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One of them is: “And you see the earth torpid, yet when We send down water upon it, it stirs and swells, and grows every delightful kind [of the plant]” (22:5). Allah has used this analogy to counter the arguments of the people who used to ask the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) how they would ever come back to life once they were dead. In several places in the Holy Quran, the reappearance of plant life in the spring is used as an example to explain the resurrection of humanity on the Day of Judgement.

The end of the reproductive process comes once the outer casing of the seed or fruit stone is opened, allowing the fresh shoots to emerge and grow into a new plant. The Holy Quran refers to this process of germination: “Indeed Allah is the splitter of the grain and the pit…” (6:95). Here again, Allah mentions only in passing facts about His creation that science did not discover until centuries later!

]]> https://en.al-shia.org/creation-white-milk-fruit-allahs-blessings-man/feed/ 0 Islam, the Qur’an and the Arabic Literature https://en.al-shia.org/islam-quran-arabic-literature/ https://en.al-shia.org/islam-quran-arabic-literature/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2022 10:30:29 +0000 https://neweng.al-shia.org/?p=365 Since the advent of Islam and the revelation of the Qur’an in the early years of the seventh century AD, the Muslim Holy Book has been the subject of many extensive analytical studies.

The focus of the great majority of these studies has been the theological and legislative aspects of the Holy Book, for the Qur’an provides Muslims with detailed guidance on their everyday problems. Together with the sayings, actions, and recommendations of Muhammad, the Qur’an has been the ultimate source of legal authority for Muslims over the past fourteen centuries.

Muslim scholars have painstakingly examined, analyzed, and interpreted the various verses of the Holy Book, detailing the requirements the Qur’an imposes on Muslims in order for them to achieve spiritual purity. Thus, in addition to its legislative and theological value, the Qur’an has also served as a source of spiritual guidance for the followers of Islam.

There is, however, another aspect of the Qur’an which has received far less attention than its theological and legislative guidance, namely its linguistic significance, for the Qur’an was undoubtedly the first book to be composed in Arabic.