"This (Qur'an) is a tremendous news." (Qur'an, 38:67)

While the Qur'an touches on many topics briefly or in detail, essentially its content could be grouped into four main subject matters merged together in a blend of independent chapters.

1. Monotheism – The Qur'an describes God, His existence and unity. It offers evidence from the universe for the existence of God and His unity. The concept of God and His titles are mentioned in many places in the Qur'an.
2. Prophethood – The Qur'an describes the need for prophets, their responsibilities and struggles in the way of God. It does not tell stories of prophets in great length, rather, it highlights the essential aspects of their stories that point to the essential principles of life and humanity. Sometimes, a particular story is examined from more than one angle to indicate different aspects and principles.
3. Resurrection – The Qur'an proves the existence of resurrection by directing our attention to the continued resurrection that happens around us in nature. It also describes details of life after death.
4. Justice – The Qur'an describes the justice seen in the universe in the form of balance and equilibrium. Every commandment of God contained in the Qur'an directs humanity to find the Sirat-al Mustaqeem (the straight & balanced path) in one's personal and social life. Islam also recommends an endeavour to reach a wholesome balance in one's emotions, thought, beliefs and conduct.

The Qur'an is a book of 604 pages, 114 chapters and 6238 verses. Chapters and verses vary in length. The chapters are not like the ones we come across in normal books. In fact, the Qur'an is not organised like a conventional book that is divided into sections or specific subject matters. Rather it is an integral book where all minor subject matters and meanings centre around a profound meaning and axis that diffuses through every chapter and verse. This axis is the calling of all humans to the belief and worship of one God using their reason and free will. Although God has created all people as servants to God without asking them first, He is inviting humanity to accept this honourable role of servanthood willingly while at the same time informing them of the transience of the worldly life together with its happiness and tribulations and a permanence of life after death. The Qur'an is composed in a way to constantly remind this message throughout the book irrespective of what the immediate subject matter might be.

The Qur'an also contains the stories of past Prophets. However, the Qur'an does not tell these stories to give mere historical accounts, rather they are scenes in history that demonstrate the timeless social laws and principles of God that are dominant in human life. The real players of the stories are not really the Prophets but the principles that are in line with faith and the correct behaviour of model individuals faced with familiar human conditions. For example, in the story of Abraham, the real players are the monotheism, polytheism and their conflicting history. Or the players in the story of Joseph and the lady of his master's household are the chastity and trustworthiness of Joseph and the illicit lust and treachery of the woman of the household.