Revelations and the Qur'an:
A Muslim believes in all scriptures and revelations of God, as they were complete and in their original versions. Allah, the Creator, has not left humans without guidance for the conduct of their lives. Revelations were given to guide the people to the right path of Allah and sent down to selected people, the Prophets and Messengers, to convey them to their fellow humans.
The Message of all the prophets and Messengers is the same. They all asked the people of their time to obey and worship Allah and none other. Abrahim, Moses, David, Jesus and Muhammad who were revealed their own book of Allah, were sent at different times to bring back straying human beings from deviation to the Right Course.
The Qur'an is the sacred book of the Muslims. It is the last book of guidance from Allah, sent down to Muhammad, peace be upon him, through the angel Jibraeel (Gabriel). Every word of it is the word of Allah. It was revealed over a period of 23 years in the Arabic language. It contains 114 Suwar (chapters) and over 6000 verses.
The Qur'an deals with humans and their ultimate goal in life. Its teachings cover all areas of this life and the life after death. It contains principles, doctrines and directions for every sphere of human life. The theme of the Qur'an broadly consists of three fundamental ideas: Oneness of Allah, Prophethood and life after death. The success of human beings on this earth and in the life hereafter depends on obedience to the Qur'anic teachings.
The Qur'an is unrivalled in its recording and prservation. The astonishing fact about this book of Allah is that it has remained unchanged even to a dot over the past fourteen hundred years. No scholar has questioned the fact that the Qur'an today is the same as it was revealed. Muslims untill today memorize the Qur'an word by word as a whole or in part. Today, the Qur'an is the only authentic and complete book of Allah. Allah is protecting it from being lost, corrupted or concealed.