Page 355 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

Whenever [Prophet] Muhammad [saas] was asked a mira-
cle, as a proof of the authenticity of his mission, he quoted
the composition of the Qur'an and its incomparable excellence as proof
of its divine origin. And, in fact, even for those who are non-Muslims

nothing is more marvellous than its language with such apprehensible
plenitude and a grasping sonority… The ampleness of its syllables with
a grandiose cadence and with a remarkable rhythm have been of much
moment in the conversion of the most hostile and the most sceptic. 262
(From Paul Casanova's article, "L'Enseignement de I'Arabe au College de
France" [The Arab Teaching at the College of France])
It [the Qur'an] is a literal revelation of Allah, dictated to

[Prophet] Muhammad [saas] by Gabriel, perfect in every
letter. It is an ever-present miracle witnessing to itself and to [Prophet]
Muhammad [saas], the Prophet of Allah. Its miraculous quality resides
partly in its style, so perfect and lofty that neither men nor Jinn could
produce a single chapter to compare with its briefest chapter, and part-
ly in its content of teachings, prophecies about the future, and amaz-

ingly accurate information such as [Prophet] Muhammad [saas] could
never have gathered of his own accord. 263 (From Harry Gaylord
Dorman's book, Towards Understanding Islam)
All those who are acquainted with the Qur'an in Arabic
agree in praising the beauty of this religious book; its
grandeur of form is so sublime that no translation into any European
language can allow us to appreciate it. (From Edward Montet's
264
Traduction Francaise du Coran [French Translation of the Qur'an])

The Qur'an in its original Arabic dress has a ... beauty and
charm of its own. Couched in concise and exalted style, its
brief pregnant sentences, often rhymed, possess an expressive force
and explosive energy which it is extremely difficult to convey by liter-
al word for word translation. 265 (From John Naish's book, The Wisdom of

the Qur'an)

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