Interestingly the commentary in the translation of Abdullah Y. Ali-which is the most widespread English translation of the Qur ' an-indicate that this group in fact were the Arabs and not Jews: " The Qibla of Jerusalem might itself have seemed strange to the Arabs, and the change from it to the Ka ' ba might have seemed strange after they had become used to the other.

The Qur ' anic text itself seems to fully reject this concept according to mainstream interpretations.

This distinction is stated within the Qur ' an itself:

While the commonly held view among historians, most Westerners and some lay Muslims is that Islam originated in Arabia with Muhammad's first recitations of the Qur ' an in the 7th century CE, In Islam ` s view, the Qur ' an itself asserts that it was Adam who is the first Muslim ( in the sense of believing in God and surrendering to God and God's commands ).

This natural inclination is, according to the Qur ' an, subverted by mankind's focus on material success: such focus first presents itself as a need for basic survival or security, but then tends to manifest into a desire to become distinguished among one's peers.

The Qur ' an itself requires men and women to dress modestly ( see: Qur ' an 24: 30-31 ).

have both also disputed the usage of the name Azrael as it's not used in the Qur ' an itself.

As for the Qur ' an itself, one should not explain it in the light of the old philosophy and theories, because they were not based on observations and tests — they were just a sort of mental exercise which has been totally discredited now by the modem science.

# The 4th indication of extremism manifests itself in harshness in the treatment of people, roughness in the manner of approach, and crudeness in calling people to Islam, all which are contrary to the teachings of the Qur ' an and Sunnah.

The Qur ' an itself criticises poets in the 26th sura, actually called Ash-Shu ' ara or The Poets:

Muslims consider the prophet Muhammad to be the last of the prophets and believe that Ahmad's use of these terms is a violation of not only the rudimentary concept of the finality of prophethood, but the Qur ' an itself.

The original complex consisted of the mosque itself, a hospital ( darüşşifa ), primary school, public baths ( hamam ), a Caravanserai, four Qur ' an schools ( medrese ), a specialized school for the learning of hadith, a medical college, and a public kitchen ( imaret ) which served food to the poor.

Within the Qur ' an itself, there are two verses in chapter 17, which has been named after the Isra, and is called " Chapter Isra " or " Sura Al-Isra ".

Spiritual instruction therefore had its root in the Qur ' an itself, however Satan, in his arrogance, refused to bow down before Adam.

The Qur ' an itself says nothing about the Zabur specifically, except that it was revealed to David, king of Israel and that in Zabur is written " My servants the righteous, shall inherit the earth ".

According to Andrew Runni Anderson, this merely indicates that the main elements of the story were already in place six centuries before the Qur ' an's revelation, not that the story itself was known in the cohesive form apparent in the Qur ' anic account.

In all but 3 of the 29 cases, these letters are almost immediately followed by mention of the Qur ' anic revelation itself ( the exceptions are suras 29, 30, and 68 ); and some argue that even these three cases should be included, since mention of the revelation is made later on in the sura.

In " Al Aaraaf ", Poe was probably less interested in the Qur ' an itself and more interested in an atmosphere of the exotic or otherworldliness.

The Qur ' an explains that the Earth itself is evidence of God's reality and power.

The name " The Criterion " refers to the Qur ' an itself as the decisive factor between the Good and the Evil.

The Qur ' an itself does not prescribe any earthly punishment for apostasy ; Islamic scholarship differs on its punishment, ranging from execution – based on an interpretation of certain hadiths – to no punishment at all as long as they " do not work against the Muslim society or nation.

The Qur ' an states:

The Qur ' an ( 57: 27 ) states, " But the Monasticism which they invented for themselves, We did not prescribe for them but only to please Allah therewith, but that they did not observe it with the right observance.

For example the Qur ' an states one needs to engage in daily prayers and fast during the month of Ramadan but some Muslims believe they need further instructions on how to perform these duties.

The Qur ' an states that Abraham received " good tidings of Isaac, a prophet, of the righteous ", and that God blessed them both ( XXXVII: 12 ).

The Qur ' an states that these men were Muslims because they submitted to God, preached His message and upheld His values, which included praying, charity, fasting and pilgrimage.

Huston Smith ( 1991 ) describes an account in the Qur ' an of meetings in heaven between Moses and Muhammad, which Huston states were " one of the crucial events in Muhammad's life ," and resulted in Muslims observing 5 daily prayers.

The Qur ' an states Jesus the Son of Mary ( Arabic: Isa ibn Maryum ) is the Messiah or " Prophet " sent to the Jews, and Muslims believe Jesus is alive in Heaven and will return to Earth to defeat the Antichrist ( Arabic: Dajjal ).

The Qur ' an further states that God chose Adam, Noah, the family of Abraham and the family of Amram above all mankind ( III: 33 ).

Chapter 2, Revelation 185 of the Qur ' an states:

The Qur ' an states:

To institute these practices was, the Qur ’ ān states, a part of the Prophet ’ s responsibility as a Messenger of God

For example, verse 4: 113 states ; " God reveals the Book ( i. e. the books of revealed religion, especially The Qur ' an ) to you, and wisdom, and teaches you that which you did not know.

Regarding the argument of implausibility of Muslims fabricating the story, Shahab Ahmed in the Encyclopedia of the Qur ' an states that " the widespread acceptance of the incident by early Muslims suggests, however, that they did not view the incident as inauspicious and that they would presumably not have, on this basis at least, been adverse to inventing it.

The Qur ' an states that the sacrifice has nothing to do with the blood and gore ( Qur ' an 22: 37: " It is not their meat nor their blood that reaches God.

The holy book of Islam, the Qur ' an states that women should dress modestly in the presence of men who are not family members, but does not require wearing of the hijab or similar garments.

The Qur ' an states that Abraham was commanded to sacrifice his son.

One thing to note is that the Qur ' anic account of the annunciation of Isaac's birth differs sharply from the Biblical narrative, which states that three angels all came in human form to Abraham's household and ate.

Despite this, the Qur ' an states that Abraham in his later years prayed to God to forgive the sins of all his descendants and his parents.

The Qur ' an further states that Abraham's descendants were given the " Book and the Wisdom " ( IV: 54 ), and this fact is reinforced in a verse which states that Abraham's family was one of those in which the gift of prophecy was established as a generic trait ( XIX: 58 ).

The Qur ' an emphasizes upon Abraham's significance as it states that Abraham's family, Noah, Adam and the family of Amram were the four selected by God above all the worlds ( III: 33 ).

The Qur ' an states:

The Qur ' an states that fasting was prescribed for those before them ( i. e., the Jews and Christians ) and that by fasting a Muslim gains taqwa, which can be described in one word as ' Godconsciousness ' or ' Godwariness '.