Allah sent prophets and messengers to show us the right path. God, the Kind and Loving Creator, also sent books for guidance. He sent them to His messengers. These books are called the Books of Allah. Allah sent the books through the angel Gabriel.
Books of guidance sent by Allah are also called books of revelation. Revelation is wahyu in Arabic. There are four books of Allah mentioned in the Qur’an. They are the Tawrah, Zabur (Psalms), Injil (Gospel) and the Qur’an. Tawrah was sent to the prophet Moses, the Psalms was sent to the prophet David and the Gospel to the prophet Jesus.
The last book of Allah and the most comprehensive was sent down to the last prophet, Muhammad (p.b.u.h.), its name is the Qur’an. We know the names of the books of Allah from the Qur’an. There was also the Sahifah or scroll, a kind of book which was given to the prophet Abraham. The scroll of Abraham can not be found now.
The original books or parts of the books given to the prophets before Muhammad were either lost or changed. The people took away the originals of the books and added their own words to Allah’s words. This is why we do not have these books as they were revealed. The Qur’an is the last and the most complete books of guidance from Allah. It is not only for a certain group of people and a certain period of time, but it is for all people, all races and nations and for all times. It is with us today, without any change, with nothing added or taken away. It is the last book of guidance for mankind.
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