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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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The Noble Qur'an was revealed piecemeal and compiled in a divinely ordained order.

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The Noble Qur'an was revealed in installments over twenty-something years.

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When a verse was revealed to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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he would say to one of the scribes,

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"Place this verse in such-and-such a chapter."

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Narrated by Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, and Ahmad.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, compiled it in the order it is currently found.

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It is not according to the order of revelation.

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It is a divinely ordained order.

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The Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, presented it to Gabriel, peace be upon him, twice in the year he passed away.

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This is the order that Allah Almighty preserved for him.

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As He, the Exalted, said:

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“Lo! We, even We, reveal the Reminder, and lo! We verily are its Guardian.” (15:9)

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As for its piecemeal revelation,

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it was for practical application in refuting those who opposed the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, during its revelation.

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And to strengthen him, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, when confronting them in various incidents.

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As Allah, the Exalted, said:

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“And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.” (25:32)

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“And those who disbelieve say: Why is the Qur'an not revealed unto him all at once? (It is revealed) thus that We may strengthen thy heart therewith; and We have arranged it in right order.” (25:32)

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“And they bring thee no similitude but We bring thee the Truth (as against it), and better (than their similitude) as argument.” (25:33)

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And Allah, the Exalted, said:

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“And (it is) a Qur'an that We have divided, that thou mayst recite it unto mankind at intervals, and We have revealed it by (successive) revelation.” (17:106)

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As for its compilation in its current order, it is, as we have said, divinely ordained and not the result of any human ijtihad.

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This is how the excellent coherence and arrangement, which is clarified by the science of the Qur'anic contexts and the objectives of the Surahs, is achieved.

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And His saying, "And a Qur'an We have separated it," refers to it being a compilation before its separation.

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This refers to its compilation in the Preserved Tablet before its revelation, and its current compilation agrees with it in order.

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Therefore, there is no basis for an objector to challenge the science of Qur'anic contexts and the objectives of the Surahs.

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And the multiple guidance that arises from it.

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The decisive word is that if the Noble Qur'an, after its revelation, was compiled from a dispersed state,

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then it was revealed piecemeal from a meticulously organized compilation, which is its current arrangement.

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Muslims should beware of calls to arrange it according to the order of revelation, for these are false calls for two reasons:

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Firstly, that this is contrary to its form, which Allah preserved, and which clarifies the perfection of its organization.

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Secondly, it is an impossible matter to achieve, because verses were revealed according to events, and they belonged to a specific Surah.

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And before the Surah was completed, other verses from another Surah would be revealed. So, which order should we adopt?

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And which Surah should we place before the other, when each of them contains verses that precede the second?

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The summary is that the Noble Qur'an guides to the truth through the revelation of verses at the time of events and decrees.

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Just as it guides to the truth through its meticulously organized compilation. It is dispersed for guidance during events,

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and divinely ordained and compiled for guidance through its perfect organization.

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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah