AL-FURQAN APPLICATION

AL-FURQAN is a Sadaqah Jariyah. We hope to make it easy for everyone to read. Al-Furqan is the Al-Qur'an or Koran (kōrănˈ, –ränˈ) [Arab=reading, recitation], the sacred book of Islam. Revealed by Allah to the Prophet Muhammad(peace be upon him) in separate revelations over the major portion of the Prophet's life at Mecca and at Medina, the Qur'an was intended as a recited text, and was not compiled as a single volume during the life of the Prophet. The establishment of the canonical text is attributed to the 3d caliph, Uthman, who appointed a committee (651–52) to reconcile the conflicting versions then available, under the direction of Zaid ibn Thabit, one of the Prophet's scribes. The internal organization of the Qur'an is somewhat ad hoc. Revelations consisted of verses (ayat) grouped into 114 chapters (suras). The arrangement of the suras is mechanical: the first, al-Fateha or “the Opening,” is a short prayer exalting God that has become an essential part of ...