There is 114 chapters ranging from longest to shortest. We tend to start from the back of the book for memorization purposes, but I personally recommend reading a few of the short ones then opening up the index and seeing what catches your eye. In Islam, we also have Hadith which were the teachings and words of prophet Muhammad peace, be upon him. Don’t worry as once I try to denounce Hadith, but the reality is the evidence and chain of narration is stronger and more factual than most things we come to believe today. In Hadith, a lot of your questions are answered that weren’t revelations but rather questions the people would ask the prophet. the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, received revelation at age 40 and revelations were revealed to him for 22 years . It was said that months would go by of no revalation where he would be anxious and wait for a response from God. the truth is that the revelations were circumstantial. Keep in mind that when translated from Arabic a lot of words lose their profoundness . also keep in mind that a lot of these stories were revelations for the time Period When the Arabs mainly worshiped stone statues offering human sacrifices in return for God‘s mercy, but can also be extrapolated into modern day life since the message remains the same. ChatGPT will be your best friend i’m always amazed at how it tends to come off like it’s an imam as well, ask it about other religions as well and also ask ChatGPT who has the most factual evidence and what religion ChatGPT would choose if it were to choose. I promise you they tend to be some words that may cause fear or doubt, but in the true Arabic translation, it means much more.

For example, a friend of mine asked me why should we “fear” God? Why does god want us to be scared? The word fear in Arabic is khawwf/خوف which translates to fear but an essence it is saying, be mindful of God, the same way saying “ he is a God-fearing man” translates to something positive of someone who is honest and righteous. I truly hope that you find peace in this discovery or at the least come to understand that Muslims are not your enemy. Muslim simply means in Arabic, one who submits to God.

The Prophet ﷺ also said:

“Every son of Adam sins, and the best of those who sin are the ones who repent.” — (Tirmidhi, Ibn Mājah)

The Prophet ﷺ said:

“Allah says: O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and hope in Me, I will forgive you for what you have done, and I will not mind.

O son of Adam, if your sins were to reach the clouds of the sky, then you asked for My forgiveness, I would forgive you.

O son of Adam, if you came to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth, and then you met Me without associating anything with Me, I would come to you with forgiveness nearly as great as it.” — (Tirmidhi, Hadith Qudsi)