Question

The holy book of Islam is ______.
A) Quran
B) Gita
C) Bible
D) Ramayana

Answer 1

Hint: Islam directly translates into submission to God, Founded by Prophet Muhammad in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and spread across the world now has 1.8 billion followers. Follows the teachings of Allah, the all-knowing one. Has rules of conduct since they believe that there is a day of judgement after death. Is monotheistic and does not practise idolatry.

Complete answer: Option A: The holy book of Islam is the Quran. The Quran directly translates into submission to Allah because it is believed to have been recited by Prophet Muhammad who was the founder of the religion. Islam was founded around the 7th century and is the youngest religion among the widely followed religions. The Quran is the holiest book for the muslims and is written from Allah’s (the all-knowing god of Islam) point of view whose words were believed to have been carried through an angel called Gabriel to Prophet Muhammad when he was meditating. The Quran consists of 114 chapters (surahs) and is recited as prayers. This is the correct answer.
Option B: The Gita is one of the holy books for Hinduism. It is written in a conversational tone between Lord Vishnu and Arjuna containing 18 chapters. Thus, it is not a holy text for Islam and is an incorrect answer.
Option C: The Bible is a holy text of Christianity and Judaism and not Islam making this an incorrect option. However, prophets like Noah, Abraham, Moses and Jesus are looked up to as holy men in Islam and many Muslims also revere the Judeo- Christian Bible as an important text. Thus, it is clear that Christaianity, Judaism and Islam share similarities, but the Bible is not a holy book for muslims.
Option D: Ramayana is a Hindu epic and is also considered as a holy text in Hinduism but does not come under Islam as a holy book. Hence, this option is also incorrect.
Therefore, Option A is correct.

Note: Islam’s holy book’s teachings are said to have been told to Prophet Muhammad but were not actually written by him since he did not read or write. It is said that he heard of teachings of Allah from Gabriel, an angel and even throughout his life Allah spoke to him. It was only written down after his death by scribes under his successor and father-in-law, Caliph Abu Bakr’s supervision which remains to be the holy book for Islam.