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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Theological Instructions LESSON THIRY-TWO: THE MIRCULOUS NATURE OF THE QUR’AN The Qur'an as a Miracle The Noble Qur’an is the only Divine Book that openly and confidently claims that none can bring a book of the same calibre. It asserts that if all mankind and jinn work together to produce a book like it, they will certainly fail.

Furthermore not only would they fail in producing a book like it, but they would not even have the ability to produce the like of a single verse. The challenge in the Qur’an to produce something similar to it, and the inability of the people to do so, is considered as one of the proofs for the prophethood of the Prophet of Islam (s) and also the Divine nature of this Holy Book.

Therefore there should be no doubt over whether this Book is a miracle; the Messenger himself introduces it as an eternal miracle and everlasting proof of his prophecy. From the initial outset of his mission the Prophet faced numerous problems from those near and far from him, who tried their best to destroy the message of Islam. In their failed attempts they ultimately decided to kill the Prophet.

Their plot however was divinely exposed, and the Prophet and his companions migrated to the city of Medina. After his migration, the Prophet spent his life engaged in battles against the disbelievers. Indeed from that time until today the hypocrites and enemies of Islam are trying to erase the message of Islam. The contemporary world regards Islam as the greatest threat and are doing what they can financially, technologically and politically to combat the spread of Islam.

However these great nations with all their resources have failed to compose a verse of the like contained within the Holy Qur’an. Had they been able to, they could have utilised their paramount technology of propaganda and broadcasting to the world and been successful in their mission. This method would also have been the most simple, effective and inexpensive.

On this basis every intellectual who is in search of the truth can, by focusing upon the above-mentioned points reach the certainty that the Qur’an is an exceptional and inimitable Book. As no-one has managed to produce even the like of the smallest verse; the Qur’an unquestionably has the substantiality of being a miracle. From this angle it can be determined as the best argument for claiming the truth of the Prophet’s message, and the authenticity of the pure religion of Islam.