Friday, 17 August 2012

The Divine Scriptures


THE BOOKS OF AL-LAH
(The Divine Scriptures)
 
Q.   What is the number of Divine Scriptures?
*  A number of Divine Books, big and small, were revealed to the prophets. The big ones are called the Books and the small ones are known as Scrolls (Sahifahs).

Q.   What are the four famous Divine Books? Which prophets were they revealed to?
*  First TAURAT (TORAH) or the Old Testament which was revealed to Hadrat Musa (Moses [peace be on him]). Second, the Holy ZABUR (Psalms) revealed to Hadrat Davud (David [peace be on him]). Third, INJIL (The New Testament) revealed to Hadrat ‘ISA (Jesus [peace be on him]). And fourth, the Holy QUR-AN, revealed to our Prophet Hadrat Muham-mad (peace be on him).

Q.   What is the number of the Divine Scrolls? Which prophets were they revealed to?
*  The exact number of the Divine Scrolls is not known. Nevertheless, some of them were revealed to Hadrat Adam (peace be on him), some to Hadrat Shith (peace be on him) and some to Hadrat Ibrahim (Abraham [peace be on him]). Apart from these, some more Scrolls were revealed to some other prophets.

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