About billion people all over the world confess Islamic religion, the principles of which are described in the Holy Qur’an – the last of sacred Scripts. It was sent from heaven more than fourteen centuries ago to Arab Muhammad, who received the first revelation in about 610 AD and started his prophetical mission. Allah implemented previous prophecies and opened for people the greatest fund of wisdom and righteousness through Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W), who was not literate up to his death. The Qur’an became eternal guide for wise men and basic law for believers, who overcame resistance of other ignoramuses and despotic rulers and distributed the Words of God around the world.

The Qur’an is a subject of in-depth study by scientists and thinkers. It’s perfect literary style and unique eloquence amazes ones, its wise commandments ravishes others, and gives rest those who seeking answers on burning issues. The Qur’an hasn’t lost its actuality present days, when the technological revolution changed not only the whole world, but also the style of our lives. Science achieved unprecedented heights and refuted many paradigms, which dominated in the world of science for centuries. But hundreds ayahs of the Qur’an concerning biology, embryology, geology, chemistry, physics and even astrophysicist were not refuted by leading figures of these sciences. Instead, many scientists have seen the true Word of God in the Qur’an and its numerous recognitions turned up the modernist thinking of the West.

We furnish below opinions of some well-known non-Muslim scholars about the Qur’an, the depth of its content and the force of its influence on the view of mankind world.

The text of the Qur’an can be described as a collection of brains of the cleverest people, the greatest philosophers and the most wisdom and talented politicians of mankind. But there is one more evident of Divine matter of the Quran. From the first moment the Qur’an was sent, it remained the same up to present days. This book, read by all Muslims of the world, will never raise tiredness or boredom in believers. Instead, it attracts more and more and reveals its depth. The person, who reads or listens to the Qur’an, will feel strong feelings of reverence and respect. For this is the book of Allah (from the book of Laura Vechi “The Apology of Islam”).

…The Qur’an contains a great number of moral instructions, examples of good moral. It consists of small parts not connected with each other. In every page of the Qur’an we can find phrases-instructions, which should be perceived by all mankind. Such composition of the Quran text – in parts – creates texts, narrations and instructions, which at the same time are comprehensive and clear to each individual in every life situation (from the book of John William Dripper “The history of Europe intellectual development”).

…The spiritual understanding of nature, identified in the Qur’an, referring to Names and Epithets of Allah: His strength, wisdom and also to the Universal Divine predetermination and His unity (the belief that Allah is the One God and Lord of heaven and earth). The Quran is also speaking about the great and deep morality. It contains instructions of high morality, and a narration about foundation of great states and empires. All these makes us to agree that Quran deserves the highest appraises (from the introduction to the book of Aziz J. Rodwell “Quran Translation of Quran meanings into English”).

…Here, therefore, its merits as a literary production should perhaps not be measured by some preconceived maxims of subjective and aesthetic taste, but by the effects which it produced in Muhammad's contemporaries and fellow countrymen. If it spoke so powerfully and convincingly to the hearts of his hearers as to weld hitherto centrifugal and antagonistic elements into one compact and well organized body, animated by ideas far beyond those which had until now ruled the Arabian mind. then its eloquence was perfect, simply because it created a civilized nation out of savage tribes, and shot a fresh woof into the old warp of history. (Dr. Steingass, quoted in Hughes’ Dictionary of Islam, p. 528.).

… In making the present attempt to improve on the performance of my predecessors, and to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the Arabic Koran, I have been at pain to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which - apart from the message itself - constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind.. This very characteristic feature - 'that inimitable symphony', as the believing Pickthall described his Holy Book, 'the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy' - has been almost totally ignored by previous translators; it is therefore not surprising that what they have wrought sounds dull and flat indeed in comparison with the splendidly decorated original. (Arthur J. Arberry, The Koran Interpreted, London: Oxford University Press, 1964, p. X).

…A totally objective examination of it [the Qur’an] in the light of modern knowledge, leads us to recognize the agreement between the two, as has been already noted on repeated occasions. It makes us deem it quite unthinkable for a man of Muhammad's time to have been the author of such statements, on account of the state of knowledge in his day. Such considerations are part of what gives the Qur’anic Revelation its unique place, and forces the impartial scientist to admit his inability to provide an explanation which calls solely upon materialistic reasoning. (Maurice Bucaille, The Qur’an and Modern Science, 1981, p. 18.).

…First of all, the Quran saved its constant place… and as a result, owing pure, wise narration, it has a great power, directed at revival of conscience of people. (Edward Monte, famous French scientist).

… It [the Qur’an] was defended. And the same time it is a book, having no analogues of message contained in it … The Qur’an is an authority, the truth of which nobody had a courage to doubt (from the book Aziz Bosworth Smith “Mohammed and Mohammadanism” ).

… The Qur’an supports the freedom of conscience (from the article of James Michener “Islam: The misunderstood religion”).

The concept of fairness is one the most beautiful ideals of Islam. When I read the Quran I see the basic principles of life. They are not mystical. Instead, I see the practical system of the moral, which has an ideal approach to the whole world. It corresponds to every event in the everyday life (report on theme “Ideals of Islam”, published in the book “Speeches and writings of Sarojini Naidu”).

We shouldn’t be surprised that the Quran should be recognized as an original resource, head of all sciences. The Quran discloses issues of universe: heaven and earth, life of people, trade and various causes. And texts connected with any theme were created or any aspect of such theme, which are connected with interpretation of this holy book. Thereby, the appeal of the Quran to strive for knowledge and thoughts about the concept of life meaning is the main reason of the greatest flourish and progress in all spheres of sciences in the world of Islam … And the Quran had influence not only on Arabians. Judaic philosophers used the method of Arabian scientists in metaphysical religious issues. Eventually, there is no use in arguing about the strong influence of the Arabian religious philosophy and inspiration of the Christian scholasticism.

The spiritual development aroused inside Islam, was not limited by religious conjectures. The acquaintance with works of ancient Greeks on philosophy, math, medicine and astronomy lead to continuation and development of these investigations. Muhammad Prophet (Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam) draw attention of the followers on the revelation of God on celestial bodies, which He presented as one of his wonders to serve for people, indicated the people on its constant movement. That’s why one shouldn’t whore after celestial bodies but should strive for their study. That’s why Muslims moved forward in astronomy more than other people. It is clear who supported them during hundreds of years. And even present time many Arabian names of planets and technical terms are still used in astronomy. And all European astronomers of the Middle Century were pupils of Arabian astronomers.

The Quran also inspired and gave a giant pulse to development of medicine, appealing to strive for knowledge and thoughts about human being (from the book of Garfield Girshfeld “New researches of structure and interpretations of Qur’an”).

…The Quran admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though the youngest of the epoch-making works belonging to this class of literature, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of character. It first transformed a number of heterogeneous desert tribes of the Arabian peninsula into a nation of heroes, and then proceeded to create the vast politico-religious organizations of Muhammadan world which are one of the great forces with which Europe and the East have to reckon today... (G. Margoliouth, Introduction to J. M. Rodwell's The Koran, New York: Everyman's Library, 1977, p. VII.)

… Every time when we take it hand, … we understand that: this is the work which produces the strongest influence in the shortest time, amazes and, eventually, spiritually astonishes that one wishes to bend the knees to it (the Qur’an) … The style of the Qur’an and the content are very strong, majestic and splendid and wholly correspond to its aims … this book shall be the most efficient for all times (the quote of Goethe in the book of T.P. Hewis “The dictionary of Islam”).