God
has said in the Quran:
And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed
(the Quran) to Our worshiper (Muhammad ), then produce a chapter
like it, and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides
God if you are truthful. And if you do not do it, and you can
never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and
stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers. And give good
news (O Muhammad) to those who believe and do good deeds, that
for them are gardens (Paradise) in which rivers flow.... (Quran,
2:23-25)
Ever
since the Quran was revealed, fourteen centuries ago, no one
has been able to produce a single chapter like the chapters
of the Quran in their beauty, eloquence, splendor, wise legislation,
true information, true prophecy, and other perfect attributes.
Also, note that the smallest chapter in the Quran (Chapter 108)
is only ten words, yet no one has ever been able to meet this
challenge, then or today.1 Some of the disbelieving Arabs who
were enemies of the Prophet Muhammad tried to meet this challenge
to prove that Muhammad was not a true prophet, but they failed
to do so.2 This failure was despite the fact that the Quran
was revealed in their own language and dialect and that the
Arabs at the time of Muhammad were a very eloquent people who
used to compose beautiful and excellent poetry, still read and
appreciated today.
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Footnotes:
(1)
See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Quran, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 224.
(2)
See Al-Borhan fee Oloom Al-Quran, Al-Zarkashy, vol. 2, p. 226.
