The Qur'an, the sacred text of Islam, is believed to be the Word of God as revealed to the Prophet. ... Preserved in the language of Arabic, the Qur'an is Islam's sacred text. It is believed that the Qur'an enshrines the literal word of God and that it was revealed to Muhammad by the Archangel Gabriel.
Many laborer's died, which devastated families through lost means of survival and caused personal suffering; landowners who used laborer's as tenant farmers were also affected.
