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Muhammad did not know how to read or write, nor did he have knowledge of previous scriptures. He lived in Mecca in the Arabian peninsula at a time of idolatry, social corruption, and injustice. Muslims believe that the angel Gabriel visited Muhammad while he was meditating in the cave of Hira.

The angel Gabriel informed the illiterate Muhammad to recite the Quran. The words were captured in the chapter Al-Alaq.

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Recite in the name of your Lord who created -

Created man from a clinging substance.

Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous -

Who taught by the pen -

Taught man that which he knew not.
The Quran is a compilation of revelations that Muhammad received as the final prophet. The Quran is organized into 114 chapters (Surahs). Every chapter, except one, begins with the line:

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Muslims begin almost everything they do with this line, including eating, traveling, and business dealings.

The Quran is not organized in chronological order of revelation. Instead, it was compiled according to an order of recitation described by the prophet. Many of the beginning Surah's are long, and many at the end are shorter. In addition, the book is also organized into 30 sections of equal parts. This is useful for those who are reciting the Quran during the month of Ramadan. Each column in the visualization represents a different section.

Each Color Represents a Different Chapter:
The first chapter in the Quran is referred to as the "Opening" (Al-Fatiha). It is composed of seven lines. These are recited in each cycle of every muslim prayer.

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -

The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

Guide us to the straight path -

The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
Since the Quran is assumed to be from the same source as the Gospel and the Torah, it is no surprise that there is mention of the same stories and people. The written Quran was compiled very quickly after Muhammad's death, within the lifeteimes of those who had memorized it. Manuscripts have been discovered and radio-carbon dated to the time of the Prophet.

In Islam, Muhammad, Jesus, Moses, and all the prophets are considered non-divine humans who deliver the message of God to the believers. Muslims believe in the virgin-birth of Jesus, but the Quran is clear that he was not divine and was not the son of God. That doesn't stop Jesus from playing a central role in Islam. Jesus is mentioned by name 25 times in the Quran, while Muhammad is mentioned only 4 times by name.

Here we highlight all the times Jesus is mentioned in white and Mary in yellow.
There are 25 prophets mentioned in the Quran.

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Muslims believe that God has 99 names or attributes. These attributes are names that God refers to throughout the Quran. When Muslims pray and make requests from God, they often utilize the sepcialization of these names.

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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
This is an open source project with the intention of making the Quran more approachable to those who are more visually minded. You can contribute on this github. We can be contacted at [contact.quranlens (at) gmail.com].

The English translation used for this is Sahih International. The search functions will look through the English translations to find a match. In the case of the 99 names, the Ayas which are referenced are hard-coded and taken from this wikipedia page which compiles the information from various sources. The arabic text is loaded from: Tanzil.net, and the english translation is loaded from: quran cloud.

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