In our tradition we describe the Quran as the pre-eternal divine speech. The text of the Quran is technically speaking called a Mushaf. We can call the written text the Quran, and there are several hadith that indicate this, such as:
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ู ุฃููู ููุณูุงููุฑู ุจูุงููููุฑูุขูู ุฅูููู ุฃูุฑูุถู ุงููุนูุฏูููู
Related by โAbdullah b. โUmar: โThe Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) forbade traveling to the lands of the enemy with the Quran.โ
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The Quran is โLight upon Lightโ and the Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) is โLight upon Light.โ
In Sura al-Aโraf, the Divine says, โThose who believe in him, honor him, help him, and follow the Light [the Quran] that is sent down with himโit is they who shall prosper.โ (7:157)
And in Sura al-Ma'ida the Divine says, โCertainly there has come to you, from Allah, a Light [the Prophet] and a clear book.โ (5:15) The exegetes say this โlightโ refers to the Holy Prophet (Allah bl...
Shaykh Muhammad al-Qandusi says in his magnum opus al-Ta'sis (Cipher of the Spirit):
The reality of right (yamin) is highness and elevation. By highness and elevation we mean elevation in sanctity (hurma) and highness in spiritual degrees that entail arrival unto the spring of the Divine Presence and experiencing the delight of its beauty, and other such pursuits. The reality of the left (Shimal) is the opposite of highness and elevation. It is unadulterated lowering and sinking; it is
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