Approach the Quran

Some People Listen to the Qur'an and Alter its Meaning

The Glorious Qur'an refers to some people who listen to it and intentionally try to distort and alter its meaning. In this context, the Glorious Qur'an describes the Jews, saying,

(Can ye (O ye men of Faith) entertain the hope that they will believe in you? seeing that a party of them heard the Word of Allah, and perverted it knowingly after they understood it. Behold! When they meet the men of Faith, they say: 'We believe] but when they meet each other in private, they say: (Shall you tell them what Allah hath revealed to you, that they may engage you in argument about it before your Lord?' - do ye not understand (their aim)? Know they not that Allah knoweth what they conceal and what they reveal?);

(Al-Baqarah: 75-77)

The true believers, on the contrary, listen to the Glorious Qur'an with their ears, minds, and hearts. The Glorious Qur'an describes them, saying,

(Those who listen to the Word, and follow the best (meaning) in it: those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the ones endued with understanding.)

(Az-Zumar: 18)