The miraculous aspects of the Qur’an are its
· Its amazing composition that is unlike any kind of
composition that is known in Arabic or other languages…
· Its style that is unlike any other style in
Arabic.
· Its cohesiveness, which is such that it could not
have been produced by any created being at all…
· The manner of its expression in Arabic, which is
such that no Arab could have come up with it, to the extent that all the Arabs
are agreed that every single word is put in exactly the right place.
The fact that an unlettered man, who never read any
book before and never wrote anything with his right hand, told about things
that happened at the beginning of this world and until the time of its
revelation; he told the stories of what happened with the Prophets and their
nations, and past generations; he answered the questions that the People of the
Book asked him and what they challenged him with of the story of the People of
the Cave, the story of Moosa, and the story of Dhu’l-Qarnayn.
Although he was an unlettered man from an unlettered
nation, that had no knowledge of such matters on the basis of previously
revealed books, he came to them with something the soundness of which they were
aware.
Everything that Allah, may He be glorified, promises
may be divided into two categories, according to whether they are general
promises, such as His promise to cause His Messenger (blessings and peace of
Allah be upon him) to prevail and to expel those who had expelled him from his
homeland, or promises that are subject to a condition, such as when He said
(interpretation of the meaning):
“And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then
He will suffice him” [at-Talaaq 65:3],
[at-Talaaq 65:2], “If there are twenty steadfast
persons amongst you, they will overcome two hundred” [al-Anfaal 8:65] and the like.
It tells of
future events that come under the heading of matters of the unseen that could
not be known except through divine Revelation. That includes the promise that
Allah made to His Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) that He
would cause His religion to prevail over all other religions, as He, may He be
exalted, said (interpretation of the meaning):
“It
is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be
upon him)) with guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it superior
over all religions even though the Mushrikoon (polytheists, pagans, idolaters,
disbelievers in the Oneness of Allah) hate (it)” [at-Tawbah 9:33].
And He indeed
did that.
Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of
the meaning):
“Allah has promised those among you who
believe and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them
succession to (the present rulers) in the land, as He granted it to those
before them”
[an-Noor 24:55]
“Indeed Allah shall fulfil the true vision
which He showed to His Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him)
[i.e. the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) saw a dream that
he has entered Makkah along with his companions, having their (head) hair
shaved and cut short] in very truth. Certainly, you shall enter Al-Masjid
al-Haraam; if Allah wills, secure”
[al-Fath 48:27]
“And
(remember) when Allah promised you (Muslims) one of the two parties (of the
enemy i.e. either the army or the caravan) that it should be yours”
[al-Anfaal
8:7]
The Romans have been defeated.
In the nearer land (Syria, Iraq, Jordan,
and Palestine), and they, after their defeat, will be victorious”
[ar-Room 30:1].
All of these verses referred to future events that
no one could have known except the Lord of the Worlds or one whom the Lord of
the Worlds informed about that. This indicates that Allah, may He be exalted,
told His Messenger about them so that this might be proof of his truthfulness.
What the Qur’an contains of knowledge which is
essential for the well-being of mankind with regard to what is lawful and
prohibited, and all other rulings.Ultimate wisdom which cannot be found in such
abundance and greatness in any book written by a human being.Harmony among all
that is mentioned in the Qur’an, both explicitly and implicitly, without any
contradiction. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Had it been from other than Allah, they
would surely have found therein many contradictions”
[an-Nisa’ 4:82].
As this was the way with every divinely-revealed
message, we see that Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, challenged every
people with regard to that in which they excelled and which they regarded as a
source of their pride. So we see that Allah challenged the people of Pharaoh
with signs that surpassed the magic in which they excelled and which they used
to divert people away from their Lord, and to assert the divinity of Pharaoh
instead of Allah. And He challenged the people of JESUS (peace be upon him)
with signs that surpassed their excellence in medicine, which they practiced
and felt proud of their skill therein. So He gave ‘Eesa/Jesus the ability to
breathe life into clay, to revive the dead, and to heal those born blind and
lepers, so that they would be certain that
the message was from Allah:
“a Messenger to the Children of Israel
(saying): ‘I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I design for you
out of clay, a figure like that of a bird, and breathe into it, and it becomes
a bird by Allah’s Leave; and I heal him who was born blind, and the leper, and
I bring the dead to life by Allah’s Leave. And I inform you of what you eat,
and what you store in your houses. Surely, therein is a sign for you, if you
believe’”
[Aal ‘Imraan 3:49].
No matter how much
knowledge and understanding mankind attains, they will still inevitably make
mistakes, forget things or fall short. If the Quraan were not the word of
Allaah, there would be some contradictions and shortcomings in it, as Allaah
says:
Had it been from other
than Allaah, they would surely, have found therein many a contradiction
[al-Nisa 4:82
interpretation of the meaning]
But it is free from
any shortcoming, error or contradiction; indeed, all of it is wisdom, mercy and
justice. Whoever thinks that there is any contradiction in it, that is because
of his diseased thinking and mistaken understanding; if he refers to the
scholars they will explain to him what is correct and clear up the confusion
for him, as Allaah says:
Verily, those who
disbelieved in the Reminder (i.e. the Quraan) when it came to them (shall
receive the punishment). And verily, it is an honourable well fortified
respected Book (because it is Allaahs Speech, and He has protected it from
corruption).
Falsehood cannot come
to it from before it or behind it, (it is) sent down by the All Wise, Worthy of
all praise (Allaah)”
[Fussilat 41:41-42 ]
Allaah has guaranteed
to preserve this Quraan, and He says:
Verily, We, it is We
Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Quraan) and surely, We will guard it
(from corruption)”
[al-Hijr 15:9]
Every letter of it was
transmitted by thousands from thousands down throughout history, and not one
letter of it was altered. If any person tried to alter anything in it, or add
something or take something away, then he would be exposed straight away,
because Allaah is the One Who has guaranteed to preserve the Quraan, unlike the
case with other divinely-revealed Books which Allaah revealed to the people of
a particular Prophet only, and not to all of mankind, so He did not guarantee
to preserve them, rather He delegated their preservation to the followers of
the Prophets. But they did not preserve them, rather they introduced
alterations and changes which distorted most of the meanings. The Quraan, on
the other hand, was revealed by Allaah to all of mankind until the end of time,
because the Message of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) is
the final message, so the Quraan is preserved in mens hearts and in written
form, as is proven by the events of history. How many people have tried to
change the aayahs of the Quraan and deceive the Muslims, but they were quickly
exposed and their falsehood was discovered, even by Muslim children.
The great miracles
which the Quraan contains of legislation, rulings, stories and beliefs, which
could not be produced by any created being no matter how great his intelligence
and level of understanding. No matter how hard people try to promulgate laws to
regulate their lives, they can never succeed so long as they are far away from
the teachings of the Quraan; the further away they are, the greater their rate
of failure.
Reports of matters of
the unseen, both past and future, which no human being could speak of
independently, no matter how great his knowledge, especially at that time which
is regarded as primitive in terms of technology and modern tools. There are
many things which had not been discovered yet, and which have only been
discovered after lengthy and difficult exploration with the most modern
equipment, but Allah told us about them in the Quraan, and the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) mentioned them, fifteen
centuries ago, such as the stages of embryonic development, the nature of the
oceans, etc
Only 60 years ago,
researchers confirmed that man does not come into existence all at once, but
rather he passes through stages of development one after another. Only 60 years
ago, science discovered this one Quraanic fact.
He creates you in the
wombs of your mothers, creation after creation in three veils of darkness
[al-Zumar 39:6]
What is the matter
with you, that [you fear not Allaah (His punishment), and] you hope not for
reward (from Allaah or you believe not in His Oneness).
While He has created
you in (different) stages
[Nooh 71:14]
Some of this
information can only be discovered with an electron microscope which needs
electricity, and electricity needs knowledge which should have been acquired by
an earlier generation. It is not possible for this knowledge to have been
acquired all at once in a single generation; the previous generation would have
had to strive hard in developing science and transmitting it to the next generation,
and so on. But for this to be the work of one man, with no one coming before
him or after him, either in his own land or the neighbouring lands for the
Romans, Persians and Arabs were ignorant and had no such equipment for one man
to have all these instruments and tools which he did not pass on to anyone else
this is not possible.
With regard to the
many statements in the Quraan concerning the sea, some of these facts were not
discovered until very recently, and many of them are still unknown. For
example, these facts were discovered after hundreds of marine stations had been
set up, and after images had been taken by satellites. The one who said this
was Professor Schroeder, one of the greatest oceanographers in West Germany. He
used to say that if science advanced, religion would have to retreat. But when
he heard the translation of the verses of the Quraan, he was stunned and said,
These could not be the words of a human being. And Professor Dorjaro, a
professor of oceanography, told us of the latest developments on science, when he
heard the aayah:
Or (the state of a
disbeliever) is like the darkness in a vast deep sea, overwhelmed with waves
topped by waves, topped by dark clouds, (layers of) darkness upon darkness: if
a man stretches out his hand, he can hardly see it! And he for whom Allaah has not
appointed light, for him there is no light
[al-Noor 24:40
interpretation of the meaning]
He said, In the past,
man could not dive to a depth of more than twenty meters because he had no
special equipment. But now we can dive to the bottom of the ocean, using modern
equipment, and we find intense darkness at a depth of two hundred meters. The
aayah says a vast deep sea . The discoveries in the depths of the sea give us
an understanding of the aayah, (layers of) darkness upon darkness. It is known
that there are seven colours in the spectrum, including red, yellow, blue,
green, orange, etc. When we dive down into the depths of the ocean, these
colours disappear one after another, and the disappearance of each colour
results in more darkness. Red disappears first, then orange, then yellow the
last colour to disappear is blue, at a depth of two hundred meters. Each colour
that disappears adds to the darkness until it reaches total darkness.
With regard to the phrase waves topped by waves, it has been proven scientifically
that there is a separation between the upper and lower parts of the ocean, and
that this separation is filled with waves, as if there are waves on the edge of
the dark, lower portion of the sea, which we do not see, and there are waves on
the shores of the sea, which we do see. So it is as if there are waves above
waves. This is a confirmed scientific fact, hence Professor Dorjaro said
concerning these Quraanic verses, that this cannot be human knowledge.
These are the Ayat
(proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, revelations, etc.) of Allah, which We
recite to you (O Muhammad SAW) with truth. Then in which speech after Allah and
His Ayat will they believe?”
[al-Jaathiyah 45:1-6]
.
This is a call to
ponder and think about dozens of verses in the Holy Qur’an that encourage us to
look at the visible signs and to think about them so as to increase in faith
and certainty about the Creator and believe in His Oneness, may He be
glorified.
