THE VOICE

The Qur'an, Hadith, and Hadith Qudsi

The teachings of Islam are taken mainly Allah’s speech and the Prophet’s speech. Allah's speech to humankind comes in two forms: the Qur'an and the Hadith Qudsi and the Prophet's speech is the Prophetic Hadith. For Muslims, it is very important to know the definitions of these sacred sources as well as the differences among them in order not to be confused by any of them.
The Qur'an

The Qur'an can be defined as follows.

• The speech of Allah sent down upon His last Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), through the angel Gabriel, in its precise meaning and wording, passed down to us by numerous persons through generations (tawatur), both verbally and in writing.

• It is inimitable and unique, preserved by Allah from any corruption.

The Word Qur'an

The Arabic word Qur'an is derived from the verb qara'a, which has various meanings such as read or recite. Qur'an is a verbal noun and hence means the "reading" or "recitation". As used in the Qur'an itself, the word refers to the revelation from Allah in the broad sense and is not always restricted to the written form in the shape of a book, as we have it before us today.

However, it means revelation to Muhammad only, while revelation to other prophets (peace and blessings be upon them all) has been referred to by different names like: Tawrat, Injil, Kitab