Hence, Allah, the Exalted, taking an oath to a letter of the...

Hence, Allah, the Exalted, taking an oath to a letter of the alphabet, says: **"** Nun. By the Pen and by the (Record) which (men) write," (Surah Al-Qalam. No.68. verse 1). However, there are more than one hundred other traditions on the abbreviated letters of the Qur'an cited by Muslim scholars in many authentic and tradition books.

Another aspect is that some eminent men have said that these letters refer to the idea that this heavenly Book, with such splendour and reputation that it stirs wonder in the great speakers, both Arab and non-Arab, and that has made the men of letters and all others unable to challenge it, is composed of the sort of the very alphabetical letters that are within the reach of everyone.

This fact shows that the Qur'an has not been produced by the mind of Man, but it is an absolute revelation and, therefore, none can produce the like of it. Imam Ali ibn Musa ar-Rida (as) is narrated to have said in a tradition: " Verily, Allah has sent down this Qur'an narrated by the very letters that all Arabs apply ordinarily ".

And, thus, Allah, Glory be to Him and Highly Exalted is He, says: **"** Say, 'If the whole of mankind and Jinns were to gather together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each other with help and support ", (Surah Al-Isra', No. 17, verse 88). Following the abbreviated letters, the Surah, referring to the importance of this heavenly Book, says: " This is the (True) Book wherein is no doubt...

" This meaning may point to the idea that Allah promised His prophet (S) to send down to him a Book for the guidance of men and now it was done. For, it is a Book wherein is a source of guidance for all truth-seekers, and, these believers, in fact, have no doubt in it. The Qur'an says that there is no doubt in this Book, and this statement is not a mere claim. It means that the content of the Qur'an has such a style that it, in itself, attests to the authenticity of itself.

In other words, the signs of truthfulness, greatness, and firmness together with the depth and synthesis of meanings, the sweetness and elegancy of the words and its stylistic form found in the statements are so evident that no doubt or temptation can interfere and every truth-seeker reaches the limits of certitude.