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No doubt in it, Muslims say.
2This is the Scripture whereof there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who ward off (evil).
Quran 2:2 (Pickthall) · context
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Brought down by the True Spirit.
192And lo! it is a revelation of the Lord of the Worlds, 193Which the True Spirit hath brought down 194Upon thy heart, that thou mayst be (one) of the warners, 195In plain Arabic speech.
Quran 26:192-195 (Pickthall) · context
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The challenge.
23And if ye are in doubt concerning that which We reveal unto Our slave (Muhammad), then produce a surah of the like thereof, and call your witness beside Allah if ye are truthful.
Quran 2:23 (Pickthall) · context
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Obey the messenger.
80Whoso obeyeth the messenger hath obeyed Allah, and whoso turneth away: We have not sent thee as a warder over them.
Quran 4:80 (Pickthall) · context
The hadith collections
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Six Sunni books.
Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah, compiled about 850-915.
The hadith collections
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The split.
Sunnis accept the first four caliphs, starting with Abu Bakr. Shia Muslims hold that leadership belonged to Ali and his descendants, the Imams.
Sunni and Shia
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Karbala, 680.
The killing of Ali's son Husayn at Karbala is mourned every year by Shia Muslims on Ashura.
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Remembrance.
Sufi orders gather for dhikr, the repeated remembrance of God's names.
Sufism
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Known names.
Rabi'a al-Adawiyya (died 801), al-Ghazali (died 1111), Jalal al-Din Rumi (died 1273).
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Born of a virgin.
20She said: How can I have a son when no mortal hath touched me, neither have I been unchaste?
Quran 19:20 (Pickthall) · context
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The Messiah, a word from God.
45(And remember) when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of a word from him, whose name is the Messiah, Jesus, son of Mary, illustrious in the world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (unto Allah).
Quran 3:45 (Pickthall) · context
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Raised the dead, by God's leave.
49And will make him a messenger unto the Children of Israel, (saying): Lo! I come unto you with a sign from your Lord. Lo! I fashion for you out of clay the likeness of a bird, and I breathe into it and it is a bird, by Allah's leave. I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and I raise the dead, by Allah's leave. And I announce unto you what ye eat and what ye store up in your houses. Lo! herein verily is a portent for you, if ye are to be believers.
Quran 3:49 (Pickthall) · context
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Not crucified, the Quran says.
157And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.
Quran 4:157 (Pickthall) · context
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Will return.
Sahih al-Bukhari 3448: the son of Mary will descend as a just ruler, break the cross, kill the swine and abolish the jizya.
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The scales.
102Then those whose scales are heavy, they are the successful. 103And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hell abiding.
Quran 23:102-103 (Pickthall) · context
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Forgives whom he will.
48Lo! Allah forgiveth not that a partner should be ascribed unto Him. He forgiveth (all) save that to whom He will. Whoso ascribeth partners to Allah, he hath indeed invented a tremendous sin.
Quran 4:48 (Pickthall) · context
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No one bears another's burden, the Quran says.
164Say: Shall I seek another than Allah for Lord, when He is Lord of all things? Each soul earneth only on its own account, nor doth any laden bear another's load. Then unto your Lord is your return and He will tell you that wherein ye differed.
Quran 6:164 (Pickthall) · context
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The Gospel answer.
8for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9not of works, that no one would boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (WEB) · context
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The goddesses of Mecca.
19Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza 20And Manat, the third, the other?
Quran 53:19-20 (Pickthall) · context
Arabia before Islam
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360 idols.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4287: when the Prophet entered Mecca at its conquest there were 360 idols around the Kaaba.
Arabia before Islam
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About 570.
Born in Mecca, orphaned young, raised by his grandfather and his uncle Abu Talib.
The life of Muhammad
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610.
First revelation in the cave of Hira (Sahih al-Bukhari 3).
The life of Muhammad
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622.
The hijra to Yathrib, renamed Medina. Year 1 of the Islamic calendar.
The life of Muhammad
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630-632.
Conquest of Mecca; death in Medina in 632.
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The first words, by Muslim tradition.
1Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth, 2Createth man from a clot. 3Read: And thy Lord is the Most Bounteous, 4Who teacheth by the pen, 5Teacheth man that which he knew not.
Quran 96:1-5 (Pickthall) · context
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After the pause.
1O thou enveloped in thy cloak, 2Arise and warn!
Quran 74:1-2 (Pickthall) · context
The revelation accounts
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Abu Bakr, 632-634.
Fought the ridda (apostasy) wars against Arab tribes that broke away after Muhammad's death.
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Umar, 634-644.
Conquered Syria, Iraq, Egypt and Jerusalem; assassinated.
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Uthman, 644-656.
Standardised the Quran; killed by rebels.
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Ali, 656-661.
Civil war (the first fitna); assassinated.
The caliphs
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Gathered.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4986: Zayd ibn Thabit gathers the Quran from parchments, bones, palm stalks and the memories of men.
How the Quran was compiled
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Standardised and burned.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4987: Uthman sends out a standard copy and orders all others burnt.
How the Quran was compiled
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632 to 870.
Muhammad died in 632. Al-Bukhari, compiler of the most trusted collection, died in 870.
The hadith era
