The most general is the verse...

The most general is the verse: Say: ` If men and jinn should combine together to bring the like of this Qur'ân, they could not bring the like of it, even though some of them were aiders of the others" (17:88). The verse is of Meccan period, and it is easy to see that it contains an all-encompassing challenge. This challenge is not confined to its unsurpassed eloquence and purest style. Otherwise, the…