The Goals of the Qur'anic Stories

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The stories of the Qur'an which per se consist of a whole collection in the Qur'an, incorporate certain goals and benefits, 13 instances of which are extracted and enumerated in the present article. Among the goals and benefits are included: Encouraging of the Prophet (S.A.W.), taking admonishing lessons, expressing the principles of the Prophets da'wah (call to faith), educational modelling, stating divine traditions and the philosophy of history, the unity of religion, etc.