There is so much that can be talked about the history of the Quran . The history of the Islamic Holy Book spans numerous centuries and the improvements and changes are written in various manuscripts. From the perspective of Muslims and accounts of Islamic scholars, the revelation of this Holy Bok began in years around 610 AD. This was when an angel, Gabriel or Jibril appeared to Mohammad who was sleeping in a cave known as Hira in areas near Mecca. The angel read several verses of Surah Al- Alaq. This verse was “ Read [O Muhammad!] In the name of your Lord who created. (96.1) He created man from a clot. (96.2) Read, and your Lord is the Most Honorable (96.3) who taught with the pen . (96.4)”.
Muhammad managed to recite the verses while asleep and when he woke up he felt that the words had been engraved in his heart and as he was going don he mountain out of the cave he heard another voice telling him “ O Muhammad! You are the messenger of Allah, and I am Gabriel ” (Hillenbrand, 2015). According to Muslim beliefs, Mohammad continued to receive many revelations until he died in the year 632. The Quran is known in the present and was first compile into a book by several scribes such as Zayd Ibn Thabit between the years 644 and 656. Earlier revelations of Quran showed that God was not revealing Himself but was rather revealing His will trough the angel. Muhammad had different experiences of the visions and as recorded he would often say, “ Sometimes it is revealed like the ringing of a bell. This form of inspiration is the hardest of them all and then it passes off after I have grasped what is inspired. Sometimes the Angel comes in the form of a man and talks to me and I grasp whatever he says ”. Sometimes the revelations would hurt him. After receiving the visions, he would then proceed and recite them to his person who memorized them and others chose to write them down.
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On the other hand, Quran permeates Islam society in many ways. It all entails the processes of spreading the religion and sharing its values in different circles. For instance, pars of the Quran have been applied in cultural context. The verses of the Quran are reproduced on flags, building and other location as public symbols. This is critical as it helps pass the message of the Quran to the public. Sometimes the Quran is also quoted in public addresses and meetings, which also helps in its spread. The Quran also has different verses that share different values and morals that should be followed by Muslims. According to Hillenbrand (2015), the Quran also has formed a basis for the Arabic language for many years. Quran echoes and quotations have been heard in various speeches and pieces of literature.
In modern days, it appears that there are different versions of the Quran even if the Muslims believe that there exists only one version. For instance, the Quran read by Imam Hafs is different from that which is read by Imam Warsh. Imam Hafs talks of Allah huwa l-ghaniyu and the other one talks of Allah l-ghaniyu when taking about the sufficiency of Allah. Imam Warsh are found in Algeria, Unisia, West Africa, Morocco, and Sudan. Another variation is when talking about “They are slaves of the Most Gracious”. One version talks about hum `ibadu l-rahmani and another talks about hum `inda l-rahmani.
One of the biggest challenges why non-Muslims cannot read and understand the Quran is because it is hard to interpret it in the first place. In the actual sense, most people who are Muslims are first taught Arabic so that they can fully understand the context and the versions of the Quran. The element of Quran being changed and updated every now and then makes it hard for the modern non-Muslims to read and comprehend it. There are also elements of hatred and war that are in the Quran that make other people loose interest in the Holy Book. Issues such as Jihad see to be major challenges and they are all integrated in “Muhammad visions” yet they call Muslim the religion of peace. The non-Muslims consider it a contradicting book.
Reference
Hillenbrand, C. (2015). Introduction to Islam: Beliefs and Practices in Historical Perspective . Thames & Hudson.
