What is the Quran
Editorial
by
Barry L. Baker
There are a lot of rumors floating around in the world as to what the Quran is. For the most part it is stated that the Quran is the Moslems Bible. And that it is different from the Holy Bible and the New Testament.
This statement could not be farther that the truth. The Quran upholds both the Bible given to Moses and to the Gospel of Jesus (New Testament).
The Quran bares witness that the Bible and the Gospel
of Jesus are the truth from God. And
supercedes some of the information that has been corrupted over the course
of 2000 or so years of translations. It
contains the story of Moses and the Exodus, of Joseph and his trials in
What people do not know is that the Quran talks more about JESUS than Mohammad. That a entire Chapter (Sura) was devoted to Mary, mother of Jesus.
When people listen to the comments of others, and say to themselves, Oh that is the Moslems Bible, I do not want to bother with it or read it, they are really missing a great deal of information that they already believe in.
I urge everyone to at least give it a try, I am sure that when you start reading and you find you already believe in what it says, you will continue to read it.
The Quran is a living document, I have read it cover to cover over 20 times and each time I read it I find something new that I did not know before. I have many times looked at a page and verses and would swear that that information was not there the last time I read it.
As you read the Quran you may not understand what is being delivered to you, but with prayer and asking God to aid you and increase your knowledge, it will become clear when you are ready for it. Or when your soul has been strengthened enough for you to be able to accept it.
Many of the things you will read is in an allegorical nature, in other words, God is trying to tell us something that is far beyond our comprehension. For Example, No one know exactly what Heaven or Hell is like, as no one has ever seen it to tell us. All we have is the descriptions given to us in the Scriptures, including the Quran. As beautiful and wonderful that Heaven is, Hell is the exact opposite. Being next to or in the presence of God in the Hereafter is the Most Wonderful thing that could ever happen to us. Conversely being in Hell next to Satan is the absolute worst that could ever happen to us. When the Scriptures say "Burn In Hell" do we really burn? I do not know. But I do know what burning is and what it feels like, and I know that it is not something that I want to experience for an eternity. Everything that you read, may be a streight forward statement, or it could be allegorical attempting to pass informantion to a people that does not have the complete understand of the nature of Afterlife. Reading with an open mind is by far the best way to gain insight to the beauty of the Quran, and the words our Lord has passed to us.
Please, If you have bothered to read this editorial this far, go to the “Read Quran” link on the Home page and read either of the translations presented there.
Thank you so much for listening.
Barry L. Baker