Why is the Qur'an full of explanations? Are they also from God as the Qur'an they say is from God?

Question

I occasionally read the Qur'an for more knowledge but I noticed that the explanations at the bottom of every page are longer than the main text. I can only say about the english version as i don't read arabic and i noticed an english version that is very hard to understand. I would have wanted a Qur'an all by itself and leave the readers something to meditate or think about. I think that all muslims just believe every explanation without any question.

Answer 1

The Qur'aan is from God.
The Explanations are added to aid the readers who do not have knowledge of Arabic.
Also, certain verses were revealed at certain times - so the circumstances during the time of revelation have to be understood eg. during time of war, etc.
Also, it is sometimes difficult to translate something 100% correctly, so footnotes are added to aid translation.
When you look for a meaning in a dictionary, usually more than 1 meaning is given as well as different contexts eg. noun, verb, etc.

Answer 2

Steve the Quran is full of guidlines, rules and religious judgments for people to follow.
these things have to be more than 100% accurate, because we follow them and even use them in courts and making constitutions.
so all the mentioned above cant be written in abstract, and left to our meditation, the Islamic world would've collapsed out of chaos if the Quran had no details or explianations.
and about Muslims believing anything, this is completely wrong, u have no idea how many Islam scientists are there around the world, analyzing and gathering facts for every single word in the Quran, we (Muslims) ask sooo many questions about Islam all the time, and when we get facts we are convinced.
and that is why u never find a Muslim who converts to other religions, because having faith in Islam is always based on facts and proofs.


one more thing i wanna tell u steve, God gives hasanat (good points and blessings) to people who make an effort to read Quran and gives more Hasanat for every letter that u cant read or understand. and thats how God the merciful loves people:)

Answer 3

If you speak Arabic you will know how hard some verses are. It's like the Bible, written in old-style-English. I have not read it, but the word "thou" is not used any more now a days, right? So is the Arabic in which the Quran is written in, the Words of God/Allah are not the same as those of an ordinary human being. Some of them need explaining even to us Muslims and Arab Muslims. This is what we believe in, if you don't agree that these are God's words, I hope you respect our beliefs, we are happy with them.

Answer 4

1st of all Qu'ran or Furqan means -- the Critereon to Judge BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG. it is not a Book of Law and Order but rather a Book of Guidance. Guidance is revealed and it id now the Freewill of Individual to DECIDE the -- Faith and Fate.

actually the translations of Quran u see today are Translations of the Translation and not the exact translation itself. that is why Muslims prefer to read Quran in Arabic and i am sure most people -- Muslims from any corner and why even converts -- will definitely learn it in Arabic -- for it is best understood that way.

i mean it is like Zabur(Psalms), Torah and Injil(Bible) -- they are best understood in their original language.

Answer 5

sure you're properly suited, Islam can't be destroyed by way of fact there is over 1million people who've memorised the Quramn large Britian whilst they invaded India needed to rid Islam and a Alim(islamic student) pronounced to them see this boy He is known with the Quran The Alim who memorised the Quran asked the boy to examine a Surah he examine, sweetly and suited the Alim pronounced no your incorrect its this not that the Boy replied no, that's genuine Alim pronounced : no your incorrect No you're incorrect the boy replied Then the Alim pronounced to the Britians see i won't tell this boy he's incorrect even although i'm greater in awareness and age then him He is known with a hundred% what's genuine and not properly suited in the Quran And now see that there is thousands and thousands of Muslims like this boy are you going to kill all of them? Killing babies? it may be confusing, you may bypass insane So the British Left it on my own. Surah Al-Alaq a million) examine in the call of your Lord Who created. ??????? ??????? ??????? ??????? ?????? ?? Gabriel pronounced to Muhammad pbuh examine! Muhammad pronounced i won't . examine in the call of your Lord pronounced Gabriel i won't examine Muhammad pbuh pronounced Muhammad pbuh memorised the Quran via Gabriel and Allah swt and then he taught others, they only memorised the Quran and in no way became written on Paper till Muhammad pbuh handed directly to the excellent beyond the place Imam Hanifi,Shafi,Maliki and Humbali desperate the Noble Quran must be written down so the destiny generations of Islam do not ignore the Quran and that Islam dissapears for ever. (Islamic student student)

Answer 6

Well, we have a lot of books for explanations, the normal person can't understand Quran alone, it's very hard for him because Quran contains a very high level of Arabic, and it contains a lot of law, inhertiance law, Prophits stories, which need a lot of explanations to understand, so we used to read the explanations to undersand, and there are a lot of explanations, and every one take the most explanation he find it sutable for him.

Answer 7

the thing is u cant really translate The Quran, it is God own words in a most beautiful arabic poetry.
U can only transliterate it , and u need scholar to do that.
Thats why it kinda hard to understand if u translate it literally.

Answer 8

And, have you every seen all the commentaries on the Holy Scriptures that Jewish scholars have written? It is no different.

I am sure the Christians have the same thing on what they call the NT.

Answer 9

The Qur'an is not God inspired like the Bible is. Islam and Christianity are two separate ideas and religions.

Answer 10

Ive seen more truths in a Harry Potter novel mate...sling it one side its garbage