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The text in the Koran is mainly focused on God’s relationship with humanity. ... Throughout the Koran is the insistence that there is only one God and one true religion in the universe. ... The greatest of these prophets were Abraham, Moses, Jesus Christ, and Muhammad.
According to the sacred book of Islam, humankind’s primary role in this world is one of moral struggle. ... God, as a result of human imperfection, sent Muhammad, the Koran’s main prophet, and the Koran itself as a set of moral instructions for humankind. There are many subjects upon which the Koran touches, including: God and creation, prophets and messengers from Adam to Jesus, Muhammad as a preacher and as a ruler, human responsibility and judgment, and society and law.
Within the Koran, the Christian and Hebrew scriptures are considered to be the word of God, as seen in the following quote:
He has revealed to you the Book with the Truth, confirming the scriptures which preceded it; for He has already revealed the Torah and the Gospel for the guidance of mankind, and the distinction between right and wrong (Dawood 42).
Although the Koran accepts the miracles of earlier prophets, including the prophets of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles (Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others), it declares their teachings outdated. ... Because of this, the Koran utilizes several biblical stories and repeats many common biblical themes. For example, the stories of Biblical prophets such as Moses and the Biblical Messiah Jesus appear in the Koran.
Approximate Word count = 1246
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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