Heavenly Jewels

B. 7 Belief: As this religion (Islam) is to remain forever, Allah (The Exal ted) has taken upon Himself the responsibility of protecting the Qur'aan. Allah (The Exalted) says, "Verily We have revealed the Qur'aan and verily We are definitely its protector." Thus, to make any alterations in the Qur'aan in any way is totally impossible, even if the people of the entire world gather together with the intention of altering it, thus anyone who says that any chapters, verses, surahs, or even letters have been added or subtracted from it, is a Kaa fir without any doubt, for he has refuted the verse of the Qur'aan which we have quoted above. B. 8 Belief: The Qur'aan announces that it is the Word of Allah (The Exalted). "If you have any doubt in this Book which we have revealed upon our most chosen servant, (Muhammad may Allah bless him and grant him peace) then present a small surah like it and call all your helpers except Allah (The Exalted) to assist you, if you are true. And if you can not do so and We say that you shall never be able to do so, then fear that fire whose fuel is man and stone, which has been prepared for the unbelievers." The Kaafirs tried very hard to do this, but they could not even bring one sentence equal to that of the Qur'aan and they shall never be able to do so. B. 9 Belief: The past books were only memorised by the Prophets. The miracle of the Qur'aan is that even little children amongst the Muslims have memorised it. B. 1 0 Belief: There are seven methods of reading the Qur'aan that are most well known and uninterrupted. There is no difference in meaning when reading any one of the seven methods. One should read that method which is most convenient for him. The command is that the method that is most prominent in an area should be the method that one should recite in the gathering of the people, like in Ind ia (and various other countries) the Qirat of Imam Aasim on the authority of Imam Hafs is recited, so that people do not reject 42