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If Quran Is So Important

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    Agree on this one, kudos to MoF.
    Others seems to be either feeling 'insulted' or responded with irrelevant answers.
    Perhaps they were disturbed with the (valid) question itself.

    Perhaps he did, yet in any case there isn't any available now.

    Correct,
    I've read many other books, many of those is very humble in the sense of it doesn't even bothered to claim as "inspired from Heaven".
    Yet I (and many others) found the content to be inspiring.

    It's as if the 'author' of those 'humble books' asked to be 100% judged by it's content and not by it's 'origin'.

    Although I wouldn't call the "Quran" as the 'best', I would put that as 'among' the books that brings inspiration.

    My impression of the Quran is more of 'delivering an ultimatum' towards its audience.
    Behave or be destroyed

    And then it goes further explaining through 'stories from the past'.
    More specifically, stories from "Jewish History" up until 600 AD.

    And it's very clear that the book called Quran was written for the audience with some degree of familiarity of Jewish Legends and Tradition.
    Asking them to learn a lesson / contemplate from their own history.

    The content of the book will be meaningless if it was delivered to the 7th century Chinese or Native American (for example)
    As they're not familiar at all with the stories being told in the Quran.

    I found some books within the bundle called Tanakh as inspiring as the book called Quran.
    Some books such as Book of Yehezkiel or Book of Isaiah makes a clear reference and contains a claim that the author himself wrote that book, and all that is written there is true to his knowledge. Something which doesn't exist in the Quran (and other books).

    Thus I wouldn't say that it's a hearsay.
    If it's being called as hearsay because none of the original material exist, then that criteria could also easily being applied to Quran.
    Thus Quran is also a hearsay.

    I might advise of not losing your objectivity on this.

    That is "By the same criteria you applied upon others make sure that you apply it on yourself".
    And by the way, I got the above 'concept', which makes sense to me and inspired me, from the book of Gospel.

    Correction, Torah in Hebrew means "Law" or "Binding Agreement".
    It can be an abstract entity and survived through oral transmission, as it's very difficult to write in > 1000 BC when the chinese haven't invented Pen or Paper.

    Even in Jesus era (0 AD) where Pen and Paper is already available.
    The Tanakh books is very expensive, in comparison it cost roughly the same as today's brand new Ferrari sport car.
    Thus not everyone is able to own it.

    And the same thing to the book called Quran.
    Not everyone in 8th - 15th century might be able to afford it.

    Perhaps it is, it was originated through knowledge and the knowledge is spread by this Jesus character and other people wrote it down later.
    Despite it's dubious origin, I found many of the concept being written in the Gospel to be inspiring as well.
    Many of it actually makes sense.

    Perhaps it's not in entirely original or brand new (as the same concept can be found in other older books / materials as well) but it does makes sense and shape my view. Thus 'inspire' me.

    In the end it's always a 'pick and choose' mechanism, as truth and falsehood is everywhere.

    Salam / Peace

    I must honestly admit that I agree with all that @Jafar have said here!

    Thanx

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