The Prophet Muhammad was undoubtedly the messenger of God to the whole of humanity. Through him, God conveyed His message in the form of the Quran for all eternity. However, he lived in this world for a limited period, and now the question arises as to how, after the Prophet’s death, the prophetic responsibility had to be discharged. In his lifetime, the Prophet performed this duty directly. After he had gone, this mission had to be carried forward indirectly by his followers, the Muslim ummah. The Prophet’s followers must carry out this mission from one generation to the next and, in presenting the message of Islam to people of every age and time, bring people closer to God.
Taking the message of the Quran to the world is integral to conveying the Divine Message to all humanity. The teachings of the Quran are for all humanity. The basic message of the Quran is that God is one. When you read the Quran, you will find such statements repeatedly in the Quran: ‘O man, it is your Lord, who is addressing you. Listen to His words and follow Him.’ Even this style of address is quite exceptional. This kind of direct divine invocation leaves a lasting impression on the man. He feels his Lord is directly addressing him. This feeling compels man to take the assertions of the Quran with extreme seriousness rather than treat them like simple statements in an ordinary book.
A study of the Quran (and Islam) shows that it aims to produce a universal approach in human beings. The Quran (1:2) introduces God as the ‘Lord of the worlds’ and not just the Lord of the Muslims or the Arabs. You will find that the Quran defines God as “rabb al-alamin”, or the Lord of Mankind. This shows that the God of Islam is one God: all divinity is invested in His Being. Islam is a universal religion. Quran fosters a universal outlook among its followers. One who adopts the Quranic way will start thinking at the universal level. His personality will be linked simultaneously to the Creator of the World and the entire human brotherhood. Despite being located in a particular region, he becomes a citizen of the universe as far as his thinking is concerned. In this respect, it can rightly be said that Islam or the Quran promotes universal citizenship.
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The Quran is not a religious book in the limited sense of the term. It is a Book that tells people about the creation plan of God, and the scheme of things of the One who has created the entire Universe. This is not a matter of religion alone. The Quran is not a book of jurisprudence or a book of dos and don’ts about rituals. The Quran informs people about the laws of nature. It is not a book of Muslims; it is a Book of God. So, it becomes imperative that it be taken to all mankind.
Considering that the Muslims are bearers of the Quran and their most important task is to communicate God’s Message to humanity, it is unconscionable that they appear to take so few practical steps towards its effective propagation.
Realising this, Goodword Books has prioritized translating the Quran into different languages. In addition, they publish and distribute these translations worldwide. Muslims can fulfill their dawah responsibility of presenting the divine message to all humanity by using these translations of the Quran along with Islamic literature produced by CPS International.
Source: The Seeker’s Guide
Every book has its objective and the objective of the Quran is to make man aware of the Creation plan of God. That is, to tell man why God created this world; what the purpose is of settling man on earth; what is required from man in his pre-death life span, and what he is going to confront after death. Man is born as an eternal creature. When God created man as such, He divided his life span into two periods, the pre-death period, which is a time of trial, and the post-death period, which is the time for receiving the rewards or punishment merited by one’s actions during one’s lifetime. These take the form of eternal paradise or eternal hell. The purpose of the Quran is to make man aware of this reality. This is the theme of this divine Book, which serves to guide man through his entire journey through life into the after-life. This is why it is important to share the message of the Quran to all people of the world.
Source: God’s Creation Plan
