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The Qur’an Is the Speech of Allah



The Qur’an is from the speech of Allah, literally not metaphorically. He
revealed it to His
Messenger (may Allah exalt his mention) so that he could give Allah’s warning to
all the worlds. Muhammad (sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) merely conveyed the
Message.

Anyone who doubts this has to assume that either the Prophet himself made it up
or someone else taught it to him. As for the first of these two possibilities –
the idea that the Qur’an, in all of its eloquence, was a product of the
brilliance, insightfulness and spiritual sensitivities of Muhammad (SAWS) – it
is rejected for a number of reasons:

1. No matter how brilliant or insightful a person might be, there is no way that
he could discuss the happenings of nations lost to antiquity, issues of belief
and Divine Law, the rewards and punishments of Heaven and Hell, and future
events, all in such great detail without any contradiction and with a most
perfect style and literary form. The Prophet (SAWS) had never once read a book
nor met with any historian.

2. The Qur’an makes to the disbelievers a stern challenge that they will never
be able to produce a chapter similar to it. Such a challenge would never have
come from the Messenger (SAWS), who was known for his wisdom and good judgment,
to the most eloquent and fluent speakers around, especially since he wanted his
Message and his call to be successful and enjoy wide acceptance.

3. The Qur’an, in some places, sternly rebukes Muhammad (SAWS) where he acted
upon his own judgment in something and did not decide on what is best. The
Qur’an came clarifying the truth and showing the error of the Prophet (SAWS). No
rational person would come with declarations of his own error and circulate them
among the people. If he had any say in the Qur’an at all, he would have hidden
these passages from the people. Allah says: “And if he had forged a false
statement concerning Us, We surely would have seized him by his right hand and
would certainly have ripped out his artery of life. And none of you could have
withheld us from punishing him.” (69:44-47)

4. Many verses of the Qur’an begin with the imperative verb “Say!” As a matter
of fact, this occurs more than three hundred times, addressing Muhammad (SAWS)
and directing him with respect to what he should say. He, thus, did not follow
his own desires; he followed only what was revealed to him. He was the one being
addressed, not the speaker; quoting what he had heard, not expressing what he
felt.

5. Complete harmony exists between what the Qur’an says regarding the physical
world and what has been discovered by modern science. This has been a source of
amazement for a number of contemporary Western researchers. The Qur’an discusses
a number of very specific scientific issues – from fields such as embryology,
oceanography, and astronomy – that were completely unknown until many centuries
after the Qur’an was revealed. The second possibility offered by the doubtful is
that the Prophet (SAWS) learned the Qur’an from someone else.

There are a number of reasons why this is false:

1. Muhammad (SAWS) was unlettered. He grew up among a people who were generally
illiterate. They knew only how to speak eloquently and fluently. Due to their
idolatry, they did not associate with the Christians and Jews. Allah says: “This
is of the news of the unseen that We reveal unto you (O Muhammad). Neither you
nor your people knew it before this. So be patient. Surely, the good outcome is
for the pious.” (11:49) This verse clearly mentions that the Arabs had no
knowledge of these things. It is not recorded in history that any of the Arabs
objected to the fact that this verse declared them ignorant of the things that
this verse is referring to.

2. The Arabs never attempted to contradict the Qur’an or take credit for any
part of it, in spite of their violent rejection of it. Though the Qur’an
challenged their most eloquent speakers to bring a chapter like it, none of them
ever attempted it. They knew the truth of the situation and did not want to face
the disgrace of defeat, since they were the masters of eloquence in poetry,
prose, and persuasive speaking.

3. The Qur’an is in Arabic and the Jews and Christians spoke other languages.
None of the historical references mention that the Prophet ever sat with monks
and rabbis to learn from them. The Qur’an is in the most fluent Arabic, a
language foreign to the Jews and Christians. Allah says: “The tongue of the one
they refer to is foreign, while this is in clear Arabic.” (16:103)

4. The Qur’an takes a stance against the Jews and Christians, refuting their
misconceptions and arguments and inviting them to believe in the Messenger and
the Message that he came with. It is very unlikely that these same Jews and
Christians would be the source of the Qur’an, especially considering how they
turned away from it, disbelieved in it, and rejected the Messenger.

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