What does it mean to affirm that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah?
2026-09-21
T83 · Ibn Taymiyyah
Shaykh al-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah
شيخ الإسلام أحمد بن تيمية
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وَمِنْ الْإِيمَانِ بِاَللَّهِ وَكُتُبِهِ: الْإِيمَانُ بِأَنَّ الْقُرْآنَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ مُنَزَّلٌ غَيْرُ مَخْلُوقٍ، مِنْهُ بَدَأَ وَإِلَيْهِ يَعُودُ؛ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ حَقِيقَةً، وَأَنَّ هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ الَّذِي أَنْزَلَهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ هُوَ كَلَامُ اللَّهِ حَقِيقَةً لَا كَلَامُ غَيْرِهِ.
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Part of faith in Allah and His books is believing that the Qur’an is the speech of Allah, revealed and uncreated. It began from Him and returns to Him; Allah, Exalted is He, truly spoke it. This Qur’an, which He revealed to Muhammad, may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, is truly the speech of Allah, not the speech of anyone else.
Source and editorial notes
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā 3/144
مجموع الفتاوى
Majmūʿ al-Fatāwā
Arabic passage checked against the cited volume and printed page. English reviewed against every displayed Arabic paragraph on 14 October 2026.