Quran Study Guide

Covers the Quran's structure (114 Surahs arranged roughly by length rather than chronology, spanning Meccan 610-622 CE and Medinan 622-632 CE revelation periods), the Islamic doctrine of the Quran as literal divine speech (Kalam Allah) transmitted through Muhammad, and representative Surahs across the revelation timeline: Al-Fatiha (the opening prayer), early Meccan material (Al-Alaq/first revelation, Al-Ikhlas/pure monotheism, Al-Asr, Al-Duha), middle Meccan prophetic narratives and the 99 divine names, late Meccan material (the Night Journey, Surah Al-Kahf), and Medinan legal/social material (Al-Baqarah, Al-Imran/Al-Nisa, the contested warfare verses, Al-Hujurat's social ethics, Al-Rahman's poetic structure).