The Quran's Holistic Method and Teachings of Goodness and Love
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In the Quran, an event is not described in a single surah. Different aspects of the same event are spread across many surahs. For example, the story of Noah is mentioned briefly in Surah Noah. But if you look at all the surahs—that is, if you read the whole book—you can see the full picture regarding Prophet Noah and the Flood. In the same way, all the details of other events are found throughout the Quran. Each surah gives some of the details, but if you read the whole book, you will understand the event completely.
Not only the stories, but also, for example, how to perform Salah (prayer) and how to perform ablution are explained in different surahs and sections. You have to read the whole book to learn how to worship properly.
The distorted gospels and the Bible are books written by men; therefore, they are written in the style of history books. They distract you from the truth by containing false information. The only true holy book we have at the moment is the Quran.
The entire Quran is a guide to goodness, virtue, and above all, love. Even the verses that tell us to fight evil are a form of positive moral guidance. The entire Quran tells of this divine love and mercy. Here, let us provide just a few examples:
The Message of Love, Mercy, and Goodness
30:21 "And among His signs is that He created for you mates from among yourselves that you may find tranquility in them; and He placed between you love and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought."
3:134 "Those who spend in prosperity and hardship, and who repress anger, and who pardon the people; God loves the good doers."
5:54 "O you who believe! Whoever among you turns back from his religion, God will bring forth a people whom He loves and who love Him—humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers..."
2:195 "And spend in the way of God and do not throw yourselves with your own hands into destruction. And do good; indeed, God loves the good doers."
5:13 "...But pardon them and overlook. Indeed, God loves the good doers."
9:108 "...Within it are men who love to purify themselves; and God loves those who purify themselves."
60:8 "God does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion which did not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, God loves those who act justly."
4:147 "What would God do with your punishment if you are grateful and believe? And ever is God Appreciative and Knowing."
16:18 "And if you should count the favors of God, you could not enumerate them. Indeed, God is Forgiving and Merciful."
28:77 "...And do good as God has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, God does not love corrupters."
The Blessings of a Merciful Creator
16:5-8 "And the grazing livestock He has created for you; in them is warmth and numerous benefits, and from them you eat... And He creates that which you do not know. Indeed, your Lord is Kind and Merciful."
14:32-34 "It is God who created the heavens and the earth and sent down rain from the sky and produced thereby some fruits as provision for you... And He gave you from all you asked of Him. And if you should count the favor of God, you could not enumerate them."
55:1-13 (Surah Rahman) "The Most Merciful. Taught the Quran. Created man. Taught him eloquence... The sun and the moon move by precise calculation... And the earth He laid out for the creatures... So which of the favors of your Lord would you deny?"
99:7 "So whoever does an atom's weight of good will see it."
Emre Karaköse (Emre_1974tr)
