ تَتَّبِعُواْ مِن دُونِهِ أَوْلِيَاء قَلِيلاً مَّا تَذَكَّرُونَ (7:3)
7:3 (Picktall) (Saying): Follow that which is sent down unto you from your Lord, and follow no protecting friends beside Him. Little do ye recollect! -

وَكَم مِّن قَرْيَةٍ أَهْلَكْنَاهَا فَجَاءهَا بَأْسُنَا بَيَاتًا أَوْ هُمْ قَآئِلُونَ (7:4)
7:4 (Picktall) How many a township have We destroyed! As a raid by night, or while they slept at noon, Our terror came unto them. -

فَمَا كَانَ دَعْوَاهُمْ إِذْ جَاءهُمْ بَأْسُنَا إِلاَّ أَن قَالُواْ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ (7:5)
7:5 (Picktall) No plea had they, when Our terror came unto them, save that they said: Lo! We were wrongdoers. -

فَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الَّذِينَ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَنَسْأَلَنَّ الْمُرْسَلِينَ (7:6)
7:6 (Picktall) Then verily We shall question those unto whom (Our message) hath been sent, and verily We shall question the messengers. -

فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ (7:7)
7:7 (Picktall) Then verily We shall narrate unto them (the event) with knowledge, for verily We were not absent, (when it came to pass). -

وَالْوَزْنُ يَوْمَئِذٍ الْحَقُّ فَمَن ثَقُلَتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ (7:8)
7:8 (Picktall) The weighing on that day is the true (weighing). As for those whose scale is heavy, they are the successful. -

وَمَنْ خَفَّتْ مَوَازِينُهُ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ الَّذِينَ خَسِرُواْ أَنفُسَهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ بِآيَاتِنَا يِظْلِمُونَ (7:9)
7:9 (Picktall) And as for those whose scale is light: those are they who lose their souls because they disbelieved Our revelations. -

وَلَقَدْ مَكَّنَّاكُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَجَعَلْنَا لَكُمْ فِيهَا مَعَايِشَ قَلِيلاً مَّا تَشْكُرُونَ (7:10)
7:10 (Picktall) And We have given you (mankind) power in the earth, and appointed for you therein a livelihood. Little give ye thanks! -

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ (7:11)
7:11 (Picktall) And We created you, then fashioned you, then told the angels: Fall ye prostrate before Adam! And they fell prostrate, all save Iblis, who was not of those who make prostration. -
قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ (7:12)
7:12 (Picktall) He said: What hindered thee that thou didst not fall prostrate when I bade thee? (Iblis) said: I am better than him. Thou createdst me of fire while him Thou didst create of mud. -
قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَاخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ (7:13)
7:13 (Picktall) He said: Then go down hence! It is not for thee to show pride here, so go forth! Lo! thou art of those degraded. -

قَالَ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ (7:14)
7:14 (Picktall) He said: Reprieve me till the day when they are raised (from the dead). -

قَالَ إِنَّكَ مِنَ المُنظَرِينَ (7:15)
7:15 (Picktall) He said: Lo! thou art of those reprieved. -

قَالَ فَبِمَا أَغْوَيْتَنِي لأَقْعُدَنَّ لَهُمْ صِرَاطَكَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ (7:16)
7:16 (Picktall) He said : Now, because Thou hast sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy Right Path. -

ثُمَّ لآتِيَنَّهُم مِّن بَيْنِ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ وَعَنْ أَيْمَانِهِمْ وَعَن شَمَآئِلِهِمْ وَلاَ تَجِدُ أَكْثَرَهُمْ شَاكِرِينَ (7:17)
7:17 (Picktall) Then I shall come upon them from before them and from behind them and from their right bands and from their left hands, and Thou wilt not find most of them beholden (unto Thee). -

قَالَ اخْرُجْ مِنْهَا مَذْؤُومًا مَّدْحُورًا لَّمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ لأَمْلأنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ (7:18)
7:18 (Picktall) He said: Go forth from hence, degraded, banished. As for such of them as follow thee, surely I will fill hell with all of you. -

وَيَا آدَمُ اسْكُنْ أَنتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ فَكُلاَ مِنْ حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلاَ تَقْرَبَا هَـذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ (7:19)
7:19 (Picktall) And (unto man): O Adam! Dwell thou and thy wife in the Garden and eat from whence ye will, but come not nigh this tree lest ye become wrong-doers. -

فَوَسْوَسَ لَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ لِيُبْدِيَ لَهُمَا مَا وُورِيَ عَنْهُمَا مِن سَوْءَاتِهِمَا وَقَالَ مَا نَهَاكُمَا رَبُّكُمَا عَنْ هَـذِهِ الشَّجَرَةِ إِلاَّ أَن تَكُونَا مَلَكَيْنِ أَوْ تَكُونَا مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ (7:20)
7:20 (Picktall) Then Satan whispered to them that he might manifest unto them that which was hidden from them of their shame, and he said: Your Lord forbade you from this tree only lest ye should become angels or become of the immortals. -

وَقَاسَمَهُمَا إِنِّي لَكُمَا لَمِنَ النَّاصِحِينَ (7:21)
7:21 (Picktall) And he swore unto them (saying): Lo! I am a sincere adviser unto you. -

فَدَلاَّهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْءَاتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَاهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَآنَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ (7:22)
7:22 (Picktall) Thus did he lead them on with guile. And when they tasted of the tree their shame was manifest to them and they began to hide (by heaping) on themselves some of the leaves of the Garden. And their Lord called them, (saying): Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you: Lo! Satan is an open enemy to you? -

قَالاَ رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ (7:23)
7:23 (Picktall) They said : Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If Thou forgive us not and have not mercy on us, surely we are of the lost! -

قَالَ اهْبِطُواْ بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ وَلَكُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ مُسْتَقَرٌّ وَمَتَاعٌ إِلَى حِينٍ (7:24)
7:24 (Picktall) He said: Go down (from hence), one of you a foe unto the other. There will be for you on earth a habitation and provision for a while. -

قَالَ فِيهَا تَحْيَوْنَ وَفِيهَا تَمُوتُونَ وَمِنْهَا تُخْرَجُونَ (7:25)
7:25 (Picktall) He said: There shall ye live, and there shall ye die, and thence shall ye be brought forth. -

Quran: Surah 34 - Saba - Sheba

From: http://www.quranexplained.co.uk/

[Author's note] This is the 34th Surah of the Qur'an. It has 54 verses. Queen Bilqis of the Kingdom of Sheba had a strong and prosperous Empire but they worshiped the sun along with smaller deities, hence, their social system was not without inequities. They also liked to invade other lands. King Solomon, the Prophet, subdued the hostility of her Kingdom without a fight and she saw the Divine Truth. That was around 950 B.C. Sheba is the name of the Kingdom that once prospered in today's Yemen, Somalia and Ethiopia. This impoverished region of today was the wealthiest Kingdom at its zenith, which was the time of Queen Bilqis of Sheba. For a little more account of their history, please see Surah 27, An-Naml. After Bilqis, the Kingdom of Sheba lasted, with ups and downs, until 115 B.C. when they were over-run by a Southern warrior people Bihair. This Surah mentions the history of this Kingdom shortly before their annihilation in 115 B.C. As usual the Surah touches upon diverse concepts. The Qur'an being a Book of Guidance refers to history only enough to provide us with lessons. It is worth noting that the Qur'an describes especially the stories of David, Solomon and Sheba in allegorical terms since the Arab poetry and folklore spoke of them as such and the allegorical expression of the Qur'an instantly struck a chord with the initial addressees.

With the Glorious Name of Allah, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness. 34:1 All Praise is due to Allah to Whom belong all things in the heavens and all things in the earth. The entire Universe manifests His Praise in its design, action, discipline and splendor. And for Him is the Praise in the Hereafter, and He is the Wise, the Aware. 34:2 He knows all that enters the earth, and all that comes out of it, and that which descends from the high atmosphere and that which ascends to it. And He is Merciful, Forgiving. (He nourishes the entire Cosmos and absolves imperfections). 34:3 And yet the disbelievers say, "Never will the Hour come upon us." Say, "Nay, by my Lord, it is coming to you. By the Knower of the Unseen, it will most certainly come upon you. (The Great Revolution in this world and the Hour of Resurrection are bound to come). Not an atom's weight in the heavens and the earth, escapes His Knowledge, nor is hidden anything smaller or larger, but it is recorded in a Clear Record. 34:4 That He may reward those who attain belief and serve others with wealth and person, and thus grow their own personality. For them is the protection of forgiveness and honorable provision of mind and body." 34:5 Whereas those who strive against Our Revelations trying to defeat their purpose, theirs will be a suffering of painful anxiety. 34:6 Those who make use of the perceptual and conceptual knowledge that they have been given, see that the Revelation to you (O Prophet) from your Lord, is the Truth. And that it leads to the Path of the Almighty, the Owner of Praise. 34:7 But those who are bent upon denying, say, "May we show you a man who says that after you are dispersed in dust completely - lo and behold! - You will be created anew?" 34:8 "Has he invented a lie against Allah or is he a madman?" Nay, but those who disbelieve in the life to come are wandering in the wilderness of thought and in a profound error. 34:9 Have they not observed the heaven and the earth however little lies open before them, and however much is hidden from them? If We so Willed, We could have caused the earth to swallow them, or caused masses from the sky fall down upon them. Therein, behold, is a Sign for every servant who turns to his Lord. 34:10 We bestowed upon David bounties from Us, and commanded thus, "O Tribes of the Mountains! Join him in establishing My Glory on earth." And so were commanded the fierce riders of the Taer Tribe. And We made the iron soft for him. (David mastered iron technology (21:79), (27:15-16)). 34:11 (And We said to him), "Set up means for making coats of armor, and design a strong defense (with infantry and cavalry) linked in command. And (O People of David) you all shall use this power to serve humanity. Verily, whatever you do, I am Seer thereof." 34:12 And unto Solomon, We committed the wind at his disposal. (He mastered the science of sailing and his ships sailed much faster than the others). They sailed one month going and one month coming back. And We gave him abundance in mining of copper and minerals and subdued for him the Wild Tribes who worked for him by his Lord's leave. (Solomon established the Divine System such that) whoever turned aside from Our Command, We made him taste a severe punishment (21:82), (38:37). 34:13 They worked for him as he desired, making forts, sculptures and images, pools, and boilers well-dug into the ground. We said, "Labor O Children of David, in gratitude for what you have been given. Few of My servants are truly grateful in practice." 34:14 When We decreed death for him (Solomon), nothing showed his death to the Wild Tribes until a creature of the earth ate away the strength he had mustered. When the power base fell, the Wild Tribes rebelled regretting that they should have done it sooner only if they knew the new unjust King. (The 'creature of the earth' was the highly incompetent son Rehoboam, and successor of Solomon 38:34. Historically, ten of the Israelite Tribes also broke away from the Kingdom at that point). 34:15 The People of Sheba had a homeland that was a marvel indeed, with gardens everywhere on the right and the left (Yemen-Somalia-Abyssinia). "Enjoy what your Sustainer has provided for you, and render thanks to Him - a goodly land and a Sustainer Absolver of imperfections." 34:16 But they turned away from Divine Values and We sent on them the Flood of the 'Arim' released from water dams. And We turned their Gardens into 'gardens' producing wild bitter fruit, and a thorny Lote-tree here and a tree there. [The ruins of the greatest of these dams 'Maarib' exist in Yemen indicating that it was at least two miles long and 120 ft. high] 34:17 This was Our Requital for their ingratitude. Do We ever punish anyone but the ungrateful? (Ingratitude = Refusing to share Allah's bounties in equity. It appears that in the Kingdom of Sheba people were divided into two classes, the very rich and the very poor). 34:18 And We had set, between them and the towns We had blessed (Syria-Palestine), many oases with townships within sight of one another, and thus We had made traveling easy, "Travel safely in this land by night or by day." [Before the destruction of the Sheba Empire, there were beautiful oases and towns from Ethiopia-Somalia-Yemen to Syria-Palestine, and business flourished through the highways and international trade through land and sea. Journey had been made easy for them with secured rest areas day and night. On the highway from Yemen to Jerusalem they had built 700 luxurious rest areas for the busy caravan route. Their trade extended to India in the East, Egypt-Sudan in the West, Kenya-Uganda in the South and Syria-Palestine in the North.] 34:19 But now, their ungrateful attitude was saying, "Our Lord! Make our journey-stages longer." (Make the trade route insecure, unprofitable and deserted). They wronged people and thus harmed themselves. Consequently, We made them history, and We scattered them utterly. Herein, behold, are Signs indeed for individuals and nations who would patiently draw lessons from history and learn to be practically grateful.[The population of Maarib, the capital, and the whole of Yemen, the Center of their Empire, got dispersed as wandering tribes Northward in the Arabian Peninsula and Southward in Africa.]34:20 And indeed, Iblis found them meeting his expectations. All of them followed their selfish desire - barring a few who had remained believers in the Divine Values. (7:17), (17:62). 34:21 And yet he (Iblis) had no power at all over them (15:38-41). But We thus distinguish between those who believe in the life to come from those who keep doubting it. And your Lord is Watcher over all things. (Those who deny the Law of Requital easily succumb to their desires). 34:22 Say, "Call upon those whom you imagine beside Allah! They have not an atom's weight of power either in the heavens or in the earth, nor have they any share in either, nor does He need any of them as a helper." 34:23 No intercession is of any avail with Him except that one stands up as a witness of Law in His Court. When their hearts are calmed down, they will ask, "What did your Lord decide?" The witnesses will say, "The decisive Truth." He is the Most High, Most Great. 34:24 Say, "Who grants you provision from the heavens and the earth?" Say, "Allah" and see for yourself who is rightly guided and who is in error, we or you?" (You wish to keep the God-given resources unto yourselves and we insist on an equitable distribution). 34:25 Say, "You will not be asked of our wrongs, nor shall we be called to account for what you are doing." 34:26 Say, "Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will lay open the Truth between us. Verily, He is the Exponent of truth, All-Knowing." 34:27 Say, "Point out to me those whom you associate with Him as partners. Nay - nay, but He alone is God, the Almighty, the Wise." 34:28 Now (O Messenger) We have sent you as a bringer of glad news and a Warner to mankind at large, but most people are (at this time) unaware of this fact. 34:29 They keep saying, "When will the promise be fulfilled, if you believers are men of truth?" 34:30 Say, "The promise of the Day that you can neither postpone nor hasten by an hour, is yours." 34:31 And the rejecters say, "We will not believe in this Qur'an, nor in the previous Scriptures." If you could only see these transgressors when they are made to stand before their Lord, how they blame one another. The followers will tell their proud leaders, "If it were not for you, we would have been believers." 34:32 The leaders will say to the weak commoners, "Why - did we drive you away from the Guidance when it had come to you? Nay, it is you who were guilty (of blind following)." 34:33 The commoners will say to their leaders, "Nay, you were the ones who schemed night and day to set up systems that we were forced to follow, instead of Allah. It is you who set up (yourselves as) rivals against Him." Both parties will then be ashamed when they see the Requital. We will put shackles around the necks of all those who rejected the Truth. Is their retribution anything but what they earned with their own actions? 34:34 Whenever We sent a Warner to any community its rich elite declared, "Behold, we reject the message you are sent with." 34:35 And they further said, "We are more than you in wealth and children and party and we cannot be made to suffer." 34:36 Say, "Behold, my Lord enlarges and narrows the provision to people according to His Laws (and hence, you see the change in fortunes). But most people are not aware (that the Divine System ensures prosperity for all). " 34:37 And it is not your wealth nor your children and party that will bring you closer to Us, but he who truly believes and helps others. Such people will have a twofold reward for their deeds. It is they who will dwell in secure mansions. (25:75). 34:38 Whereas those who strive against Our Revelations trying to make them ineffective, will be given over to retribution. 34:39 Say, "Behold, my Lord enlarges or narrows provision for His servants according to His Laws. (20:124). Whatever you spend on others, He replaces it. (2:261). For, He is the Best of providers." 34:40 The Day He gathers all people He will ask the angels, "Did they worship you?" (Did they think that the forces of Nature randomly ran the Universe)? 34:41 They will answer, "Glory is Yours! You are our Master, not them. Nay, they used to worship the invisible guises of their selfish desire. Most of them were believers therein." (Jinns = Hidden from sight. Generally this term in the Qur'an applies to nomads rarely appearing in townships. It is also used to describe rebellious desire, emotions and fiery temperament like Satan (6:101), (18:50), (37:158), (55:15). 34:42 That Day you will have no power to help or harm one another and We will tell the transgressors, "Taste the doom of Fire which you used to deny." 34:43 When Our Verses are conveyed to them in all clarity, they say, "This is only a man who wants to divert you from what your ancestors used to worship." And they say, "This is nothing but an invented lie." Those who disbelieve say of the Truth when it reaches them, "This is nothing but an obvious magic." 34:44 But We never gave them any Scriptures that they study, nor did We send unto them before you any Warner. 34:45 Thus too, nations before them had rejected the Message. These people have not received a tenth of the power and wealth that We had bestowed upon them. Yet, when they denied My Messengers, (see) how awesome was My rejection! 34:46 Say, "I ask you to do just one thing: For Allah's sake! Stand up in pairs and singly - and then think! There is no madness in your companion. He is only a Warner unto you in the face of a terrible doom." 34:47 Say, "Whatever reward do I ask you, it is yours. My reward rests with none but Allah, and He is Witness unto everything." 34:48 Say, "Verily, my Lord makes the Truth prevail - He Who is the Profound Knower of the Unseen." (Of all True and False that may not be evident to you). 34:49 Say, "The Truth has now come to light and falsehood will hide its face, nor shall (the Days of Ignorance) come back." 34:50 Say, "When I was searching for the Truth, I was searching for the Truth for myself. And now I am rightly guided because of that which my Lord has revealed unto me (93:7). He is the Hearer, Ever-Near." 34:51 If you could but see, when they will be terrified with no escape and seized at a place nearby. 34:52 And will cry, "We now attain faith." 34:53 They adamantly rejected the Truth before and they kept shooting the arrows of conjecture from faraway. 34:54 As a result, a barrier will be set between them and what they desired, as will be done for people of their kind of older times. For, behold, they too were lost in doubt, suspicion.

The Miracle of Quran: Examine one short verse.

By: Maged Taman.

14:48 [His promise will be fulfilled] on the Day when the earth shall be changed into another earth, as shall be the heavens and when [all men] shall appear before God, the One who holds absolute sway over all that exists.
يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ وَبَرَزُواْ للّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ (14:48)

In this simple verse we find great meanings and great glory of God with marvelous use of the Arabic language. When one hears the verse he feels the verse is from God. Beyond the beauty of the verse when you analyse it you make great points:

1- The verse is a promise from God and as most of God's words they are statements, it is like being the constitution to humans that is composed of very true statements.

2- The great promise is about one day that awaits us, the day of judgment.

3- In fact it awaits all the universe as the earth will be changed to another earth and the heavens as well.

4- The verse talk about the change of earth first since is the scene or the theater in that day. Besides a new earth means a new life and new deal to humans.

5- The verse mentioned: the earth will be changed to another earth and so the heavens. The earth which is nothing compared to heaven is mentioned first. The very mighty drop it "and so the heavens" as an add on to the earth. A glory detected by making the greatest of acts of God as: and by the way without overusing words or overbearing in using the language. You can say simply miraculous language.

6- You feel like God is erasing with his hands the earth and heavens with new ones, and prepare a new earth to man.

7- The people will appear before God in a special way in that day: The verse used in Arabic is barazo. Which means appear with prominent appearance. It shows his greatness in having people understand that their appearance will be real and prominent.

8- Their appearance is pleural means all of them.

9- The verse describe them appearing all to the one. All of them are appearing to one which it indicates how mighty he is. It is like you calling all people you know to meet you in one spot. No one of us would dare to do that except in his funeral and even so it is usually voluntary appearance.

10- He used after one the attribute alkahar which is a single word in Arabic but you need many words in English to explain it. Muhammad Asad the translator used the phrase "who holds absolute sway over all that exists". From all his attributes of 99 this one is the best to describe him in this scene. So he is the one with the most powerful and able of his attributes to have all of us answering him in that day of judgment. It has great warning with the words used, the scene described and the inner spirit of the language. The later I can not explain well it could be the use of some words in certain combination cause a certain feeling or trend.

See how many few words (only 10) in Arabic God used to relay this great meaning. Add to that the beauty of the rhyme and the harmony of the words. For non-sophisticated Muslims it just rings in their ears and captures their hearts. For sophisticated one like me I can get 10 points to this verse and possibly other people well versed into Arabic language will find more points to add.

يَوْمَ تُبَدَّلُ الأَرْضُ غَيْرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاوَاتُ وَبَرَزُواْ للّهِ الْوَاحِدِ الْقَهَّارِ (14:48)

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Surah 15 in Quran: The Valley of Rocks

From: http://www.quranexplained.co.uk/

Surah 15 - Al-Hjir - The Valley of Rocks

[Author's Note] This is the 15th Surah of the Qur'an. It has 99 verses. Al-Hijr implies "The Valley of Rocks". The Valley extends from Makkah to Syria, a distance of about 1,000 miles. The nations of Prophets Saleh and Shoaib inhabited here in their respective times. Prophet Lot was sent a bit north in the Valley, close to the Dead Sea. Rocky and desert grounds, the "stony hard" behavior of these three nations and the history of their annihilation through earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, perhaps gave the Valley its name. The ancient Greek philosopher, Ptolemy (Batlimus) mentioned the place as HEGRA. With the Glorious Name of Allah, the Instant and Sustaining Source of all Mercy and Kindness.

15:1 A.L.R. Allah, Aleem the Knower, Raziq the Provider. These are Messages of Revelation, of a discourse clear in itself and clearly showing the Truth. This is Qur'an, a plain reading and a Revelation that explains itself. 15:2 The time is coming when the rejecters of the Truth will ardently wish that they were Muslims. 15:3 Let them eat, drink, and enjoy life while hanging on to false hopes (47:12). They will come to know. (If they do not come to the Truth, the Truth will come to them, and they will see it (102:7)). 15:4 And Our Law of Requital annihilated no community or township before the period of respite was over (13:38). 15:5 The Law of Respite has no exceptions. No nation can hasten or delay the consequence. 15:6 And yet, they who deny the Truth, say, "O You, unto whom this Reminder has been revealed, verily you are mad!" 15:7 "Why don't you bring angels to us if you are a man of truth?" 15:8 We do not send down the angels except when the period of respite is over. And in that case the rejecters get no further reprieve. 15:9 Behold, it is We Ourselves Who have sent down this Reminder, and behold, it is We Who shall truly guard it. (6:116). 15:10 And indeed (O Prophet) even before your time We sent Messengers to the communities. 15:11 And never came there a Messenger unto them but they did mock him. 15:12 Our Law turns the psyche of the guilty such that they ridicule reform since they are used to thriving on the fruit of others' toil. 15:13 They accept not the Message. Such has been the way of those who went before them. 15:14 And even if We opened to them a Gate into the Heaven, and they kept ascending through it, 15:15 They would say, "Our eyes are intoxicated. Nay, we are a folk bewitched." 15:16 We have set constellations in the Sky and We have beautified it for the beholders. 15:17 And We have guarded it from every destructive force. 15:18 (Allah is everywhere, not just in the skies. The Qur'an dispels all superstitions including the clairvoyants and fortunetellers spying onto His Court). The Shining Flame of Knowledge has now come to you to dispel the deceptive claims of every deceiver. (26:210-212), (37:8-9), (52:38), (67:5), (72:8-9). 15:19 And the earth, We have spread it out wide and compressed its Globe (39:5) and placed firm in it mountain ranges. And caused each seemly thing to grow in due proportion therein. (15:19-20), (31:10), (41:10), (79:28-30), (88:18-20). 15:20 And We have given you means of livelihood, as well as for all whose sustenance does not depend on you. 15:21 And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures thereof. And We send it down but in precise measure. 15:22 And We send the winds as pollinators that fertilize plants, and cause water to come down from the height for you to drink. Who holds the stores of the Universe? You don't. (51:41). 15:23 For, it is We, We alone Who control the Laws of life and death, and it is We alone Who remain the Ultimate Inheritor. (Hence, Our provision must remain accessible to all (56:63-74)). 15:24 And, verily, We know those who passed on before you, and We know those who will come after you. (And We know those who advance in goodness and those who lag behind). 15:25 And, behold, it is your Lord Who will gather all of them together. Verily, He is Wise, all-Knowing. 15:26 And, indeed, We created man from sounding clay, out of dark inorganic matter. (37:11). 15:27 Before humanity became civilized, (you can say that) We created the caveman from flames, i.e. with fiery disposition in self-preservation. 15:28 Recall when your Sustainer said to the angels, "Behold, I am about to create a mortal man out of inorganic matter." (2:30-35), (7:11-22), (17:61), (19:21), (20:116-120). 15:29 And when I have perfected him in due proportion and breathed into him something of My Energy, bow before him." (That something will be the gift of free will, the ability to make decisions (76:3)). 15:30 Thereupon the angels bowed, all of them together. (The physical Laws in the Universe were made subservient to mankind). 15:31 But Iblis (Satan). He refused to be among those who bowed. (The selfish desire of mankind declared rebellion against the higher control of Reason and Permanent Moral Values (2:34)). 15:32 God asked, "O Iblis! Why are you not with those who bowed?" 15:33 He replied, "I am not one to bow to man whom You have created from sounding clay out of inorganic matter." 15:34 God said, "Go forth then, from here! You are dismissed forthwith." 15:35 "My rejection shall be your due until the Day of Judgment." (7:14-15). 15:36 Said Iblis, "Then O My Sustainer! Grant me a respite till the Day when all shall be raised from the dead." 15:37 Answered He, "Verily, so be it. You shall be among those who are granted respite." 15:38 "Till the Day known (to Me alone)". 15:39 Now Iblis said, "O My Lord! Since You let me go astray, I verily shall make attractive the path of error for them in the earth. And I shall mislead them everyone." 15:40 "Except those who are truly Your servants." 15:41 " This is, with Me, a Straight Path," said God. 15:42 "Verily, you shall have no power over My servants, except those who put themselves in error and follow you." 15:43 "And for all such, behold, Hell is the promised abode." 15:44 "With seven gates leading into it, each gate receiving its share of wrongdoers." (The Straight Path is one, while the wrong paths are numerous and each of them leads to Hell (30:30-31)). 15:45 Verily, those who walk aright, will find themselves amidst gardens and springs. 15:46 They will be told, "Enter them in peace, secure." 15:47 And We shall remove from their hearts any sense of jealousy, rancor, rivalry and bitterness (7:43). And they shall rest as brothers and sisters, facing one another, on thrones of happiness. (56:15), (88:13). 15:48 No weariness shall ever touch them, and never shall they lose this abode of Bliss. 15:49 Tell My servants that I am Forgiving, Merciful. 15:50 Yet, My Law of Requital dispenses a severe requital. 15:51 As an example, tell them once again about Abraham's guests. 15:52 When they came unto him, and said, "Peace!" He said, "Behold, We are afraid of you." 15:53 Said they, "Fear not! Behold, we bring you the glad tiding of an enlightened son." 15:54 He said, "How can you give me such glad tiding even though I have been overtaken by old age?" 15:55 They answered, "We have given you the glad tiding that is bound to come true. So be not of those who abandon hope!" 15:56 Abraham exclaimed, "And who, other than the one in error, despairs of the Grace of his Lord?" 15:57 He added, "And afterward what is your mission O Messengers?" 15:58 They replied, "We are sent to a guilty people (for retribution)." 15:59 "Barring Lot's household and followers. All of whom, behold, we shall save (as Commanded). 15:60 "Excepting his wife. Allah has decreed that she would stay behind (due to her disobedi-ence)." 15:61 When the Messengers came to Lot's house, 15:62 He said, "Behold, you are people unknown." 15:63 They answered, "Nay, we bring to you the decision of what they keep disputing with you." 15:64 "And we are bringing you the certainty (that the period of respite for your people is over). For, behold, we are indeed truthful." 15:65 "Go, then, with your family and followers while it is yet night. Follow them in the rear, and let none of you look back (ever to come back to this place). But proceed where you are commanded (by your Lord (11:81)." 15:66 And We revealed to Lot this decree, "The last remnant of those shall be wiped out in the morning." 15:67 (As this conversation was taking place), people of the town came rejoicing in anticipation. (They thought that these Messengers would make for them permissible what Lot had been declaring non-permissible). 15:68 Lot said, "Behold, these are my guests; so do not embarrass me." 15:69 "Be mindful of Allah and disgrace me not!" 15:70 They answered, "Haven't we forbidden you to entertain any kind of people (who are strangers)?"15:71 Lot said, "Your wives, who are like my daughters, are better for you." 15:72 The Messengers said to Lot, "They won't listen to you even if you preach them all your life." They were totally intoxicated, stumbling up and down. 15:73 The blast (of Our Requital) overtook them at the time of sunrise. 15:74 And We turned the towns upside down and showered upon them hard heated rocks. 15:75 Therein verily are lessons for those who read the signs. 15:76 And behold, those towns (Sodom and Gomorrah) stood by a road that still exists. 15:77 Verily, herein lies a message indeed for those who believe. 15:78 And the dwellers in woods (of Midyan, the people of Shoaib), were also wrongdoers. 15:79 And so Our just Law of Requital struck them. And, behold, these both communities lived by a highway, to this day plain to see. 15:80 And likewise indeed, the dwellers in Al-Hijr (Thamud of Saleh) denied Our Messengers. 15:81 And We gave them Our Messages, but they stubbornly turned away from them. 15:82 Even as they (with power given by Us) used to carve homes in the mountains for security. 15:83 And so the blast (of Our Requital) overtook them early in the morning. 15:84 And of no avail to them was all the power that they had acquired. 15:85 Remember, We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, without Purpose. (Nations that do not fit themselves in the Divine Plan get wiped out. So shall happen to your people, (O Prophet), if they do not mend their ways). Behold, the Hour is surely coming (when you shall be victorious). So overlook their faults, and forgive them graciously. (73:10). 15:86 Verily, your Lord! He is the All Knowing Creator. 15:87 We have given you several examples from history that repeats itself, and We have given you this Sublime Qur'an that defines the Laws of the rise and fall of nations. (39:23). [Most ancient and contemporary exponents have misunderstood this verse because of uncritical following of Bukhari. They maintain that the number seven "sab'an" here means the seven verses of the first Surah, Al-Fatihah which is so frequently recited. Obviously this interpretation is against the flowing context here and it reduces the glorious meaning to naught. Words like "sab'a" = seven and "bidh'a" = from three up to nine, in the Qur'an often denote several.] 15:88 So do not even look at the worldly possessions that We have given to different people (among the deniers) and grieve not that their luxuries keep them from seeing the Truth. But lower your wing of kindness to the believers. (15:94). 15:89 Say, "Behold, I am indeed he that warns openly and without ambiguity." 15:90 We did send down punishment upon the formulators of sects, after such warnings. 15:91 Now those who cause division and sectarianism after (this Revelation), will be seen as dismembering the Qur'an. 15:92 Them, by your Lord! We shall indeed call them to account, everyone and all. 15:93 For whatever they have done! 15:94 Hence, proclaim openly all that you have been commanded and disregard those who bring forth 'authorities' parallel to Him. 15:95 Verily, We shall suffice you against all who deride this Message, 15:96 And set up, side by side, parallel 'authorities.' 15:97 And well do We know that your heart is distressed by what they say. 15:98 But extol you your Sustainer. Strive in your Mission so that they see that the Giver of such magnificent Guidance is indeed Praiseworthy. Be you among the foremost to adore Him. 15:99 Submit entirely to your Sustainer so that you may have conviction in the success that is forthcoming.

God not Muhammad (PBUH)

By: Maged Taman

The people who poorly understood Islam or willingly deceived others about Islam had made it a religion of Muhammad (PBUH) and not God. They actually used to call Muslims Muhammadans. The truth is Muhammad (PBUH) like the prophets who preceded him received the inspiration of God. The Quran distinctly and with no confusion is not confusing God with his messenger. Though the Quran came of the mouth of the prophet it did not have any second correction of grammar or structure. Not an error that the author can come back and correct as happen with most books. Muhammad did not come back at any moment to say the subject here was not God but me or vice verse. There is no confusion about who is talking to who despite the unique language of the Quran from God talking as telling or directly speaking to us or uttering other words that is spoken by any group of people. This is one of the great miracle of the Quran the author is distinct and always talk with glory and great authority. Here are examples of why it is God and not Muhammad who is inspiring the Quran. Muhammad conscious or subconscious mind would have brought weakness and error if he was the author of the Quran or if he was even directed by smart people, though no one saw them dictating the Quran to him.

1- The Quran was sent by God and not Muhammad:

قُلْ مَن كَانَ عَدُوًّا لِّجِبْرِيلَ فَإِنَّهُ نَزَّلَهُ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ بِإِذْنِ اللّهِ مُصَدِّقاً لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَهُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ (2:97)
2:97 (Picktall) Say (O Muhammad, to mankind): Who is an enemy to Gabriel! For he it is who bath revealed (this Scripture) to thy heart by Allah's leave, confirming that which was (revealed) before it, and a guidance and glad tidings to believers;

لَقَدْ كَانَ فِي قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌ لِّأُوْلِي الأَلْبَابِ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًا يُفْتَرَى وَلَـكِن تَصْدِيقَ الَّذِي بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ (12:111) 12:111 (Picktall) In their history verily there is a lesson for men of understanding. It is no invented story but a confirmation of the existing (Scripture) and a detailed explanation of everything, and a guidance and a mercy for folk who believe.

هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ وَكَفَى بِاللَّهِ شَهِيدًا (48:28)
48:28 (Picktall) He it is Who hath sent His messenger (Muhammad) with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion. And Allah sufficeth as a witness.
فَإِنَّمَا يَسَّرْنَاهُ بِلِسَانِكَ لِتُبَشِّرَ بِهِ الْمُتَّقِينَ وَتُنذِرَ بِهِ قَوْمًا لُّدًّا (19:97)
19:97 (Picktall) And We make (this Scripture) easy in thy tongue, (O Muhammad) only that thou mayst bear good tidings therewith unto those who ward off (evil), and warn therewith the froward folk.

2- In fact Muhammad was heedless before the Quran:

نَحْنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيْكَ أَحْسَنَ الْقَصَصِ بِمَا أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ هَـذَا الْقُرْآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبْلِهِ لَمِنَ الْغَافِلِينَ (12:3)
12:3 (Picktall) We narrate unto thee (muhammad) the best of narratives in that We have inspired in thee this Quran, though aforetime thou wast of the heedless.

3- In fact God asked Muhammad to wait for the inspiration and not to move his tongue to hasten the inspiration:

لَا تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ (75:16)
75:16 (Picktall) Stir not thy tongue herewith to hasten it.

4- In a rare occasion Muhammad had a doubt about the Quran himself and God corrected him:

فَإِن كُنتَ فِي شَكٍّ مِّمَّا أَنزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ فَاسْأَلِ الَّذِينَ يَقْرَؤُونَ الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكَ لَقَدْ جَاءكَ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكَ فَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْمُمْتَرِينَ (10:94)
10:94 (Picktall) And if thou (muhammad) art in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto thee, then question those who read the Scripture (that was) before thee. Verily the Truth from thy Lord hath come unto thee. So be not thou of the waverers.

5- God is the one who sent the Torah to Moses (PBUH) and not Muhammad:

وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا أَهْلَكْنَا الْقُرُونَ الْأُولَى بَصَائِرَ لِلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ (28:43)
28:43 (Picktall) And We verily gave the Scripture unto Moses after We had destroyed the generations of old; clear testimonies for mankind, and a guidance and a mercy, that haply they might reflect.

ثُمَّ آتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ تَمَامًا عَلَى الَّذِيَ أَحْسَنَ وَتَفْصِيلاً لِّكُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لَّعَلَّهُم بِلِقَاء رَبِّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ (6:154)
6:154 (Picktall) Again, We gave the Scripture unto Moses, complete for him who would do good, an explanation of all things, a guidance and a mercy, that they might believe in the meeting with their Lord.

وَآتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَابَ وَجَعَلْنَاهُ هُدًى لِّبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَلاَّ تَتَّخِذُواْ مِن دُونِي وَكِيلاً (17:2)
17:2 (Picktall) We gave unto Moses the Scripture, and We appointed it a guidance for the Children of Israel, saying: Choose no guardian beside Me.

The repetition in the Quran in most part is not the same and have important thing to add on. For the above 3 verses the first the Torah is a testimony for mankind, the second verse it is explicit and in the 3 verse it was mainly to the children of Israel.

6- Muhammad was not there to witness the stories of the prophets but God narrate them to him and us:

ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنبَاء الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيْكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ أَجْمَعُواْ أَمْرَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَمْكُرُونَ (12:102) 12:102 (Picktall) This is of the tidings of the Unseen which We inspire in thee (muhammad). Thou wast not present with them when they (Joseph borthers) fixed their plan and they were scheming.

وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى الْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ (28:44
28:44 (Picktall) And thou (muhammad) wast not on the western side (of the Mount) when We expounded unto Moses the commandment, and thou wast not among those present;

7- People would ask Muhammad questions and he would wait for God to answer those questions were both from Muslims and non-Muslims:

يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلْ مَا أَنفَقْتُم مِّنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِلْوَالِدَيْنِ وَالأَقْرَبِينَ وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ (2:215) 2:215 (Picktall) They ask thee, (O Muhammad), what they shall spend. Say: That which ye spend for good (must go) to parents and near kindred and orphans and the needy and the wayfarer. And whatsoever good ye do, lo! Allah is Aware of it. -
Al-Baqara (The Cow)

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ الْخَمْرِ وَالْمَيْسِرِ قُلْ فِيهِمَا إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ وَمَنَافِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ كَذَلِكَ يُبيِّنُ اللّهُ لَكُمُ الآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ (2:219)
2:219 (Picktall) They question thee about strong drink and games of chance. Say: In both is great sin, and (some) utility for men; but the sin of them is greater than their usefulness. And they ask thee what they ought to spend. Say: That which is superfluous. Thus Allah maketh plain to you (His) revelations, that haply ye may reflect-- -

يَسْأَلُكَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيْهِمْ كِتَابًا مِّنَ السَّمَاء فَقَدْ سَأَلُواْ مُوسَى أَكْبَرَ مِن ذَلِكَ فَقَالُواْ أَرِنَا اللّهِ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّاعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ثُمَّ اتَّخَذُواْ الْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءتْهُمُ الْبَيِّنَاتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَن ذَلِكَ وَآتَيْنَا مُوسَى سُلْطَانًا مُّبِينًا (4:153)
4:153 (Picktall) The People of the Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (actual) Book to descend upon them from heaven. They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their wickedness. Then (even after that) they chose the calf (for worship) after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto them. And We forgave them that! And We bestowed on Moses evident authority. -

يَسْأَلُونَكَ عَنِ السَّاعَةِ أَيَّانَ مُرْسَاهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي لاَ يُجَلِّيهَا لِوَقْتِهَا إِلاَّ هُوَ ثَقُلَتْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ لاَ تَأْتِيكُمْ إِلاَّ بَغْتَةً يَسْأَلُونَكَ كَأَنَّكَ حَفِيٌّ عَنْهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ اللّهِ وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ (7:187)
7:187 (Picktall) They ask thee of the (destined) Hour, when will it come to port. Say: Knowledge thereof is with my Lord only. He alone will manifest it at its proper time. It is heavy in the heavens and the earth. It cometh not to you save unawares. They question thee as if thou couldst be well informed thereof. Say: Knowledge thereof is with Allah only, but most of mankind know not.

8- God would not send a miracle even if it is Muhammad wish or his people: since God knew that people had miracles and they belied their prophets and tried to put Jesus (PBUH) into death. The miracle is already sent and is everlasting: the Quran.

وَإِن كَانَ كَبُرَ عَلَيْكَ إِعْرَاضُهُمْ فَإِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ أَن تَبْتَغِيَ نَفَقًا فِي الأَرْضِ أَوْ سُلَّمًا فِي السَّمَاء فَتَأْتِيَهُم بِآيَةٍ وَلَوْ شَاء اللّهُ لَجَمَعَهُمْ عَلَى الْهُدَى فَلاَ تَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْجَاهِلِينَ (6:35)
6:35 (Picktall) And if their aversion is grievous unto thee, then, if thou canst, seek a way down into the earth or a ladder unto the sky that thou mayst bring unto them a portent (to convince them all)! If Allah willed, He could have brought them all together to the guidance So be not thou among the foolish ones.

وَإِذَا لَمْ تَأْتِهِم بِآيَةٍ قَالُواْ لَوْلاَ اجْتَبَيْتَهَا قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَتَّبِعُ مَا يِوحَى إِلَيَّ مِن رَّبِّي هَـذَا بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ وَهُدًى وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ (7:203)
7:203 (Picktall) And when thou bringest not a verse for them they say: Why hast thou not chosen it? Say: I follow only that which is inspired in me from my Lord. This (Qur'an) is insight from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy for a people that believe

9- The pagans tried to have Muhammad to authorize the Quran himself: to have their idols to be worshiped with God, it was God who made Muhammad firm:

17:73 And they indeed strove hard to beguile thee (Muhammad) away from that wherewith We have inspired thee, that thou shouldst invent other than it against Us; and then would they have accepted thee as a friend. وَإِن كَادُواْ لَيَفْتِنُونَكَ عَنِ الَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ لِتفْتَرِيَ عَلَيْنَا غَيْرَهُ وَإِذًا لاَّتَّخَذُوكَ خَلِيلاً (17:73)
17:74 And if We had not made thee wholly firm thou mightest almost have inclined unto them a littleوَلَوْلاَ أَن ثَبَّتْنَاكَ لَقَدْ كِدتَّ تَرْكَنُ إِلَيْهِمْ شَيْئًا قَلِيلاً (17:74)17:75 Then had We made thee taste a double (punishment) of living and a double (punishment) of dying, then hadst thou found no helper against Us. إِذاً لَّأَذَقْنَاكَ ضِعْفَ الْحَيَاةِ وَضِعْفَ الْمَمَاتِ ثُمَّ لاَ تَجِدُ لَكَ عَلَيْنَا نَصِيرًا (17:75)

10- God is the one who guide and not Muhammad:

إِن تَحْرِصْ عَلَى هُدَاهُمْ فَإِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَهْدِي مَن يُضِلُّ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّاصِرِينَ (16:37)
16:37 (Picktall) Even if thou (O Muhammad) desirest their right guidance, still Allah assuredly will not guide him who misleadeth. Such have no helpers.

وَمَنْ أَظْلَمُ مِمَّن ذُكِّرَ بِآيَاتِ رَبِّهِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهَا وَنَسِيَ مَا قَدَّمَتْ يَدَاهُ إِنَّا جَعَلْنَا عَلَى قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَن يَفْقَهُوهُ وَفِي آذَانِهِمْ وَقْرًا وَإِن تَدْعُهُمْ إِلَى الْهُدَى فَلَن يَهْتَدُوا إِذًا أَبَدًا (18:57)
18:57 (Picktall) And who doth greater wrong than he who hath been reminded of the revelations of his Lord, yet turneth away from them and forgetteth what his hands send forward (to the Judgment)? Lo! on their hearts We have placed coverings so that they understand not, and in their ears a deafness. And though thou call them to the guidance, in that case they can never be led aright.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَى (92:12)
92:12 (Picktall) Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance -

إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاء وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ (28:56)
28:56 (Picktall) Lo! thou (O Muhammad) guidest not whom thou lovest, but Allah guideth whom He will. And He is best aware of those who walk aright.

11- If Muhammad would have invented the Quran God would have punished him severely:

(69:43) It has been revealed by the Lord of the Universe.
(69:44) And if he [i.e., the Prophets] had forged this Discourse and thereafter ascribed it to Us,
(69:45) We would surely have seized him by the right hand,
(69:46) and then severed his life vein;
(69:47) and not one of you would have been able to withhold Us from doing so.

In this verses it is clear that Muhammad would have been punished severely if he would change any of the verses of the Quran and take another discourse. Though God did not punish many false prophets in this life for his last and most planned message he would not allow his prophet to do that. In another verse God says:

وَإِذَا جَاءتْهُمْ آيَةٌ قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ حَتَّى نُؤْتَى مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ رُسُلُ اللّهِ اللّهُ أَعْلَمُ حَيْثُ يَجْعَلُ رِسَالَتَهُ سَيُصِيبُ الَّذِينَ أَجْرَمُواْ صَغَارٌ عِندَ اللّهِ وَعَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَمْكُرُونَ (6:124)
6:124 (Asad) And whenever. a [divine] message comes to them, they say, "We shall not believe unless we are given the like of what God's apostles were given!" [But] God knows best upon whom to bestow His message. Abasement in the sight of God will befall those who have become guilty of evildoing, and suffering severe for all the schemes which they were wont to weave.

12- God and not Muhammad who made people to listen to him and unite them around him:

:وَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَوْ أَنفَقْتَ مَا فِي الأَرْضِ جَمِيعاً مَّا أَلَّفَتْ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ أَلَّفَ بَيْنَهُمْ إِنَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ 8:63)
8:63 (Picktall) And (as for the believers) hath attuned their hearts. If thou hadst spent all that is in the earth thou couldst not have attuned their hearts, but Allah hath attuned them. Lo! He is Mighty, Wise.
.فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ وَلَوْ كُنتَ فَظًّا غَلِيظَ الْقَلْبِ لاَنفَضُّواْ مِنْ حَوْلِكَ فَاعْفُ عَنْهُمْ وَاسْتَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَشَاوِرْهُمْ فِي الأَمْرِ فَإِذَا عَزَمْتَ فَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللّهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ (3:159)
3:159 (Picktall) It was by the mercy of Allah that thou wast lenient with them (O Muhammad), for if thou hadst been stern and fierce of heart they would have dispersed from round about thee. So pardon them and ask forgiveness for them and consult with them upon the conduct of affairs. And when thou art resolved, then put thy trust in Allah. Lo! Allah loveth those who put their trust (in Him). -

13- Muhammad was a warner and not a savior we would save ourselves if we to follow God and ask him for forgiveness:

وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَن شَاء فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاء فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاء كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَاءتْ مُرْتَفَقًا (18:29)
18:29 (Picktall) Say: (It is) the truth from the Lord of you (all). Then whosoever will, let him believe, and whosoever will, let him disbelieve. Lo! We have prepared for disbelievers Fire. Its tent encloseth them. If they ask for showers, they will be showered with water like to molten lead which burneth the faces. Calamitous the drink and ill the resting place! -

وَمَا مَنَعَ النَّاسَ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا إِذْ جَاءهُمُ الْهُدَى وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّهُمْ إِلَّا أَن تَأْتِيَهُمْ سُنَّةُ الْأَوَّلِينَ أَوْ يَأْتِيَهُمُ الْعَذَابُ قُبُلًا (18:55)
18:55 (Picktall) And naught hindereth mankind from believing when the guidance cometh unto them, and from asking for forgiveness of their Lord, unless (it be that they wish) that the judgment of the men of old should come upon them or (that) they should be confronted with the Doom. -

وَرَبُّكَ الْغَفُورُ ذُو الرَّحْمَةِ لَوْ يُؤَاخِذُهُم بِمَا كَسَبُوا لَعَجَّلَ لَهُمُ الْعَذَابَ بَل لَّهُم مَّوْعِدٌ لَّن يَجِدُوا مِن دُونِهِ مَوْئِلًا (18:58)
18:58 (Picktall) Thy Lord is the Forgiver, Full of Mercy. If He took them to task (now) for what they earn, He would hasten on the doom for them; but their is an appointed term from which they will find no escape. -

14- If Muhammad to die Islam does not die it is through Muhammad (PBUH) Islam came but about his God and ours:

وَمَا مُحَمَّدٌ إِلاَّ رَسُولٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِهِ الرُّسُلُ أَفَإِن مَّاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ انقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ وَمَن يَنقَلِبْ عَلَىَ عَقِبَيْهِ فَلَن يَضُرَّ اللّهَ شَيْئًا وَسَيَجْزِي اللّهُ الشَّاكِرِينَ (3:144)
3:144 (Picktall) Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful. -

As Abu Baker the first Chalifa said to Muslims: "That who was worshiping Muhammad he had died and who is worshiping God he is alive and do not die". Muslims did not worship Muhammad and would not worship him. He is a slave of God and was a great prophet peace be upon him.