Scholars' Viewpoint: Is Quran the Word of God?

Islam is a continuation of all Divine religions that began with the Prophet Adam (peace be upon him) and got refined through Divine Scriptures revealed unto Prophets Daud, Musa and Eesa (David, Moses and Christ, peace be upon them all) and finally culminating in its most perfect form in the form of the Qur'an revealed on Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the 7th century A.D. And today, Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity around the world.

However, despite its universality, Qur'an has been subject to criticism by people of other faiths, specially Christians, for it challenges many a misconceptions and concoctions that have crept into the Divine scriptures and for the reason that Islam has started to get more popular despite a severe media campaign all over the world that Christianity. More and more people are reverting to Islam and some critics of Islam fear that by 2050, many presently Christian dominated countries will be dominated by Islam.

In order to belittle Islam as a Divine religion, there has been a school of thought which has started propagating that Qur'an is in fact written by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) by listening to earlier scriptures. Had it been so, well read Christians, including some theologians and mathematicians had not embraced Islam. Additionally, there so many scientific miracles explained in the Qur'an the knowledge of which was not known to science of the time, like the miracle of birth of human fetus, its development, the movement of sun and moon, the presence of mountains which are holding the earth firmly, and many more.

I could quote many aspects and truth contained in the Qur'an that proves it could not have been written by a human being but One True God Himself. But the following lecture will dispel all such misconceptions and open the polluted minds and bring them a peace.

Please watch an enlightening video on the subject by Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, an Islamic televangelist and Islamic preacher. He is the founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation. He is also the founder of the Peace TV:

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the video above are that of the concerned scholar . We have shared these view as added information in better understanding of Islam. The reader may or may not agree with the view owing to their own perception. If any one differs with the material contained in this post, one may consult the references and their authors.  If someone has more material about the subject, he/she is most welcome to share in the comments box to make the post all encompassing.

For more Scholarly views and videos, please read our reference page: Scholars' Viewpoint on Important Issues Related to Islam.

You may also refer to our Reference Pages for knowing more about Islam and Quran.

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Scholars' Viewpoint: Family Planning and Polygamy

The critics of Islam often state many verses from Qur'an to support their view point that Islam propagates negativity. This so happens when non Muslims read simple translation of Qur'an without going into the reality and reference to the context under which a particular verse had been revealed, for in Quran there is no ambiguity and commandments of Allah are as clear and simple to understand.

Herein under, we are sharing a video in the series of our posts "Scholars' Viewpoint" on two oft misunderstood issues related to Islam:

• Family Planning
• Polygamy

Islam focuses on the establishment of family by marriage of man and woman to establish healthy society, free from adultery and all related sins. With the establishment of matrimonial relationship, the children are considered a prized gift of Allah for whom Allah takes the responsibility for their growth and rizq / means of subsistence.

Islam also clearly prohibits killing of children as spelt out in  (Surah 6 137,140,151; Surah 1731; Surah 6012). Although this related to the killing of the girls only, but Allah takes a pledge that if you kill children for you can not ensure their bringing up, rest assured Allah provides sustenance even to living creatures inside stones.

Second issue is that of polygamy - a most misunderstood concept in the non Muslim world. Perhaps they think that it is a Divine Order that a Muslim must marry four wives. Whereas it is exactly against the understanding. Quran clearly says that you may have four wives, but if you cannot ensure equality of rights among all four, it is far better to have one.

Please watch an enlightening video on the subject below below wherein Dr. Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, an Islamic televangelist and Islamic preacher. founder and president of the Islamic Research Foundation, answers a non Muslim woman who asked the two questions of family planning and polygamy in Islam:

Author's Note: The views expressed in the video above are that of the concerned scholar . We have shared these view as added information in better understanding of Islam. The reader may or may not agree with the view owing to their own perception. If any one differs with the material contained in this post, one may consult the references and their authors.  If someone has more material about the subject, he/she is most welcome to share in the comments box to make the post all encompassing.

For more Scholarly views and videos, please read our reference page: Scholars' Viewpoint on Important Issues Related to Islam.

You may also refer to our following sites for knowing more about Islam and Quran:

• 114 Chapters (Sūrahs) of the Holy Qur'an" for translation, meaning and summary / exegesis of all Sūrahs / chapters of the Quran
• Selected Verses from the Qur'an
• 99 Attributes of Allah" for complete list of 99 attributes of Allah Almighty with meaning and explanation.
• Understanding Islam - Frequently Asked Q&A for knowing more about Islam.
• Islam and Life of Muslims in Non Muslim Countries

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Please share this page to your friends and family members through Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp or any means on Social Media so that they can also be benefited by it and better understand Islam and the Holy Qur'an - Insha Allah (Allah Willing) you shall be blessed with the best of both worlds.

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