The two primary sources of the religion of Islam are the Quran and Hadith. These two are where the majority of the teachings come from. When looking for guidance, a Muslim often refers back to one of these two to educate themselves on a topic. The Quran is the central religious text of Islam. It represents the fountainhead of Divine guidance for every Muslim. The Islamic sacred book is God's words and was dictated to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, by the Archangel Gabriel and was written down in Arabic. The chapters in this book touch upon all aspects of human existence, including doctrine, social organization, and legislation. The Quran confirms the revelations given to earlier Prophets, though these might not be accessible to us in the form they were initially revealed. The most sublime language and a rational message that directly appeals to the human heart have caused this Divine book to move nations and civilizations. It will continue to guide those who turn to God with a sincere heart for all times. Hadith's are a collection of traditions containing sayings/actions of the Prophet Muhammad that, with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunnah), constitute the primary source of guidance for Muslims apart from the Quran. During the first few decades after the Prophet Muhammad's death, those who directly knew him (known as the Companions) shared and collected quotations and stories related to the Prophet's life. Within the first two centuries after the Prophet's death, scholars conducted a thorough review of the reports, tracing the origins of each quotation along with the chain of narrators through whom the reference was passed. Those which were not verifiable were deemed "weak" or even "fabricated," while others were considered to be "authentic" (sahih) and collected into volumes. The most authentic collections of hadith include Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and Sunan Abu Dawud. Islam by way of The Qur'an and Sunnah is what we seek, teach and learn here at Masjid Al-Ikhlas, regardless of the place of origin, ethnicity, or culture. This is our deen.
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