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layout: post
publisher: alsalafiyyah@icloud.com
title: Is the Qur'an mere words or supplications as claimed by some people?
date: 2025-07-29
hijri: Safar 4, 1447 AH
source: Fatwa no. 7482, Question 4
category: [fatwas, quran]
note: true
excerpt: "The Qur’an is the Words of Allah. Jibril (Gabriel, peace be upon him) was commissioned by Allah to hear and convey His Words to Muhammad (peace be upon him) which he recited for him."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  deputy_chairman:
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Qa'ud
      url: /biography/qaud/
---

### Question
Is the Qur’an just words or supplications as some people claim?

### Answer:
The Qur’an is the Words of Allah. Jibril (Gabriel, peace be upon him) was commissioned by Allah to hear and convey His Words to Muhammad (peace be upon him) which he recited for him. It also contain supplications, such as: **"(They say): "Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower."** [(Aal Imran, 3:8)](/quran?verse=3:8). This supplication is an Ayah (Qur’anic verse) from the Words of Allah (Exalted be He).