Reflections On Sura Qāf #04

The Bible is a comprehensive collection of texts that form the central religious text of Christianity and Judaism. It is divided into the Old Testament, which includes books such as Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, and others that narrate the creation of the world, the history of the Israelites, and the prophetic messages. The New Testament focuses on the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, along with the early Christian church and its spread. The Bible contains a wide range of genres, including historical narratives, poetry, wisdom literature, prophetic writings, and epistles.

Sahih al-Bukhari is a comprehensive collection of hadiths compiled by Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari over a period of 16 years. It contains over 7,500 hadiths (with repetitions) and around 2,600 unique hadiths, organized into 97 books. The collection is highly valued for its stringent criteria for authenticity, including the requirement for a complete and unbroken chain of narrators (isnad) and the verification of each hadith against the Quran. It covers various aspects of Muslim life, including Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), prayers, and other actions of worship. The work is widely regarded as the most authentic collection of hadiths after the Quran.