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demanded by those who are either unable to understand
intellectual principles or are stubborn and obstinate.
The intellectual miracles
The first intellectual miracle
This refers to Rasulullah's appearance and life, his unique
noble characteristics, his good and beautiful deeds, and his
intellectual and practical merits. This is an intellectual proof of
this prophet-hood and messenger-ship for those endowed with
intelligence. The person who witnessed his appearance and life,
would certainly be convinced that the blessed person who
possesses such character, such deeds, such intellectual and
practical merits which were neither seen by anyone nor heard
by anyone, has to be from Allah - who created his
appearance and life completely different and distinct from
everyone else. Such merits cannot be acquired through
individual efforts and exercises.
The second intellectual miracle
Allah % gave Rasūlullah % a perfect and miraculous Book, viz.
the Qur'an. This is an eternal proof of his prophet-hood. It is a
unique treasure house of intellectual wisdom, practical wisdom,
the wisdom of morals, domestic planning, political
organization, external purity and internal purity. It is clear that
for an unlettered person who neither studied under a teacher,
opened the door of any school, nor remained in the company of
any scholar or wise person - to produce such a miraculous and
irrefutable Book can be nothing but through divine revelation,
divine teaching, divine inspiration, and heavenly bestowal. The
Qur'an is the greatest miracle of Rasulullah % which can never
subside nor come to an end. It has been transmitted through
such continuity and tawatur that no other book in the world
enjoys such continuity and tawatur. It is a treasure house of
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intellectuals cannot provide a reply to it. As regards its style
and eloquence, its sciences and truths, and the fact that it is
totally protected from changes and interpolations, there is
nothing in this world that can ever compare or compete with
the Qur'an. The Qur'an is announcing for the last 1425 years
that if anyone has the courage, he should write a reply to the
Qur'an. Till today, not a single person had the courage to
produce a small chapter like that of the Qur'an. There have
been great litterateurs and men of letters since the era of
Rasulullah and in every century thereafter who were
opponents of this religion of Islam. Not a single one of them
could produce anything like the Qur'an.
Hafiz Fadl Allah Taurbashtī rahimahullāh writes in al-
Mu 'tamad fi al-Mu'tagad that when the Prophets are
commanded by Allah % to invite towards the truth, then in
order to affirm their call, they are given miracles. It is as though
the call and the proof thereof are two separate entities.
However, Prophet Muhammad % alone was given a miracle
like the Qur'an wherein the call and the proof thereof have both
been combined. As regards its meaning, the Qur'an is a call.
And as regards its eloquence and style, it is a proof of that call.
Thus, the proof of the Qur'an is in itself and in it is its call as
well. Is this insufficient for the virtue and superiority of the
Qur'an that its call and the proof thereof are both found in it?
And that both of them will not be separated from each other
forever?
The third intellectual miracle
Hafiz Taurbashtī rahimahullah says that even the different
conditions of Rasūlullah's life are proof of his prophet-hood.
If one were to ponder over these, one will be convinced of his
truthfulness. In the beginning, Rasūlullah % was an orphan. He
did not have any power with which he could make people to
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could have attracted the Quraysh. He did not possess any
authority and influence in whose quest the people could have
rallied around him. Rather, he was all alone without any helper
or assistant. No person agreed with his call. So much so, that
even his close relatives were his enemies and opponents.
Rasulullah % came with the call of tauhid (oneness of Allah (s)
while the entire Arabian peninsular was drowing in polytheism
and idol worship. Looting, adultery, female infanticide and
various other ills became their second nature. When the call of
Rasūlullah % came to the fore, their entire condition changed.
They all unanimously rallied around the true religion. Their
greed, avarice, lust-worship and all other evils were changed
into noble qualities and good deeds. They became so dedicated
in following the true religion that they were prepared to live a
life of difficulty, asceticism, and separation from their families.
They spent their lives and wealth for the cause of Allah % like
water - in which there was not even a taint of material motives.
He made this crooked nation so worthy, that it was able to
render the two greatest powers of that time, Rome and Persia,
into smithereens and throw all the treasures of Caesar and
Choesroes in the courtyard of Musjid-e-Nabawī.
When a person ponders over these conditions and revolutions,
he is convinced that such great feats could not have been
achieved through intellectual and rational planning. Human
strength and endeavour cannot reach such a level. This is
nothing but a manifestation of Allah's % power and assistance.
It is not possible without the order and command of Allah de.
Human will and spirit have no influence in this. The Qur'an
also makes reference to this: "Were you to spend all that is in
the earth, you would not have been able to reconcile their
hearts. Rather, it is Allah who reconciled their hearts." (Sūrah
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The fourth intellectual miracle
Rasūlullah % openly proclaimed before the scholars of the
Taurah and Injil: "Allah gave glad tidings of my coming in
the Taurah and Injil. The Prophets of the past also proclaimed
that there will eventually come a time when the final Prophet
will be sent whose prophet-hood will be for the entire mankind
and jinn. You, people of the Book, have knowledge of this.
You should therefore believe in me."
After this call and invitation of Rasūlullah , many people of
the Book embraced Islam and they gave testimony that
Rasūlullah % is certainly the Prophet whose glad tidings are
given in the Taurāh and Injīl.
Due to their jealousy, many other people of the Book did not
believe in Rasūlullah % despite having knowledge of him and
despite their scholars having related these glad tidings before
the advent of Rasulullah . They used to say to the people of
Makkah: "O people of Makkah! The time for the final Prophet
has drawn near."
The reason for their jealousy and opposition is that they feared
losing their authority and leadership. They therefore did not
embrace Islam. However, none of them had the audacity to
reject those verses of the Qur'an which mention that Rasūlullah
is mentioned in the Taurah and Injil. In fact, the Qur'an even
claims that the Sahabah & are mentioned in these Books. Allah
says: "That is their similitude in the Taurah and their
similitude in the Injīl."
The 'ulama' of the people of the Book could not say that this
information of the Qur'an is incorrect or that neither Rasūlullah
nor the Sahabah & are mentioned in the Taurah and Injil. At
the time when these verses were revealed, there were numerous
'ulamā' of the Jews and Christians in the Arabian peninsular. If
this claim of the Qur'an was incorrect, these 'ulama' would
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had embraced Islam will come back, and others will not want to
leave their Judaism and Christianity in order to embrace Islam.
The fifth intellectual miracle
At the time when Rasulullah was commissioned as a
Prophet, the entire world was drowning in deviation and
engrossed in various types of deviation. At that time, there were
primarily six religions:
1. The Magaens. This religion was mostly prevalent in
Persia extending toward Khurāsān and Turkistan. The
rule of Choesroes was overlooking this religion. The
Magaens believed in two gods: Yazdan and Ahraman.
They used to worship fire and consume carrion. They
used to marry their daughters and sisters. The situation
was even worse when it came to their paternal and
maternal aunts.
2. The Christians. This religion was found in Syria, Iraq
and other places in that region. Caesar of Rome was a
Christian by faith. This religion therefore progressed
under the protection of the Roman ruler. These people
believed in the trinity, in 'Isa su being the son of God,
in the divinity of 'Îsa , and that 'Îsa stal died for their
sins.
3. The Jews. They believed in the Taurah. However, their
obstinacy and pride had reached such a level that it had
become their norm to kill their Prophets and their
scholars for the different admonitions that the latter
gave to them. Allah % says: "They kill the Prophets
unjustly and they kill those who command justice."
(Sūrah Al 'Imran, verse 21) The majority of the Jews
lived in Yemen, Khaybar and around Madinah. Turning
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changes to the divine Books that were sent to their
Prophets were all their salient characteristics.
4. The Polytheists. In other words, those who worshipped
idols. This religion was prevalent in the Arabian
peninsular and in India.
5. The Sabaens. They believed in the spirits and
worshipped the stars. This religion was more in vogue
in Harran and Iraq. During the rule of Namrud, most of
the people followed this religion. Allah % sent Ibrahim
Sell for the guidance of these people. Allah says:
"Surely those who believed, and those who are Jews,
and the Sabaens, and the Christians, and the Magaens,
and those who are polytheists - Allah shall decide
between them on the day of resurrection. Surely Allah is
witness to everything." (Sūrah al-Hajj, verse 17). This
verse makes mention of these five religions which were
prevalent in the world at the time when Rasulullah
was commissioned as a Prophet.
6. The atheists. The above verse which mentioned the five
religions were the well known religions. Apart from
them, there was a group of atheists regarding whom
Allah % says: "They say: 'There is no life except the
life of this world. We live and die. Nothing but time
destroys us.' They have no knowledge thereof. They are
merely making assumptions." (Sūrah al-Jāthiyah, verse
24) The Qur'an makes repeated mention of this group.
The dawn of Islam
Rasulullah % came to this world with the religion of Islam. The
above-mentioned religions were present in the world. These
religions were under the protection and support of the different
kings and rulers. Islam was in opposition to all these religions.
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and a poor unlettered person. After being commissioned as a
Prophet, he presented this religion to the world. He refuted all
the proofs and evidences of all the religions in such a manner
that the world was left astonished. He engaged in debates with
the greatest Jewish and Christian scholars. However, not a
single one of them could refute any of his proofs and evidences.
This, despite the fact that he was unlettered - he could neither
read nor write. The Qur'an and Hadith are filled with
refutations of baseless religions. This is a clear proof that
Rasulullah was certainly inspired and helped by Allah .
The reason for this is that, while being unlettered, it is
impossible to prove the authenticity of Islam through absolute
and clear proofs, and refute the proofs of other religions.
When the truth became apparent before the world after a
continuous struggle of 13 years, and there remained no
possibility of any doubts and misgivings, Rasūlullah %, acting
under the command of Allah , emigrated from Makkah.
Again, acting under the command of Allah , he waged jihad
against the opponents of the truth one year after the emigration.
In accordance with the promise of Allah , he was victorious
over his enemies. During all these battles and military
expeditions, such astonishing feats were displayed that when
the enemies of Islam witnessed them, they realized that such
astonishing feats together with this lack of resources at the
hands of such poor and pitiable people, and this disgrace and
humiliation which they suffered at the hands of these Muslims
- all this is impossible without divine help and assistance.
Eventually, when they had no alternative, they submitted before
the truth and entered the religion of Allah s in droves.
The sixth intellectual miracle
Rasūlullah % giving information of the unseen, it proving true
to the letter and not being incorrect in the least, his relating the
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of the past in a manner as though he was present there and saw
them with his own eyes and heard them with his own ears, his
exposing the inner secrets and thoughts of the hypocrites and
his opponents - which are related in the books of Hadith and
tafsir - all this is a clear proof that this person is one to whom
divine revelation comes. This is because such predictions
through the intellect alone are impossible. Knowledge of
incidents which are beyond the intellect, imagination,
circumstances and proofs cannot be acquired without divine
revelation and divine inspiration.
The seventh intellectual miracle
The fact that Rasulullah's % supplications were accepted is also
a clear proof that he is a true Prophet. Whatever supplication he
made was accepted in the court of Allah .
The perceptual miracles
Apart from the intellectual and internal miracles which Allah !
blessed Rasūlullah % with, He also gave him numerous external
and perceptual miracles. These can be perceived by the senses.
For example, under the request of the unbelievers of Makkah,
Rasūlullah % pointed to the moon and split it in two. Water
gushed forth from his fingers. About 1500 Sahabah
quenched their thirst from this water, they all performed
ablution with it, and they also gave this water to their animals
to drink. They then filled their containers and water-skins with
this water. A small amount of food sufficed an entire army.
Trees walked towards him when he summoned them. Trees and
rocks greeted him. Roasted meat which was poisoned was
presented before him. It addressed him and asked him not to eat
it because the enemies had poisoned it. Pebbles that were in his
hand read the tasbih (glorification of Allah (%). And numerous
other such miracles so that onlookers may realize that this
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ambassador who has come with His orders and guidelines. It is
for this reason that these extraordinary feats are performed at
his hands. These are signs of ambassadorship on behalf of
Allah g. Human power alone is unable to display these feats.
Such extraordinary feats are impossible without divine help.
From this we can conclude that this person is helped by Allah
. That this person enjoys the unseen help of such a blessed
Being in whose hands are the reins of nature, the planets, the
stars, etc. That when He wills, He enables His chosen servant to
split the moon by the mere indication of his finger. That when
He wills, He enables fountains of water to gush forth from
between his fingers without any outward cause. All this He
does so that the experts of nature and those who look for causes
in everything may realize that there is such a Being who is not
restricted and confined to any causes and reasons.
This claimant to prophet-hood at whose hands these
supernatural feats are demonstrated is a Messenger of that very
absolute power and true Allah who is also the creator and
master of astronomical and elemental causes. By demonstrating
these supernatural feats, the objective of the Absolute Creator is
that it should become clear to the creation that just as whatever
is emanating from the mouth of Rasulullah % is a reflection of
the knowledge and wisdom of that all-knowing and all-wise
Allah, in like manner, the blessed hand of Rasūlullah % is also
a reflection of the powerful hand of Allah # through whom
these supernatural feats are demonstrated. Allah % says in the
Qur'an: "Surely those who pledge their allegiance to you are
actually pledging their allegiance to Allah. The hand of Allah is
over their hands." (Surah al-Fath, verse 10). Allah % says:
"You did not fling at the time when you did fling. Rather it was
Allāh who flung." (Sūrah al-Anfal, verse 17)
For a human to demonstrate such extraordinary feats which are
certainly beyond human power is a clear proof that behind the
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And that whatever is being demonstrated at the hands of this
Prophet is actually an act of Allah and not of the Prophet.
When it becomes clear to the people through these
distinguishing signs that Rasulullah % is a chosen servant of
Allah , His deputy and His ambassador, the people will
consider him worthy of obedience and they will consider
obedience to him to be obedience to Allah .
The gist of what we said above is that the wisdom behind
miracles is that the masses must become convinced of
Rasulullah's prophet-hood and that these miracles must
become like a mandate for the prophet-hood of the Prophet .
Rasūlullah ¿ has countless miracles. However, we are only
mentioning those that are established through authentic
Ahadith. Although they may have not reached the level of
tawatur, their total number has reached such a level that there
remains no room whatsoever for any doubt or misgiving.
The example of their authenticity is like how popular the
bravery of 'Alī 4% and the generosity of Hatim Ta'ī is. That
although these have not reached the level of tawatur, their total
number has reached a level that leaves no room for any doubt
or misgiving. It is for this reason that the bravery of 'Alī 4% and
the generosity of Hatim Ta'ī are proverbial.
According to the Jews, the miracles of the staff and luminous
hand of Musa sal are proof of his prophet-hood. According to
the Christians, the miracles of giving life to the dead and curing
the deaf, dumb and the lepers are proof of the prophet-hood of
'Îsa Stal. In like manner, the miracles of Muhammad are
proof of his prophet-hood and messenger-ship. The Christians'
rejection of the miracles of Muhammad _ is similar to the
Jewish rejection of the miracles of 'Îsa (de).
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The definition of a miracle
A miracle is an extraordinary feat performed by a claimant to
prophet-hood while the entire world is unable to perform such a
feat. This is done so that it may become clear to the rejecters
and the opponents that this person is a chosen one of Allah de.
In order to incapacitate his enemies, Allah & enabled him to
demonstrate this extraordinary feat. The people may realize that
divine help is behind this person. This person is not a magician
or astrologer with whom others can compete. Therefore, if
anyone desires his own good and salvation, he can only achieve
this by believing in and following this chosen person of Allah
dlg. The consequence of rejecting and opposing that chosen
person whom Allah % appointed as His deputy, ambassador
and envoy is nothing but wretchedness and destruction. "Look,
then, what the consequence was of the rejecters." (Sūrah an-
Nahl, verse 36)
The intellectual and practical miracles
There are two types of miracles; the intellectual and the
practical miracles. The practical miracle refers to such an act or
feat demonstrated by the claimant to prophet-hood that
everyone else is unable to do. The intellectual miracle refers to
the claimant to prophet-hood displaying such knowledge and
sciences that the entire world is unable to produce the like
thereof. Allah % bestowed Muhammad % with such a large
number of both types of miracles that they cannot be counted.
The Qur'an is the greatest miracle
The Qur'an is the greatest miracle from among all the miracles
of Rasūlullah . It is an intellectual miracle. It surpasses the
miracles of all the Prophets. Everyone knows that knowledge
takes precedence over practice. It is for this reason that the
teachers of every art are respected. And in every field, the
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This is solely based on knowledge even though the workers put
in more physical effort. The Qur'an is the intellectual miracle
of Rasūlullah . It is the most superior of all his miracles. Not
one Prophet was given such a miracle. The miracles of all
previous Prophets were displayed at a particular time and came
to an end. The Qur'an is a miracle that can never come to an
end. From the beginning of revelation till now, over 1425 years
have passed. It remains in its original form without any
changes, alterations, additions or subtractions. And, insha
Allah, this miracle will remain in the same form till the day of
resurrection as it was revealed to Rasūlullah .
The 'ulama' have proven the miraculous nature of the Qur'an
through several ways. We shall explain just a few of these.
The first reason for the miraculous-ness of the Qur'an
Magic was in vogue during the time of Mūsa scal. Allah s gave
him the miracles of the staff and the luminous hand. Medicine
was in vogue during the time of 'Isa . Allah gave him the
miracles of curing the sick and bringing the dead to life.
Eloquence and articulacy was in vogue in the time of
Muhammad . The Arabs referred to all the non-Arabs as
'ajam - people who are dumb. They still refer to them as such.
Therefore, the greatest miracle which Allah I gave to
Muhammad is the Qur'an which the greatest of writers and
orators could not compete in its eloquence, style, simplicity and
intricacy. It is this very miracle which the entire world is unable
to compete with. A miracle is even beyond the control of a
Prophet. The Qur'an is the speech of Allah . It was not the
speech of Muhammad . Just as the entire world was unable to
produce anything like the Qur'an, in like manner, this very
Qur'an was beyond the control of Muhammad . The speech
of Muhammad & is the Hadith. There is a world of difference
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Rasūlullah % announced in the assembly of the Arab literati:
"Produce a chapter like it." In other words, if you have any
doubt about the Qur'an being the speech of Allah 5, produce a
chapter like it. The Qur'an challenged the people time and
again. But not a single one of them was able to do so despite
the Qur'an comprising the very words and letters which they
speak. It was in the same Arabic language which they spoke. In
addition to this, Rasūlullah * was unlettered. He neither wrote
nor did he remain in the company of any scholar. Yet, such a
miraculous speech, filled with facts and sciences, emanated
from his blessed tongue. This is a clear proof that this speech is
the speech of Allah s and not the speech of any human. The
only relationship which Rasūlullah % had with this speech is
that whatever Jibra'il & brought from Allah as divine
revelation, he conveyed it to the people without any additions
or subtractions. This he did so that the people may receive
guidance from it. Qādī 'Iyad rahimahullah writes in his Shifa'
that as regards the eloquence of the Qur'an, it has more than
7000 miracles. In a short chapter like Sūrah al-Kauthar, there
are 10 words. The entire Qur'an has about 70 000 words. If
these are divided by 10, we will get 7000. The Qur'an thus has
about 7000 miracles.
A reply to a misgiving
Some foolish people say that there are other books in this world
which have no equal, e.g. the Shahnamah of Firdaus and the
Gulistān of Sa'dī.
This statement is proof of the fact that such a person does not
know the reality of a miracle. The reason why the Qur'an is a
miracle is that our Prophet % presented the Qur'an before the
Arabs and openly announced: "This Qur'an is the word of
Allah , and my miracle. If anyone has any doubt in this, he
should produce a word that is as eloquent as this and present it
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but no person could produce a single line like the Qur'an. The
entire world remained incapable of producing anything to
compete and contend against the Qur'an.
We ask those who make the above claim to show us where such
a challenge was made for any other book? Who made such a
challenge? And on which occasion was the incapability of the
addressees displayed? A mere claim that a book has no equal is
not a miracle. At times, due to the beauty, splendour and
excellence of an author or a book we may refer to him or it to
be unique or having no parallel. But this does not mean that this
book or this author is a miracle.
Some times, a person considers something to be unique based
on his personal opinion. While the fact of the matter is that that
thing has an equal or a parallel. Mirzā Muhammad Tūrānī
wrote a book titled Saulat Fārūqī in reply to the Shahnāmah.
His book is far better than the latter book and criticizes the
latter in most places.
Moreover, for something to be a miracle, it is necessary for it to
be out of the ordinary and for it not to have any outward causes
to influence it. This is the main difference between magic and a
miracle. Magic can be acquired through learning, practising and
performing. On the other hand, a miracle is not an art that can
be acquired through teaching and learning.
It is clear that Sa'dī and Firdausī undertook years and years of
study and endeavour, remaining for years in institutions and
studying for years under teachers - learning from them and
reforming their ways from them. So if their writings surpass
those of others after years and years of difficulties, endeavours
and hardships, then this is neither to be surprised about nor can
this be called a miracle.
In every era and in every language there have been great writers
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like Badī' az-Zaman Hamdānī and Harīrī. But they or their
writings are not miracles. The Persian language has Sa'dī and
Firdausī. The English language has Milton. The Sanskrit
language has Kalidas. The Urdu language has Muhammad
Husayn Azād, Halī, etc. etc. All of whose writings surpassed
the writings of their contemporaries. All these are results of
their years and years of endeavours. They are not miracles.
In this regard, some naïve people give the example of the tafsir
of Faydī which was written with those letters of the Arabic
language which have no dots. They say that this book has no
equal. Till today, no one could write a reply to it. Now listen to
the reply to this by Faydī himself. In the introduction to his
tafsir, he says that he believes in the Qur'an as a Book revealed
by Allah . And he regards all other sciences and books apart
from the Qur'an to be a headache. He writes:
العلوم كلها صداع إلا علم كلام الله وكلام الله لا عد لمحامده ولا حد لمكارمه ولا حصر
الرسومه ولا إحصاء لعلومه وما علم علوم كلام الله كله أحد إلا الله ورسوله وأولوا العلم ما
علموا إلا عددا.
"All knowledge is a headache except the knowledge of the
word of Allah. There is no limit to its excellent qualities, there
is no limit to its honourable features, there is no limit to its
details, there is no encompassing of its sciences. No one knows
all the sciences of the word of Allah except Allah and His
Messenger. The people of knowledge only know a limited
amount of its knowledge."
This is the admission of Faydi himself with regard to the
Qur'an. After learning of his admission, to use his work as an
example is extremely shameless.
Even if we were to assume that Faydī, Firdausī and Sa'dī were
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we do not know how many people would have responded to
this challenge of theirs and presented their works to the world.
The second reason for the miraculous-ness of the Qur'an
The second reason for the miraculous-ness of the Qur'an is that
it combines all the sciences of guidance. The person who looks
into and examines the sciences and facts of the Qur'an, will
find all the rules and means of beliefs, deeds, culturing of
habits, civilization, society, the principles of government and
politics, spiritual progress, acquisition of the recognition of
Allah , spiritual purification, ways of governing, ways of
meting justice, gaining proximity to Allah s and closeness to
Him. On seeing all this, his tongue and heart will spontaneously
bear testimony that this is certainly the word of Allah , and it
is certainly the revealed Book of Allah . A treasure house of
such sciences and facts cannot be presented by even all the
greatest of scholars and sages put together. How, then, can this
be produced by an unlettered person belonging to an ignorant
nation ?! How could he have presented such a book to the world
which guarantees wellbeing and success in this world and in the
hereafter? Which explains in detail the rights of Allah %, the
rights of fellow humans and the rights of one's self? Which
refutes, through proofs and evidences, the baselessness of all
false religions: Judaism, Christianity, polytheism, the Magaens
and the Sabaens? And no scholar of these religions has the
power to refute these Qur'anic proofs? Is this not a proof of the
fact that this Qur'an is certainly a revealed Book of Allah ( ?!
The third reason for the miraculous-ness of the Qur'an
The third reason for the miraculous-ness of the Qur'an is that it
contains information about forthcoming events. Information
about things that the mind did not even imagine. Which human
perception could not even conceive. The Qur'an gave
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then took place exactly as the Qur'an foretold. For example,
even before the emigration, the victory of the Romans over the
Persians was predicted. Refer to the first few verses of Sūrah
ar-Rum. The defeat of the unbelievers in the battle of Badr was
foretold: "The army will be defeated and they will turn on their
backs." The victory of Islam was foretold: "He is the one who
sent His Messenger with guidance and the true religion so that
it may surpass all other religions." And various other
predictions. Details in this regard will insha Allah be provided
in the chapter on predictions.
In short, the news which the Qur'an foretold took place exactly
as stated by the Qur'an.
Similarly, the Qur'an comprises stories and incidents about the
past Prophets and nations, e.g. the stories of Ibrahim sell, Mūsā
sel, 'Isa , Yusuf , etc. the story of Dhul Qarnayn, the
Seven Sleepers, etc. which were not even known to the scholars
and 'ulamā' of the Jews and Christians. When Muhammad
recited these verses to their scholars and 'ulama', none of them
could refute these stories.
The Hadith of Muhammad - another miracle
After the Qur'an, the other intellectual miracle of Rasulullah
is his Hadith. It is also referred to as the Shari'ah and the
Millah. On seeing the completeness and comprehensiveness of
the Hadith, a person possessing the minimum amount of
intelligence will be convinced that the source of such a
constitution that defies intelligence and nature can be nothing
but the blessed being of Allah . It cannot be from a human
alone. Especially from a human who was unlettered, who
neither read nor wrote. How could fountains of such sciences
and facts that silenced the intellects ever gush forth from his
mouth. We can therefore deduce that whatever emanated from
the mouth of this unlettered Prophet is in reality a veil to the
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from a tree, it was not really the tree that was talking, it was the
voice of Allah . This tree was like a telephone conveying a
sound from the unseen world to Musa El.
That unlettered Prophet # may be understood in the same light.
That whatever was emanating from his mouth was actually the
revelation of Allah g and the voice of Allah . Allah forbid, it
was not his own personal words. "He does not speak by the
desire of his soul. It is solely an order that is sent down."
(Sūrah an-Najm, verses 3-4)
The beliefs which the Islamic Shari'ah teach are pure and free
from fabrications and baseless things. They are established
through rational, traditional and natural proofs through which a
person can be convinced that these beliefs are certainly
authentic and correct.
A parallel to the noble characteristics which the Islamic
Shari'ah ordered cannot be found in the previous scriptures. In
like manner, the acts of worship, dealings, actions and deeds
which the Islamic Shari'ah ordered are based on countless
wisdoms and underlying reasons. The details concerning the
rights of Allah % and the rights of fellow humans which have
been provided by the Islamic Shari'ah and the belief with
regard to the origin and destiny of man as expounded upon by
Islam are such that they are beyond human intellect.
The scholars of the west acknowledge that the teachings of the
Taurah, Injil and all other past and present scriptures cannot
compare with the teachings of Islam.
Hundreds of thousands of Prophets, sages, rulers and scholars
came into this world. However, the extraordinary caution with
which every action of Rasulullah % and every word that he
uttered are preserved - an example of this cannot be found
anywhere. In order to preserve the actions and statements of his
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scrutiny so that those studying his life will have no doubts and
misgivings whatsoever. The sciences of asma' ar-rijal
(biographies of narrators), isnād (chains of narrators), and usūl
al-Hadith (the principles of Hadith) were all introduced with
this very purpose in mind that the words, actions and deeds of
Rasūlullah % be preserved in such a manner that on seeing the
different chains of narrators, the reader is fully convinced that
he is equal to those who have actually seen or heard these
actions and words of Rasulullah . On seeing the six most
authentic collections of Hadith and other collections of Hadith,
a person is left amazed at the systematic way in which the
Ahadith of Rasulullah were collected and compiled.
Moreover, he is left amazed at the stringent rules and
regulations which the scholars of Hadith laid down for the
acceptance of Ahadith.
The collections of Imam Malik rahimahullah, Imam Bukhārī
rahimahullāh, Imām Muslim rahimahullāh, Imām Abū Dā'ūd
rahimahullāh, Imām Tirmidhī rahimahullāh, Imām Nasa'ī
rahimahullāh, Imām Ibn Mājah rahimahullāh and others are all
before us. But no atheist or unbeliever could have the audacity
of adding or removing a single letter from any of these
collections.
Thereafter, every Hadith from the above-mentioned collections
were scrutinized and all the biographies of the narrators of each
and every Hadith was given, and each and every Hadith was
placed under a category - that it is either authentic, good, rare,
weak, unknown, etc.
The first level of narrators of the words and actions of
Rasulullah % are the Sahabah . All praise is due to Allah de
that not a single one of them was proven to be a liar. They
numbered about 124 000. Till today, it has not been proven that
a single one of them ever spoke a lie. This is a miracle of that
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proven to be a liar. After this first level of narrators, even the
second and third level of narrators were by and large protected
from lies and falsehood. They all firmly believed that
attributing something from their side to Rasūlullah % was a
major sin and a very serious crime.
Today, not a single Christian can show the chain of narrators or
the chain through which the Injil (Bible) and the writings of the
disciples came to him. He cannot show who the narrators are,
who from among them are reliable and who are not reliable.
The Christian scholars cannot even quote a single word of 'Îsa
Sky through a continuous, unbroken chain of narrators (sanad-e-
muttasil). On the other hand, the scholars of Hadith were so
particular, that they would not accept a single word of
Rasulullah without a sanad. The famous collections of
Hadith were compiled and arranged during that golden era
which was a protected era and wherein cautious people lived.
Moreover, from the very era of those scholars who compiled
these Ahadith, people began studying and memorizing these
Ahādīth. The chains of these collections continued through
time and are present till today through continuous and
unbroken sources. They are still studied by scholars of the east
and west.
Ponder over this: such arrangements and steps were taken for
the preservation of the actions and words of one single blessed
person [Muhammad ]. Could this have been the result of
human effort and endeavour alone? Never! This is solely a
manifestation of the help of Allah % and providence. It is
through this divine help that this science came to the fore for
the preservation of the Hadith of Muhammad . After
pondering over the science of Hadith and other related sciences,
the status of all other histories falls down flat. Without doubt,
that person who came as a guide for all nations and all
countries till the day of resurrection - his life, his words and his
actions ought to be preserved in such a miraculous way that