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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Islamic Correspondence Course (book 2) Lesson 12 : Al-qur’an the Miracle of Islam 1. Prophets & Miracles The prophets and messengers of God are given miracles to prove the truth of their claim. However, not all prophets were given the same miracle. Prophet Musa was given the staff which could turn into a serpent; Prophet Isa was given the ability to cure the blind and the leper, and to bring the dead back to life.

(s.a.w.) was given the Qur'an as a miracle. The difference between all other miracles and the miracle of the Qur'an is that the other miracles were for those who witnessed them or they ended with the death of the prophets. For us they are news which may be believed or suspected according to the trend of mind of the hearer. But the Qur'an is in our hands, a book complete in itself; it claims and brings the proof within itself. And its miracles are being unfolded every day.

As long as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, the Qur'an will remain as the final miracle of God. 2. Al-Qur'an — the Everlasting Miracle The Qur'an is a multi-dimensional miracle: it is a miracle of Arabic language and style; it is a miracle of prophecies; it is a miracle of scientific revelations; it is a miracle of the best code of life.

Not only a miracle, it is a miracle-performer: it caused the transformation of an extremely ignorant and unlettered people into the guardians of knowledge and learning. This has also been realized by non-Muslim scholars. Hartwing Hirschfeld writes, "We must not be surprised to find the Qur'an the fountainhead of science.

Every subject connected with heaven or earth, human life, commerce and various trades is occasionally touched upon, and this gave rise to the production of numerous monographs forming commentaries on parts of the Holy Book.

In this way, the Qur'an was responsible for great discussions, and to it was indirectly due the marvelous development of all branches of science in the Muslim world...This again not only affected the Arabs but also induced Jewish philosophers to treat metaphysical and religious questions after the Arabs' methods. Finally, the way in which Christian scholasticism was fertilised by Arabian theosophy need not be further discussed...

In the same manner, the Qur'an gave an impetus to medical studies and recommended the contemplation and study of nature in general." (New Researches into the Composition & Exegesis of the Qur'an [London, 1902] p.