THE CORAN. ITS COMPOSITION AND TEACHING pdf download

The Coran. Its composition and teaching; and the testimony it bears to the Holy Scriptures by Muir, William, Sir, 1819-1905

THE CORAN. ITS COMPOSITION AND TEACHING

The Coran is the ground-work of Islam. Its authority is absolute in all matters of polity, ethics, and science, equally as in matters of religion. “

 The Lord hath said it,” is the standard of daily life. Where revelation is silent, tradition speaks; and upon the tradition of Mahomet’s sayings and example, as well as upon the interpretation and analogy of the text of the Coran, are built up the various schools of Islam.

But the Coran is supreme, and much of its teaching is so plain as to admit no question even among contending sectaries.

While, therefore, those who would gain a knowledge of Islam, or would seek to influence Mahometan thought, must make themselves familiar with the traditional and scholastic lore of the sect among whom they are cast, a still greater incumbency rests on them to study the Coran itself.

The devotion of the Mussulman to the Coran is intense. In the early Caliphate the ability to repeat it by heart conferred power and distinction, and honour still attaches to the attainment. Familiarity with the Coran is a