The Heavenly Quran (), according to a common Islamic belief, is a primordial version of the revealed

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , s ...

History

The idea of a holy book or other religious totem being based on an archetype preserved in heaven is not unique to Islam but goes back "thousands of years" to "the early Summerians" according to Alfred Guillaume. Guillaume, ''Islam'', 1954: p.59

In the revealed Quran

Quranic verses and referred to “mother of the book” (''umm al-kitab''); verse refers to a “well-guarded tablet” (''lawh mahfuz'') and to a “concealed book” (''kitab maknun''). Revelation of the Quran is described as being "sent down" in verse : It is also called ''kalam allah'' — the word of God — and to most Muslims is eternal and uncreated ''attribute'' of God, as opposed to something written or created ''by'' God. The Quran that resides in heaven is distinct from the earthly

. It is disputed whether the revealed Quran is a precise copy of the Heavenly Quran or an abridged version. Commonly,

Injil Injil ( ar, wikt:إنجيل, إنجيل, ʾInjīl, alternative spellings: ''Ingil'' or ''Injeel'') is the Arabic name for the Gospel of Jesus Jesus in Islam, (Isa). This ''Injil'' is described by the Quran as one of the four Islamic holy books w ...

and the Islamic notion of

Torah The Torah (; hbo, ''Tōrā'', "Instruction", "Teaching" or "Law") is the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. In that sense, Torah means the ...

are thought to be part of the Heavenly Quran.Reza Aslan ''No God But God: The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam'' Random House 2008 page 99

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