What accurately describes the Qur'an?

• A. A collection of Hadith
• B. The revealed word of God
• C. The life story of Muhammad
• D. A legal code for Muslims

Answer: (B)

The Qur’an is the revealed word of God. Muslims believe it contains God’s exact messages given to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over about twenty-three years, in classical Arabic. This makes the Qur’an the primary source of faith, worship, and guidance in Islam, shaping belief, ethics, and practice.

It’s not a collection of Hadith, which are the sayings and actions of Muhammad recorded later by others. It’s not the life story of Muhammad—that would be the seerah, the biography of the Prophet. And while the Qur’an provides principles that influence Islamic law, it isn’t simply a legal code; jurists derive rules from the Qur’an alongside other sources like the sayings and practices of Muhammad (Sunnah). The Qur’an contains moral teachings, stories of prophets, and commandments that guide Muslims in daily life and worship.