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Hustify the claim that 'the authenticity of the Qur'an cannot be challenged'
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Justify the claim that 'The authenticity of the Qur'an cannot be challenged' Thanks to its undoubted authenticity, the text of the Qur'an holds a unique place among the books of Revelation, shared neither by the Old nor the New Testament. In my essay I will be explaining and giving convincing reasons to support the proposition that 'authority of the Qur'an cannot be challenged.' The Glorious Qur'an, the Muslims' religious Scripture, was revealed in Arabic to the Prophet Muhammad (p) through the angel Gabriel. The revelation occurred piecemeal, over a period of twenty-three years, sometimes in brief verses and sometimes in longer chapters [1]. The Qur'an (lit. a "reading" or "recitation") is distinct from the recorded sayings and deeds (Sunnah) of the Prophet Muhammad (p), which are instead preserved in a separate set of literature collectively called the "Ahadith" (lit. "News"; "report"; or "narration"). In this context, the differences separating the Qur'an from the...
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