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Sura al-Baqarah (
Arabic: سورة البقرة, Sūratu l-Baqarah, "
The Cow") is the second and longest chapter of the Qur'an. It is a
Medinan sura and comprises
286 verses, including the single longest verse in the Qur'an (2:282).[1] The sura's name references verses 67--73 which recall the story of the golden calf worshipped as an idol by the
Israelites during
Moses' absence.
Other notable passages include the famous āyat al-kursī or "
Throne Verse", as well as the closing two verses which outline the six articles of belief before forming a prayer for forgiveness, divine mercy, and help against the enemies of faith.
The Quran (
English pronunciation: /kɒˈrɑːn/ kor-AHN; Arabic:
القرآن al-qurʾān,
IPA: [qurˈʔaːn],[variations]literally meaning "the recitation"), also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur'ān, Coran,Kuran, and al-Qur'ān, is the central religious text of
Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God[1] (Arabic:
الله,
Allah). It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the
Arabic language.[2][
3][4][5][6] The Quran is divided into 114 suras of unequal length which are classified either as
Meccan or Medinan depending upon their place and time of revelation.[7]
Muslims believe the Quran to be verbally revealed through angel
Jibrīl (
Gabriel) from God toMuhammad gradually over a period of approximately 23 years beginning in
610 CE, when
Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632 CE, the year of his death.[1][8][9] Muslims further believe that the Qur'an was precisely memorized, recited and exactly written down by
Muhammad's companions (Sahaba) after each revelation was dictated by him.[citation needed]
Shortly after Muhammad's death the Quran was compiled into a single book by order of the firstCaliph
Abu Bakr and at the suggestion of his future successor
Umar. Hafsa, Muhammad's widow and Umar's daughter, was entrusted with that Quranic text after the second
Caliph Umar died.[10] When the third
Caliph Uthman began noticing slight differences in
Arabic dialect, he sought Hafsa's permission to use her text to be set as the standard dialect, the
Quraish dialect now known as
Fus'ha (
Modern Standard Arabic). Before returning the text to Hafsa,
Uthman made several thousand copies of Abu Bakr's redaction and, to standardize the text, invalidated all other versions of the Quran. This process of formalization is known as the "
Uthmanic recension".[11]
The present form of the Quran text is accepted by most scholars as the original version compiled by Abu Bakr.[11][12]
Muslims regard the Quran as the main miracle of Muhammad, the proof of his prophethood[13]and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed toAdam, regarded in Islam as the first prophet,[14] and continued with the
Suhuf Ibrahim (
Scrolls of Abraham),[15] the
Tawrat (Torah or Pentateuch) of Moses,[16][17] the Zabur (Tehillim or
Book of Psalms) of
David,[18][19] and the
Injil (
Gospel) of Jesus.[20][21][22] The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in
Jewish and
Christian scriptures, summarizing some, dwelling at length on others and in some cases presenting alternative accounts and interpretations of events.[23][24][25] The Quran describes itself as a book of guidance, sometimes offering detailed accounts of specific historical events, and often emphasizing the moral significance of an event over its narrative sequence.
Abdul Rahman Ibn
Abdul Aziz as-Sudais (Arabic: عبد الرحمن السديس (ʻAbd ar-Rahman ibn ʻAbd al-Aziz as-Sudais), born
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1960)[1] is the imam of the
Grand mosque inMecca,
Saudi Arabia, and the "Islamic
Personality Of the Year"
2005. In some of his sermons, al-Sudais has vilified non-Muslims and has called for the annihilation of
Jews.
Abu Ibrahim Sa'ud ibn
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ash-Shuraim An-Najdi
Ph.d is one of theImams of the
Grand Mosque (
Masjid al-Haram) in
Makkah. His family is from the Haraqees of the
Banu Zayd tribe of Saudi Arabia. He studied elementary at Areen schools, then the middle school at the
Modern schools then high school at
Al Yarmouk North. During last years of his secondary school he became a hafiz of the Quran. He graduated from his high school in
1983, then went to college of `Usool ud Din` at
Imam Muhammad bin
Saud Islamic University in
Riyadh, in the "Aqeedah and
Modern Madhahib" division, from where he graduated in
1988. Then he went on in
1989 to the "Ma'had Al-'aali Lilqadhah" institute and received a
Masters degree in
1992.
Shuraim was employed as a teacher in "Ma'had Al-'aali Lilqadhah" in 1989. In
1991, he was made
Imam and Khateeb of Masjid al-Haram by the order of Custodian of the Two
Holy Harams,
King Fahad bin AbdulAzeez Al-Saud.
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