Allah Almighty created man for the worship of Allah alone, as he has said in the Qur’an and then, He sent his messengers and revealed upon them Holy books for the guidance of mankind:

"I did not create jinn and humankind except to worship Me."

When Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasalam), He bestowed on him the miracle of miracles i.e. the Qur’an. Allah first revealed the verses of the Qur’an through his arch angel Gabriel to Muhammad, who proclaimed, "Read in the name of thy Lord". Later its verses were revealed on skin, leaves and wood.

In the Qur’an Allah has revealed matters that concern everyday worldly matters and matters of worship, economics, social life, life of Hereafter. The opening statement of Allah’s book is:

"This is a book in which there is no doubt. It is guidance for the righteous."

Allah gave the human heart the honour of memorizing this book and this was done in the lifetime of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasalam), and as a result of memorizing this book ensured that this book remained unchanged.

Allah says in the Qur’an:

"Indeed we have revealed this book and indeed we will be its protector."

This verse goes to show that Allah has taken upon himself the responsibility of safeguarding His book & so it has therefore not been tampered with, as books of other religions have like the Bible and the Torah.

The Qur’an is a complete code of life. The laws that Allah laid down in it fifteen hundred years ago are for all times. No government was run according to the principles laid down in the previous Holy books whereas Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wasalam) governed the people during his time according to Allah’s laws in the Holy Qur’an. The earlier Holy books talked about the coming of the Qur’an and the Qur’an confirms the revelation of these earlier Holy books.

The colloquial language of the Arabs has changed drastically over the years but the language of the Qur’an and the Hadith has not changed in the least, which is a proof of its authenticity. The Qur’an addresses all of mankind and not only people of a country or a place or of a particular time. Therefore it is incumbent on every human being to study the Qur’an to achieve guidance towards the right path.