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The rules Allah gave to humans to follow

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The Quran tells us about what happened before and what is yet to come, and it is a reference for judging between us.

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Sharia law is seen as superior to human made laws (shariah laws are made by Allah) They cover five main areas behaviors and manners; ritual worship; beliefs; transactions and punishments

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If Muslims combine all these ideas there is not reason to not believe that Qur'an has supreme authority

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The qur’an was compiled, passed on to Umar who became the second Caliph. He then handed it over to Hafsa, his daughter and wife of Muhammad. The next Caliph, Othman, made sure that as Islam spread, copies of Hafsa’s version were sent out, so that everyone was reading the same book.

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The Quran was revealed by Allah, as a law and a reference as to what is permissible and prohibited, what is commanded and forbidden, for people to follow, so that they obey its commands and abide by its prohibitions.

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The Qur'an is the direct word of Allah and therefore has His authority.

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Equally though, other religions also believe that their holy book are as important to them and they have as much authority.

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It provides personal and spiritual guidance for all life's situations and challenges

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It has been suggested by some that science and the Qur’an go together; they are compatible and the Qur’an reveals ideas that scientists did not even know at that time

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It states that whilst Muhammad received the revelations, he had no authority to change them.
What was the revealed was the will of Allah, allah himself was not seen.

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It contains the legal (Shari’ah) and social systems.

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Sunni and Shi’a believe the revelations work complete by the time Muhammad died.

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It influences a person throughout their lives birth, ceremony, marriage, death, and in daily prays.

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The Qur’an has authority because it covers every aspect of life: past, present and future

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' Categories of behavior '

1 Fardh or Wajib : compulsory actions e.g prayers

2 mustahab and mandoob : things that are recommended for Muslims , e.g. nafil prayer

3 makruh : allowed actions which are disliked or disapproved of e.g. divorce

4 Haram : forbidden actions e.g. adultery

The Quran contains the Shariah law and social systems along with other parts

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It is believed that the first revealed message was ‘Recite! In the name of the lord who created all that exist’. It was the direct message from Allah through the angel jibril with no change or alteration.

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The original first revelation happened on the night of power.

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Sharia considers:
The Quran-containing direct guidance from Allah
The Sunnah-many of the prophets’ teachings and actions putting the Quran into practise