QURAN: THE PRESERVED BOOK OF GOD — Words of God

revealed, but previous Scriptures have been altered and are not now as they originally were. This difference between the Quran and other Scriptures is a historical fact that cannot be doubted on any academic grounds. Clearly, only that edition of the Book of God which exists in its original form will be a source of guidance and salvation for man. Scriptures which have been altered by man—which do not even exist in their original form or language—will never be able to provide man with guidance and salvation. How was it that the Quran was preserved whereas previous Scriptures were not? The only reason for this is that in this world a powerful community is required to preserve the Book of God—a community which is able to ward off every threat to the integrity of the Scriptures. The Quran was the only divine Scripture to bring about a revolution of such universal proportions that a large community gathered around it—a community that was strong enough to ensure that the Book of God was preserved in its original form. The fact is that the Quran is preserved in its original form whereas other religious scriptures are not. The scale of the revolution which the Quran brought about is unprecedented in human history. During the Prophet’s lifetime Islam had spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula. Within one hundred years of the Prophet’s death his followers had subdued most of the inhabited world. The enemies of monotheism were—on a universal level—either obliterated or vanquished. Islam continued to dominate the world scene, until eventually man entered the age of the press. Now, there was no possibility of any changes or additions being made in the Book of God. The task of preservation of the Quran had been accomplished for all time. o