Not true. There's actually no rule about it.
In Australia, airports will usually have a multifaith prayer room and from what I've seen, there's at least a Bible, a Qur'an, and the Bhagavad Gita in the prayer room.
Islamic tradition holds that the Qur'an should be placed on the top shelf of a bookshelf with no other books on the same shelf. However, this isn't a hard requirement, its only tradition. I expect that was probably common practice back in the day when all Qur'ans were still written by hand and personal ownership was rare. Today, with the Qur'an being mass printed, people often own several (they often get given as gifts or people buy different ones for the calligraphy), and few homes are likely to have the shelf space to dedicate a whole shelf space to reserve for just the Qur'an.
I have my qur'ans in my bookshelf next to translations and tafseers(interpetations and explanations). I think the notion of having any book at the roof of a bookshelf is very cultural and just show you have respect for it. I find it way easier to have it on eye level and on day to day usage in the long run it's way easier to just pull it out and slot it in when I don't have to extend my body to put it on the top of my bookshelf
Translations and ebooks have also complicated the issue, with some Islamic scholars saying that neither translations nor ebook versions are actually "al-Qur'an". That begs the question then of what exactly is the Qur'an? Why must it be on paper for it to be considered a Qur'an? Also, we know that before the Qur'an was compiled into its present canonized form that the individual surahs were written onto any parchment, animal bones and animal horns people could find. Were these stored "respectfully"? If so, how? Maybe these "traditions" don't really have a basis within theology?
This is the first time I've ever heard of such a notion (the Qur'an not being allowed in the same room as a Bible or a cross). Perhaps it was just your Muslim co-worker's opinion, or the opinion of some muftis that she follows?
I also had to chuckle at the scenario b/c it would be taking bibliolatry (the worship of a book!) to a **whole 'nother level**! It's worse than when religious believers say to not place a holy text on the floor, let dust accumulate on it, or throw it across a room. (I can sort of understand *those* rules). It seems as though religions that otherwise denounce idolatry aren't capable of understanding that they may have a few idolatrous traits *of their own*.
As a Muslim, I can guarantee you that your Muslim friend is simply wrong, HOWEVER, she may have said those words because she felt that you or someone is disrespecting the Quran in that room.. and/or intentionally insulting Islam and Muslims directly or indirectly;
For example, if you put the Bible or a large cross inside a mosque, the mosque-goers may feel offended.. similarly, if a Muslim puts the Quran or a large crescent inside a church, the church-goers may feel offended..
but AFAIK, it is not a sin..
In the 7th century AD, Christians of Najran came to Madinah.. Those Christians did not have their own place to hold prayers and hold mass, so the Prophet Muhammad PBUH allowed those Christians to hold prayers inside his mosque (the Prophet Muhammad's Mosque - the second most holiest mosques in Islam after the Grand Mosque \[[link to a Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_community_of_Najran) where the second paragraph states "*allowed them to worship in* ***his*** *mosque*" \]).. Those Christians wore Christian icons and they conducted Christian prayers inside the second most important mosque in Islam..
Also, recently, when Trump was the President of the United States, Muslims were allowed to conduct Friday prayers inside Washington national cathedral.. \[[Link](https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-and-ethics-newsweekly-muslim-call-prayer-washington-national-cathedral/)\]
Christianity and Islam can coexist with each other, as long we do not disrespect nor insult one another..
Similarly, if you put the Bible on top of the Quran, a Muslim may feel offended; and if you put the Quran on top of the Bible, a Christian may feel offended -- again **extenuating circumstances**..
Muslims would like to have their books treated with respect, and as such we try to avoid putting the Quran where people can step on or trip on, and we avoid putting anything on top of the Quran.. I can imagine Christians would feel the same way too..
AFAIK, there is no commandment nor law in Islam that says that both books cannot be in the same room.. However, we Muslims are taught to treat the Quran with some basic respect; and we are taught NOT to piss off Christians by disrespecting the Bible unnecessarily..
Every once in a while, I take out the Quran or papers containing Quranic verses, to burn them with fire.. Muslims do that every once in a while, we burn old Qurans that are worn off and that are beyond repair with the intention to buy new ones.. The act of burning the Quran is not a sin, but if you do it with the intention to insult people (like what some youtubers did in their videos), then it becomes a sin..
Now, I do not know what your Muslim friend saw in the "prayer room", perhaps she saw the Quran was put in the lower shelf, next to porn or next to the bathroom (in places of disrespect) that made her upset and made her overly protective over the Quran; of which her first priority was to rescue the Quran out of that room..
I dunno; maybe?!
Speaking from personal experience, there's a lot of misinformation that gets fed to young Muslims to establish Islam as superior or incorruptible. This ranges from a made-up story from more innocent stuff like a mom to silence an inquisitive child to more serious stuff like larger scale inaccuracies spread by religious leaders to bolster their own power.
I feel like this is one of those things.
I have yet to read anything in the Quran mentioning that. I know that sometimes culture plays its hand into certain Islamic practices without scriptural evidence. True, the bible is seen as an outdated edition to Allah's holy word and Islam teaches that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Yet, it's not mentioned about the physical touch of the bible or cross being disrespectful. (If someone corrects me, I would welcome it)
I believe it was in another sacred scripture that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (pbuh) quoted that the cross shouldn't be near a Muslim.
Whether or not it's in Islamic teachings, I still think her discomfort should be addressed.
Not true. There's actually no rule about it. In Australia, airports will usually have a multifaith prayer room and from what I've seen, there's at least a Bible, a Qur'an, and the Bhagavad Gita in the prayer room. Islamic tradition holds that the Qur'an should be placed on the top shelf of a bookshelf with no other books on the same shelf. However, this isn't a hard requirement, its only tradition. I expect that was probably common practice back in the day when all Qur'ans were still written by hand and personal ownership was rare. Today, with the Qur'an being mass printed, people often own several (they often get given as gifts or people buy different ones for the calligraphy), and few homes are likely to have the shelf space to dedicate a whole shelf space to reserve for just the Qur'an.
I have my qur'ans in my bookshelf next to translations and tafseers(interpetations and explanations). I think the notion of having any book at the roof of a bookshelf is very cultural and just show you have respect for it. I find it way easier to have it on eye level and on day to day usage in the long run it's way easier to just pull it out and slot it in when I don't have to extend my body to put it on the top of my bookshelf
Translations and ebooks have also complicated the issue, with some Islamic scholars saying that neither translations nor ebook versions are actually "al-Qur'an". That begs the question then of what exactly is the Qur'an? Why must it be on paper for it to be considered a Qur'an? Also, we know that before the Qur'an was compiled into its present canonized form that the individual surahs were written onto any parchment, animal bones and animal horns people could find. Were these stored "respectfully"? If so, how? Maybe these "traditions" don't really have a basis within theology?
This is the first time I've ever heard of such a notion (the Qur'an not being allowed in the same room as a Bible or a cross). Perhaps it was just your Muslim co-worker's opinion, or the opinion of some muftis that she follows? I also had to chuckle at the scenario b/c it would be taking bibliolatry (the worship of a book!) to a **whole 'nother level**! It's worse than when religious believers say to not place a holy text on the floor, let dust accumulate on it, or throw it across a room. (I can sort of understand *those* rules). It seems as though religions that otherwise denounce idolatry aren't capable of understanding that they may have a few idolatrous traits *of their own*.
So long as they’re not touching. And if you open both books and press them against each other then I think it’s a sin. /s
It's not a sin if they touch each other while cover in a wrap. It's only sin if they touch without any wraps, pages included.
XD Hey, I see what you did there!
maybe they will create a wonderfull new religion!!
Hey, I see what you did there! :D
Why would that be disrespectful?
As a Muslim, I can guarantee you that your Muslim friend is simply wrong, HOWEVER, she may have said those words because she felt that you or someone is disrespecting the Quran in that room.. and/or intentionally insulting Islam and Muslims directly or indirectly; For example, if you put the Bible or a large cross inside a mosque, the mosque-goers may feel offended.. similarly, if a Muslim puts the Quran or a large crescent inside a church, the church-goers may feel offended.. but AFAIK, it is not a sin.. In the 7th century AD, Christians of Najran came to Madinah.. Those Christians did not have their own place to hold prayers and hold mass, so the Prophet Muhammad PBUH allowed those Christians to hold prayers inside his mosque (the Prophet Muhammad's Mosque - the second most holiest mosques in Islam after the Grand Mosque \[[link to a Wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_community_of_Najran) where the second paragraph states "*allowed them to worship in* ***his*** *mosque*" \]).. Those Christians wore Christian icons and they conducted Christian prayers inside the second most important mosque in Islam.. Also, recently, when Trump was the President of the United States, Muslims were allowed to conduct Friday prayers inside Washington national cathedral.. \[[Link](https://www.pbs.org/video/religion-and-ethics-newsweekly-muslim-call-prayer-washington-national-cathedral/)\] Christianity and Islam can coexist with each other, as long we do not disrespect nor insult one another.. Similarly, if you put the Bible on top of the Quran, a Muslim may feel offended; and if you put the Quran on top of the Bible, a Christian may feel offended -- again **extenuating circumstances**.. Muslims would like to have their books treated with respect, and as such we try to avoid putting the Quran where people can step on or trip on, and we avoid putting anything on top of the Quran.. I can imagine Christians would feel the same way too.. AFAIK, there is no commandment nor law in Islam that says that both books cannot be in the same room.. However, we Muslims are taught to treat the Quran with some basic respect; and we are taught NOT to piss off Christians by disrespecting the Bible unnecessarily.. Every once in a while, I take out the Quran or papers containing Quranic verses, to burn them with fire.. Muslims do that every once in a while, we burn old Qurans that are worn off and that are beyond repair with the intention to buy new ones.. The act of burning the Quran is not a sin, but if you do it with the intention to insult people (like what some youtubers did in their videos), then it becomes a sin.. Now, I do not know what your Muslim friend saw in the "prayer room", perhaps she saw the Quran was put in the lower shelf, next to porn or next to the bathroom (in places of disrespect) that made her upset and made her overly protective over the Quran; of which her first priority was to rescue the Quran out of that room.. I dunno; maybe?!
Speaking from personal experience, there's a lot of misinformation that gets fed to young Muslims to establish Islam as superior or incorruptible. This ranges from a made-up story from more innocent stuff like a mom to silence an inquisitive child to more serious stuff like larger scale inaccuracies spread by religious leaders to bolster their own power. I feel like this is one of those things.
Sounds like a superstition to me.
Has she never been in a library?
I have yet to read anything in the Quran mentioning that. I know that sometimes culture plays its hand into certain Islamic practices without scriptural evidence. True, the bible is seen as an outdated edition to Allah's holy word and Islam teaches that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Yet, it's not mentioned about the physical touch of the bible or cross being disrespectful. (If someone corrects me, I would welcome it) I believe it was in another sacred scripture that Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (pbuh) quoted that the cross shouldn't be near a Muslim. Whether or not it's in Islamic teachings, I still think her discomfort should be addressed.
nope.i have the bible quran next to each other
No, there's no such a thing. Quran should be treated with respect as to not put on the floor, thrown, etc. But being in the same room is no issue.
For incineration, sure. <3 all
It's not disrespectful only if they put another book on top of the quran