The Qu'ran

• Idolatry is the worship of a picture or object.
• Prior to the revelation of The Qur’an, people described Muhammad as well-respected, honest and trustworthy.
• The Qur’an says that this night is better than a thousand months. - The Night journey
• Being illiterate means being unable to read or write.
• Muhammad led prayer for the first time during The Night journey.
• The Qur’an is a source of authority and is important because it was revealed to prophet Muhammad over a period of 22/23 years.
• The revelations were memorised by Muhammad’s followers, and were written down by scribes.
• When concerns arose that the Qur’an was being misread or miscopied, the third caliph commissioned a team of scholars to draw up one official version.
• The Qur’an is arranged in Surah (chapter) length order, except for Surah 1.
• Surah 1: The Opening is first, despite being short.
• Surah 5:48 shows the Quran as a source of authority as it states "Allah sent down to you the book of truth"
• "We have revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ this Book with the truth, as a confirmation of previous Scriptures and a supreme authority on them. So judge between them by what Allah has revealed" Surah 5:48
• The Qur’an is an infallible source.
• The Night of Power is important because it is when the Quran was first sent down from Heaven to the world through revelations to Muhammad
• The Night Journey is the journey made by Muhammad from the Great Mosque, Mecca to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on a winged, horselike creater named Buraq and is when he ascended to Heaven.
• Brotherhood is important because it is mentioned in Surah 9:71.
• Polytheism is wrong is mentioned in the Qu'ran - "disbelievers do battle for the cause of idols. So fight the minions of the devil' (Surah IV, verse 76)
• Hijrah is when Muhammad migrated from Mecca to Medina which allowed the Ummah to form and brings strength and brotherhood.