It is an obligation - and blessing - for all who hear of the Qur'an and Islam to investigate it and evaluate it for themselves.
Its predecessors such as the Torah, Psalms, and Gospels have all been superseded. Prophet Muhammad (saw) was the final Messenger of Allah to humanity, and therefore the Qur'an is the last Message which Allah (swt) has sent to us. Its wording is letter for letter fixed by no one but Allah. The Qur'an has not been expressed using any human's words. Unlike the Sunnah, the Qur'an is literally the Word of Allah (swt), whereas the Sunnah was inspired by Allah but the wording and actions are the Prophet's (saw). What makes the Qur'an different from the Sunnah is primarily its form. The second source is the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw). The Qur'an is one of the two sources which form the basis of Islam. The language of the original message was Arabic, but it has been translated into many other languages. The Prophet (saw) was 40 years old when the Qur'an began to be revealed to him, and he was 63 when the revelation was completed. This message was given to the Prophet (saw) in pieces over a period spanning approximately 23 years (610 CE to 632 CE). It was transmitted to us in a chain starting from the Almighty Himself (swt) to the angel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad (saw).
The Qur'an ('Qor-Ann') is a Message from Allah (swt) to humanity.
