The tenth Imam (a) was asked by Ibn Sikkiyah...

The tenth Imam (a) was asked by Ibn Sikkiyah, “Why has God the Supreme bestowed Prophet Moses (a) with the miracle of transforming a staff into a snake, and Prophet Jesus (a) with the miracle of curing the sick, and the Prophet of Islam (s) with the miracle of the Noble Qur’an?” The Imam (a) replied: “The art in the era of Prophet Moses (a) was sorcery, therefore God bestowed him with a miracle that resembled sorcery and magic.

At the time of Prophet Jesus (a) the artistry was medicinal and hence he was provided by the miracle of curing the sick, in order that its miraculous aspect was known.

However during the time of the Prophet of Islam (s), the art was oratorical and centred around poetry, hence the Qur’an was revealed in the best and most beautiful style so that its miraculous nature would be recognised.” Bari, one of the greatest philologists, as was Walid ibn Mughayrah, ’Utbat ibn Rabī’ah and Tafyl ibn Omar, has all born witness upon the eloquence and rhetoric found in the Qur’an.

After almost a century had passed, Ibn Abi al-’Awjā’, Ibn al- Muqaffa’, Abu-Shaker al-Dysani, and ’Abdul Mālik al-Basri decided to take up the challenge of the Qur’an. They worked for a year and a half, but failed to accomplish anything remotely resembling such eloquent beauty.

Whilst they were engaged in a meeting discussing their work, in the Masjid al-Harām, Imam Sadiq (a) walked by and recited the following verse:“Say, ‘Should all humans and jinn rally to bring the like of this Qur’an, they will not bring the like of it, even if they assisted one another”(al-Isrā’:88) b. The illiteracy of its Messenger The Noble Qur’an is a Book, which within its small voluminous capacity encompasses the many different sciences, aswell as rules pertaining to society and individuals.

The investigation of each particular issue requires a group of experts in order to arrive at an understanding of its meaning and unveiling of its realities. However a complete and perfect understanding of it is only possible through someone who has Divine knowledge and is appointed by God.

This great Book includes the finest and greatest of all sciences, the most significant and excellent prescription of morals, the ultimate equitable and determined cannons on rights and judgement, the wisest practices for worship and sociological rules, the best and most beneficial counsels and lessons, precise historical educational points, and the most constructive ways of teaching and training.