{"collection":"Texts of Islam","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_025_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_isl_025_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_isl_025_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/025.htm","summary":"This is Surah 25 (Al-Furqan, \"The Discrimination\") from the Quran, a Meccan revelation addressed to the Prophet Muhammad and his critics, belonging to the Islamic scriptural tradition. The chapter's central argument is a defense of Muhammad's prophethood against polytheist objections \u2014 that he is merely human, that the Quran was forged with human help, and that it was not revealed all at once \u2014 countered by asserting that all prior prophets were similarly human and similarly mocked. A recurring rhetorical structure pairs descriptions of divine power in nature (the alternation of night and day, the mingling of seas, rain quickening dead land) with warnings of eschatological punishment for disbelievers, contrasted against paradise for the faithful. Notably, the chapter addresses the gradual, piecemeal revelation of the Quran directly, framing it as a deliberate divine method to strengthen the Prophet's heart rather than a deficiency. The closing section pivots to an extended portrait of the ideal believer \u2014 characterized by humility, measured generosity, avoidance of false witness, and sincere prayer \u2014 presenting ethical conduct as the practical expression of faith. The tone is simultaneously polemical and consolatory, reassuring Muhammad that rejection by his people follows a pattern established with every prophet before him.","tags":[],"text":null,"title":"025","tradition":"Texts of Islam","translated_text":null,"word_count":1773}