The Qur'an as Literature

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Originally Posted by AwayAloneAlast

I have yet to read it, but I was wondering if anyone on here has ever read the Qur'an. If so, I was hoping somebody could tell me how they feel it rates as literature, i.e. in comparison to the Bible. I'm not interesting in converting to either religion, and I don't want to start a religious debate, I am just curious as to what people think of the Qur'an :)

it is important to note first that both Arabic language and the Holly Quran are parallel to each other due to the fact that the Holy Quran is in Arabic language and it always has been ..and that was the reason to maintain the Arabic language ..

It is forbidden to translate it to any other language (word to word) but people can translate it's meaning .. Muslims read the Holly Quran in Arabic alone even if they are not Arabic ..they must learn to read it in Arabic ..

The main reason for the Holly Quran to be in Arabic language is to preserve and to maintain Arabic language and also because prophet Muhammad is Arabic and he is from the finest pure blooded Arabic tribes .

The Holly Quran is in fact the Diglossia of the Arabic language that keeps the Arabic language from shifting or changing .

The Holly Quran is not literature . It is in fact non Human , it is God's unmortal words.. no poet or author can copycat it words ,they are not like any words .... And it is one of many characteristics to the Holly Quran ..

it is easy to remember ..articulate.. Strangely relaxing. When reading it it seems that both time and place cease to exist .. it is used as a Healing method (speaking from personal experience to my self and others ) the Holly Quran is used as a healing method to several diseases ..And it can actually include your past, present and future (a professional Quran scientist can really tell you your past present and future) (speaking from experience)

And includes the answer to every Question we might have .. for example I know this friend who has been ill for too long and modern medicine failed to cure her ..She was diagnosed as schizophrenic and paranoid she gets panic attacks all the time .. she suffered a lot but when I introduced her to a Quran healer she was fine in less than three days and now she is married and takes no medication at all .. the healer also told her that she has this and that only by looking at certain pages of the Holly Quran .. I truly was amazed .. (But of course only a professional Know how to use the Holly Quran in healing .. )

In comparison to the Bible .. I did not read the Bible but I have this Christian friend who reads the Holly Quran and keeps it on the night stand..

I haven't read a lot of the Koran, but the parts that I skipped to seemed rather lame compared to the OT.

Aramaic is far more closely related to Hebrew than it is Arabic. The alphabet itself is more similar to Hebrew than Arabic, as is the language's orthography. Arabic is in fact the original language of the Qur'an. And Arabic did NOT come from Aramaic or Hebrew, and NONE of these languages are derived from Amharic.

The Bible says, "God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints" (1 Corinthians 14:33) and I've found that to be true after studying the scriptures over time. When I was a new believer I thought there were contradictions in the Bible until I learned to keep everything in context and to pray before reading for clarity and discernment with the help of the Holy Spirit. Someone else may find a different personal meaning to the same scripture verse (not to be confused with basic truth) but that's the beauty of it...God speaks to each of us on a personal level through the scriptures so, while the basic truth remains, the personal application may vary. I agree that there is a unity of all denominations of Christianity if the core belief is intact…basically John 3:16 and that Jesus was the Messiah.