Super power, the creator of the universe addresses all the living being through his book the holy Qur’an:

“This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.” [Al-Quran 2:2]

“Read with the Name of your Lord Who created [everything], He created man from a clot of blood. Read, and your Lord is the most gracious, who imparted knowledge by means of the Pen. He taught man what he did not know.” [Al-Quran 96:1-5]

“So, I swear by the setting places of the stars, and indeed it is a great oath, if you are to appreciate it is surely the Noble Quran, (recorded already) in a protected book (i.e. the Preserved Tablet) that is not touched except by the purified ones (the angels). A revelation from the Lord of the worlds.”  [Al-Quran 56:75-80]

“Say, [O Muhammad], “The Pure Spirit has brought it down from your Lord in truth to make firm those who believe and as guidance and good tidings to the Muslims.” And We certainly know that they say, “It is only a human being who teaches the Prophet.” The tongue of the one they refer to is foreign, and this Qur’an is [in] a clear Arabic language.” [Al- Quran 16:102-103]

“The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. So whoever sights [the new moon of] the month, let him fast it; and whoever is ill or on a journey – then an equal number of other days. Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and [wants] for you to complete the period and to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you; and perhaps you will be grateful.” [Al-Quran 2:185]

Having indicated this, the Holy Qur’an makes a claim about itself: “There is no doubt in it”.The month of Ramadan is the one in which the Qur’an was revealed as guidance for mankind and with vivid features of (earlier) guidance and the Criterion (of right and wrong); so those of you who witness the month must fast therein and should anyone be sick, or on a journey, then, a number from other days. Allah wants ease for you and does not want hardship for you. And all this because you may complete the number and proclaim the Takbir of Allah for having guided you and that you be grateful.

“And We have cited for people all sorts of examples in this Quran, so that they may receive the message.” [Al-Quran 39:27]

Revealed through prophet Mohammed (PBUH):

“Glorious is the One who has revealed the Criterion to His servant, so that he may be a Warner to the worlds, the One to whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and who did neither have a son, nor is there any partner to him in the kingdom, and who has created everything and designed it in a perfect measure.” [Al-Quran 25:1-2]

“We have revealed to you a Spirit from Our command. You did not know earlier what is the Book or what is ‘Iman’ (true faith), but We have made it (the Quran) a light with which We guide whomsoever We will from among Our slaves. And indeed you are guiding (people) to a straight path, the path of Allah, the One to whom belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Be aware that towards Allah all matters shall finally return.” [Al-Quran 42:52]

“O people of the Book, there has come to you Our Messenger disclosing to you much of what you have been concealing of the Book, while he passes over much. There has come to you from Allah a Light and clear Book; with it Allah guides those who follow His pleasure in the pathways of peace, and brings them out, by His will, from the depths of darkness into the light, and guides them to a straight path.” [Al-Quran 5:15-16]

“0 men, a proof has come to you from your Lord and We have sent down to you a vivid light. Now those who believe in Allah and hold on to Him – He shall admit them into Mercy from Him, and Grace, and shall lead them to Himself through a straight path.” [Al-Quran 4:174-175]

What is Burhan?

 The word, Burhan, appearing in verse 174 (a proof has come to you from your Lord) lexically means proof. It refers to the Holy Prophet SAW (Ruh al-Maani). Sayyidna Ibn ‘Abbas RA says that the Holy Prophet SAW was referred to as ‘Burhan’ in consideration of his blessed person, his noble morals, his miracles and his being the very recipient of the revelation of the Book of Allah. All these are open proofs of his prophethood beyond which there remains no need for any other proof. Thus, in summation, his person is, in itself, proof personified. As for the word, Nur (and We have sent down to you a vivid light) (174), it refers to the Holy Qur’an (Ruh al-Ma’ani) which also seems to be the case in Verse 15 of Surah al-Ma’idah (5) (There has come to you from Allah a light and clear Book). In the explanatory translation of Maulana Ashram Ali Thanavi in Bayan al-Qur’an, the rendering of this verse appears as: ‘There has come to you from Allah a light and (which is) a clear book (that is) the Quran.

“(We sent them) with clear signs and scriptures. And We sent down the Message (The Quran) so that you explain to the people what has been revealed for them and so that they may ponder.” [Al-Quran 16:44]

 “And with truth We have sent it down and with truth it descended. And We did not send you but as a bearer of good tidings and as a Warner.  And We have divided the Quran in portions, so that you may recite it to the people gradually, and We have revealed it little by little.” [Al-Quran 17:105-106]

Glad tidings and Warnings:

“Alif, Lam, Ra. (This is) a book the verses of which have I made firm, then elaborated by a Being All Wise, All Aware, (with an order) that you worship none but Allah – surely, I am for you a Warner from Him, and a bearer of glad tidings and that you seek forgiveness from your Lord, then, turn to Him in repentance. He shall, then, provide you with good things to enjoy for a given time, and bestow His added grace on everyone of excellence. And if you turn away, then, I fear for you the punishment of a great day.” [Al-Quran 11:1-3]

“Surely, this Quran guides to the way which is most upright and gives the believers who do good deeds the glad tidings that there is a great reward for them, and that for those who do not believe in the Hereafter, We have prepared a painful punishment. Man invites evil as he would invite good, and man is prone to haste.” [Al-Quran 17:9-11]

“0 men, there has come to you an advice from your Lord, and a cure for what is in your hearts, and guidance and mercy for the believers. Say, “With the grace of Allah and with His mercy” – with these they should rejoice. It is far better than what they accumulate.” [Al-Quran 10:57-58]

“And (think of) the day We shall send to every people a witness from among them (to testify) against them, and We shall bring you (0 prophet) as witness against these. And We have revealed to you the Book, an exposition of everything, and guidance, and mercy, and glad tidings for the Muslims.” [Al-Quran 16:89]

“And this is a blessed Book We have sent down. So follow it and fear Allah, so that you may be favored with mercy, lest you should say, “The Book was sent down only upon two groups before us, and we were ignorant of what they studied.”  Or you should say, “If the Book had been sent down to us, we would have been more adhering to the right path than they.” Now there has come to you a clear sign from your Lord, and a guidance and a mercy. So, who is more unjust than the one who belies the verses of Allah and turns away from them? We will recompense those who turn away from Our verses with an evil punishment, because of their turning away.” [Al-Quran 6:155-157]

“Alif, Lam, Ra. This is a book We have sent down to you, that you may take the people out of (all sorts of) darkness into the light with the will of their Lord – to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, Allah, the One to whom belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth. Woe is to the disbelievers from a severe punishment.” [Al-Quran 14:1-2]

“Then We conveyed the Book as an heritage to those of Our slaves whom We chose. Then, some of them are those who wrong their own selves, and some of them are mediocre, and some of them are those who outpace (others) in righteous deeds with Allah’s permission. That is the great bounty.” [Al-Quran 35:32]

“Could it be that the one who was dead and We gave him life and made for him a light with which he walks among men, (is held to) be like the one whose condition is such that he is in total darkness, never coming out of it? This is how their deeds appear beautified to the disbelievers.” [Al-Quran 6:122] 

In the previous verses, mentioned there was the demand of ever new miracles by disbelievers as proof of their sheer obstinacy as they had already witnessed the open miracle of the Qur’an itself. After that, the Qur’an argued that the miracles already before their eyes should have been enough to lead them to the true path, only if these people themselves would have been genuinely seeking truth. Then, came the description of these miracles.”

 “And We did not send down the Book to you but in order that you may explain to them what they differed about, and (that it be) guidance and mercy for a people who believe. And Allah sent down water from the heavens and revived the land with it after it was dead. Surely, in that there is a sign for a people who listen.” [Al-Quran 16:64-65]

“Surely this Quran mentions to the children of Israel most of the matters in which they dispute. And it is guidance and mercy for the believers. And surely your Lord will decide between them by His judgment, and He is the All-Mighty, All-Knowing. So trust in Allah. Surely you are on the open truth.” [Al-Quran 27:76-77]

“Ta, Seen. These are the verses of the Quran and an enlightening book, to give guidance and good news to the believers who establish salaah and pay Zakah and who have faith in the Hereafter.” [Al-Quran 27:1-3]

“These are verses of the Wise Book, a guidance and mercy for those good in deeds who are steadfast in salaah and who pay Zakah and do have faith in the Hereafter.” [Al-Quran 31:2-4]

Two things are necessary for the physical and spiritual well-being and success of man — the Book of Allah which contains guidance for every sphere of human life, and the Men of Allah who help in making this guidance effective. The way to profit from the Men of Allah is to assess them according to the well-known principles of the Book of Allah. Those who do not conform to these principles should just not be regarded as Men of Allah. But, when one has found Men of Allah, in the real sense, one should seek their guidance in order to understand the meaning of the Book of Allah and act upon it.