1. What is the Quran ?

2. If the Quran was used for the massage revealed to Mohammed as well as the previous
massages, what characteristics differentiate this Quran from the previous ones?

3. Some people say that this Quran is written by Mohammed. What should be the most
appropriate answer for such claims?

4. Revelations over a period of twenty years, could you tell us exactly how many verses
(ayats) does the Quran contain, also can you give an example of the length of a typical
revelation at one time to the Prophet (P.B.U.H) for the purpose of illustration.

5. The Quran is the most read single book in the world, it has been read for the past
fourteen hundred years and the indication is that people will continue to not just read this
book but also memorize It for the coming years until the day of Judgment. Could you tell
us why people read the Quran and also why do they go to the extent of even memorizing It.

6. People have different memorizing capabilities, what advice can you give them to help in
this task.?

7. The Muslims follow in their lives the Quran and the Sunnah which has been revealed to
us as Hadeath. The latter is the saying and doings of the Prophet Mohammed (P.B.U.H).
However, we hear of what is termed as Hadith Qudsi. Could you tell us what is the link
between such kind of Hadeeth and the revealed Quran.

8. A large proportion of the Muslim community are non Arabic speaking people, is it
possible to read or even recite the Quran in any other language rather than Arabic, and
why?

9. Islam is the largest growing religion in the world, a great proportion of such converts
are non-Arabic speaking. However, such people are still expected to perform their daily
Salah (prayers). Can they say the appropriate quranic verses in English or any other
language other than Arabic while performing their Salah.?

10. During the years of the new message, the Prophet (P.B.U.H) spent the first period in
Mekkah and the rest in Meddinah. There were a certain number of Surahs described as
Makki, others were called Meddani. What is the distinction if any between these two types
of Surahs?

11. Learning the Quran is part of the Islamic faith, at what stage in our lives we ought to
start learning this book of ALLAH.
12. You stated that it is crucial that we teach the Quraan to our children, what advice can
you give parents and even the educational establishments with this aspect.

13. It is a common misconception that Islam as a religion is associated only with the Arabs
or the Arabic speaking nations. However we know, for example, that the largest Muslim
countries in the world are in fact non Arabic speaking nations. Therefore such people rely
on translations of the Quraan or the meaning of It, what are the rules and regulations that
must be followed in delivering such translations.

14. The Quraan, as the words of ALLAH, contains as well the legislation of the Muslims,
their ways of life and their conduct. It has been revealed in the richest textual format and
in occasions that vary from one to another. The Muslims rely on the Tafseer of this book to
understand the concepts contained within. Can you elaborate on this and how many
different tafseers are available and also how do they rank to each other.

15. We have established that the Quraan is in fact the words of ALLAH, therefore the
status that such book has is well above any other book. Reading the Quraan is most
definitely done in a such a way that distinguishes it from other books, we call such method
of reading “Reciting”. Could you tell us about this?