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This is alist of Islamic texts. Thereligious texts ofIslam include theQuran (the central text), several previous texts (considered by Muslims to be previous revelations fromAllah), including theTawrat (Torah) revealed to theprophets and messengers amongst the Children of Israel, theZabur (Psalms) revealed toDawud (David) and theInjil (theGospel) revealed toIsa (Jesus), and thehadith (deeds and sayings attributed toMuhammad, which comprise thesunnah).
TheQuran is the centralreligious text ofIslam, whichMuslims believe to be arevelation fromGod.[1] It is widely regarded as the finest work inclassical Arabic literature.[2][3][4][5] The Quran is divided into chapters (Arabic: سورتیں, surahtaen; singular سورۃ, sūrah), which are subdivided into verses (Arabic: آية,āyāh; plural آيات,āyāt).
The text of the Qur'an of 114 chapters of varying lengths, each known as asurah. Each surah is formed from several verses, each called anayah.
A body of commentary and explication (tafsīr), aimed at explaining the meanings of the Quranic verses.
The science which describes the reason, circumstances, and events surrounding the revelation of verses.
Other Islamic books considered to be revealed by God before the Quran, mentioned by name in the Quran are theTawrat (Torah) revealed to theprophets and messengers amongst theChildren of Israel, theZabur (Psalms) revealed toDawud (David) and theInjil (theGospel) revealed toIsa (Jesus). The Quran also mentions God having revealed theScrolls of Abraham and theScrolls of Moses.
The Islamic methodology oftafsir al-Qur'an bi-l-Kitab (Arabic:تفسير القرآن بالكتاب) refers to interpreting the Qur'an with/through the Bible.[6] This approach adopts canonicalArabic versions of the Bible, including the Tawrat and the Injil, both to illuminate and to add exegetical depth to the reading of the Qur'an. Notable Muslimmufassirun (commentators) of the Bible and Qur'an who weaved biblical texts together with Qur'anic ones include Abu al-Hakam Abd al-Salam bin al-Isbili ofAl-Andalus andIbrahim bin Umar bin Hasan al-Biqa'i.[6]
Sunnah denotes the practice ofIslamic prophetMuhammad that he taught and practically instituted as a teacher of thesharī‘ah and the best exemplar.[7] The sources of sunna are usuallyoral traditions found in collections ofHadith andSīra (prophetic biography), as well as the Qur'an. Unlike the Qur'an, Muslims naturally differ on the set of texts or sources of sunnah, and they emphasize different collections of hadith based on to whichschool of thought or branch they belong.
Hadīth are sayings, acts or tacit approvals ascribed to theIslamic prophetMuhammad. Unlike the Qur'an, the hadiths are not accepted by all Muslims.[8][9]
The science which explores the narrators of hadith.[citation needed]
"Its outstanding literary merit should also be noted: it is by far, the finest work of Arabic prose in existence."
"It may be affirmed that within the literature of the Arabs, wide and fecund as it is both in poetry and in elevated prose, there is nothing to compare with it."
