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and each will be judged by Allah according to their good and evil deeds. All souls will present themselves to Allah. Justice will then be administered. Each soul will be sent to heaven or hell according to its respective deeds: Those whose good deeds are in preponderance will go to heaven, while those whose evil deeds are in preponderance will go to hell. Those who go to heaven will find all comforts and joys, but those who go to hell will find torture and misery.
The Koran
The Koran (Qur'an in Arabic) is the sacred text of the Islamic faith. The word Qur'an literally means “recitation.” Muslims believe that the actual words of the Koran are the words of the light of knowledge which were received by Muhammad from Angel Gabriel. It is believed that the Koran was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad from the time when he was 40 years old until he was of age 63, at which time the revelation was complete. The words of the Koran were revealed by the angel Gabriel and Muhammad transcribed them word by word.
The Koran contains 30 sections and 114 chapters. The chapters are called suras. In each chapter there are many rukua (pauses) within which there are many sayings of wisdom. The language
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