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Quran is a divine book. It was revealed to Muhammad, the Prophet, in first quarter of the seventh century. Its language is Arabic. There are in all one hundred and fourteen chapters in the Quran. The Quran is a book with a difference.
The Quran deals with almost all the issues related to mankind. Its language is very simple. Its clarity is par excellence. The first two verses of the first chapter are like this:
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All praise is due to God, the Lord of the Universe, the Beneficent, the Merciful. (1:1-2)
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These two verses represent the gist of the Quranic message. It means that man should acknowledge God as the Creator, as the Sustainer, and as compassionate to all His Creatures. This is the beginning of divine knowledge. This determines the right way of life for man in this world.
The last two verses of the last chapter are like this:
(I seek divine refuge from) Who whispers into the hearts of people,—among jinn and among men. (114:5-6)
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The above reference from the last Quranic chapter tells us that in the present world man has to face great challenge from Satan and bad people in terms of waswasa.
Waswasa means misleading whisper. This is the greatest problem. Every human being lives with those evil persons who by the way of whisper always try to mislead and deviate him from the right path. Every human being, both men and women, face this challenge constantly. Man should realize this challenge and must meet this challenge with intellectual awakening and with determination.