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This is a list of Islamic texts.The religious texts of Islam include the Quran (the central text), several previous texts (considered by Muslims to be previous revelations from Allah), including the Tawrat revealed to the prophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel, the Zabur revealed to Dawud and the Injil (the Gospel) revealed to Isa (), and the hadith (deeds and sayings ...
The five universally acknowledged messengers in Islam are Abraham, Moses, Noah, Jesus and Muhammad, [10] each believed to have been sent with a scripture. Muslims believe David ( Dāwūd ) received Psalms ( Zabur ) [ 11 ] (cf. Q38:28 ); Jesus ( Īsā ) the Gospel ( Injil ); Muhammad received the Qur'an ; Abraham ( Ibrahim ) the Scrolls of ...
Commentaries dealing with the zahir ('outward aspects') of the text are called tafsir, (explanation) and hermeneutic and esoteric commentaries dealing with the batin are called ta'wil ('interpretation'). Commentators with an esoteric slant believe that the ultimate meaning of the Quran is known only to God. [16]
At-Tawbah (Arabic: ٱلتوبة, lit. 'the Repentance') is the ninth chapter of the Quran.It contains 129 verses and is one of the last Medinan surahs.This Surah is known by two names, At-Taubah and Al-Bara'at.
In Islamic tradition, Muhammad's relation to humanity is as a bringer of truth (God's message to humanity), and as a blessing (39:33, and 21:107) whose message will give people salvation in the afterlife. It is believed by at least one pious commentator that it is Muhammad's teachings and the purity of his personal life alone that keep alive ...
Angels, on the other hand, because they are not subject to desire and so are not subject to temptation, work in paradise serving the "blessed" (humans and jinn) guiding them, officiating marriages, conveying messages, praising them, etc. [5]: 141 The devils cannot return to paradise, because Islamic scripture states that their father, the ...
Muslim tradition maintains that the Zabur mentioned in the Quran is the Psalms of Dawud (David in Islam). [1] The Christian monks and ascetics of pre-Islamic Arabia may be associated in pre-Islamic Arabic poetry with texts called mazmour, which in other contexts may refer to palm leaf documents. [2]
A number of different words for sin are used in the Islamic tradition. According to A. J. Wensinck's entry on the topic in the Encyclopedia of Islam, Islamic terms for sin include dhanb and khaṭīʾa, which are synonymous and refer to intentional sins; khiṭʾ, which means simply a sin; and ithm, which is used for grave sins.