The Holy Quran

By: Reda AL-Said

It is revealed more than 1400 years ago , nonetheless, every

letter, every word and every Sura is the same as it was
revealed first time. It consists of 114 chapters dealing with
evidence to the creation of the universe, guidance, Islamic
laws, and stories of the perished nations that disobeyed their
prophets.

This holy book , though has been checked by critics over the
span of history, remained unequally unshakable. Most of
those who came bearing in mind to find faults with it,
embraced Islam and even began to call for Islam.

The historical facts in the Holy Quran, when checked with

the newly discovered facts, proved to be in consistence with
science. Scientists in all the different scientific walks, have
found that Quran, though revealed over than 1400 years
ago, is compatible with their sciences.

The Holy Quran contains hundreds of scientific facts that,

when checked by modern sciences , proved to completely in
agreement with science.

It is the book that will heal the humanity pains, renders

solutions to its problems and ends its spiritual troubles. To
non-Muslims, I dare to say it is impossible to read and then
you claim it is not God's eternal word.

The Quran is truly a living miracle. Going deeper into it, one
finds amazing characteristics from every perspective.

In Language
The Arabs of the 6th and 7th centuries CE were masters of
the Arabic language. Eloquence and rhetoric were their
lifeblood. The liveliness that marked their gatherings, the
gaiety of their fairs, and the virtues of which they boasted, all
found expression through poetry and literature. They were
so proud of their literary accomplishments that they
disdainfully dubbed all the other peoples of the world as
“’Ajam” or “Dumb.” It was in this atmosphere that there
appeared on the scene an unlettered person, Muhammad
sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention )
. He presented before them an oration, and declared it to be
the Word of Allaah, which claimed (what means):

“If mankind and the jinn were to gather together to produce

the like of this Quran, they could never produce the like
thereof, even if they backed up one another.” [Quran 17:88]

Such a proclamation was an amazing thing. It came from a

person who had never learned anything from the renowned
poets and scholars of the time, had never recited even a
single piece of poetry in their congregations, and never
attended the company of soothsayers. And far from
composing any poetry himself, he did not even remember
the verses of other poets. This proclamation, repeated
several times in the Quran, was therefore the greatest
challenge to their literary expertise, and at the same time a
fatal stab at their polytheist creed and beliefs. Following this,
a hush fell over the whole galaxy of these stirring orators and
fiery poets. Not a soul stepped forward to accept the
challenge of producing the like of the Quran. They
persecuted the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may
Allaah exalt his mention ) called him insane, a sorcerer, poet
and soothsayer, but failed utterly in composing even a few
sentences like the Quranic verses. To this day, the challenge
has remained unmet, although throughout history and even
in modern times, many people have made feeble attempts to
do so.

In Prophecies

Among other things, the Quran contains prophecies of future

events, many of which have come to pass. We reproduce
here a discussion of one such prophecy, which was fulfilled
within the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad sallallaahu
`alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ).

While the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah

exalt his mention ) was still in Makkah, after having been
entrusted with prophethood, and was being subjected to all
sorts of persecutions by the Makkan idolaters, exactly at the
same time the two great powers of Rome and Persia were
involved in repeated wars. The Romans were beaten,
vanquished and suffered a great loss in men and material. At
last, the Romans were so utterly exhausted that, far from
being in a position to launch a counter-attack, they could not
even take a firm stand anywhere. This situation was a matter
of jubilation for the pagans of Arabia, as they identified the
Persians, being fire-worshippers, with themselves and the
Romans, as “people of the Book,” with the Muslims. In their
eyes, the dominance of the Persians, presaged their own
victory and the defeat of the Muslims. It was under these
circumstances that these initial verses of the chapter called
Ar-Room (The Romans) were revealed (which mean):

“…The Romans have been defeated, in the land close by.

And after (this) defeat of theirs, they will soon be victorious
within a few years. To Allaah belongs the command before
and after and on that day the Believers will rejoice in Allaah’s
help…” [Quran 30:2-4]
For those who were aware of the military situation
concerning the Romans and Persians, this prediction was
absolutely incredible. In fact, the Persians kept marching
forward until they reached the city walls of the Roman
capital, Constantinople. The renowned historian Edward
Gibbon has commented on this prediction thus:

“When this prophecy was made, no prediction could be more

unbelievable because the initial twelve years of Heraclius
were evidently declaring an end to the Roman Empire.” [Fall
of the Roman Empire, v.5, p.73-74]

But exactly seven years after his first defeat, the Roman
emperor sallied forth from the capital and inflicted crushing
defeats on the Persians at several places, and after that the
Roman armies were victorious everywhere.

Meanwhile, a large number of Muslims had migrated to Al-

Madeenah and their wars with the idolaters of Makkah had
already begun. The day on which 313 ill-equipped Muslims
were decisively beating their enemy -- 1000 heavily armed
Makkan warriors -- at the battlefield of Badr, came the news
that the Romans had defeated the Persians. It was then
realized that the Quranic verse, (which means): “…on that
day the Believers will rejoice in Allaah’s help” [Quran 30: 4-5]
was meant to denote the twin happiness of the Romans’
victory as well as their own victory at Badr.

In Science and History

Apart from prophecies, the Quran has pointed out many

scientific and historical facts which were not only unknown at
that time, but could not even be imagined given the
development of civilization. Entire books have been written
(by both Muslims and non-Muslims) confirming the
correspondence of scientific discoveries to the truths
expressed in the Quran. Again, we suffice here with two
examples:

The Quran has stated that as Fir’awn (Pharaoh) was

drowning in the sea he made a confession of faith orally, just
to save his life. In response, Allaah Said (what means):

“What! Now? And indeed before this you did rebel and were
of the corrupt. So this day We shall rescue you with your
body that you may be a sign to those who come after you.”
[Quran 10: 91-92]

At the time of revelation of this verse, and even centuries

afterwards, nobody knew that the body of Fir’awn had been
preserved, but it has been discovered only recently and is
preserved in a museum at Cairo.

The Quran has stated (what means): “And of everything We

have created pairs that you may take heed.” [Quran 51: 49]

When this verse was revealed, the general concept was that
male and female pairs existed only among human beings
and animals or in some vegetation. However, with the
advancement of science, the Quranic reality is becoming
manifest that male and female pairs exist in everything. In
some instances they are termed as male and female, and
elsewhere as positive and negative, as electron and proton,
or neutron and positron. In another verse, the Quran has
also clarified that the occurrence in pairs in many other
things is still unknown to people. It says (what means):

“Glorified be He Who created pairs of all things which the

earth grows, and of themselves (humans), and of that which
they know not.” [Quran 36: 36]

A Miracle For Us!

Looking back through history, it has been observed that the

prophets, may Allaah exalt their mention, were sent with
miracles that reflected the society and knowledge of the
people they were sent to. Thus, Moosaa (Moses) may Allaah
exalt his mention was sent with a staff that truly turned into a
snake, baffling the trickster magicians of the Pharaoh.
’Eesaa (Jesus) may Allaah exalt his mention was given the
power to cure diseases and give life to the dead, astonishing
the Jewish doctors who felt proud of their limited knowledge
of healing, and who had begun to disregard and deny the
supernatural powers of God.

Similarly, the Quran was an immediate miracle for the Arabs

so many years ago, since it challenged and far surpassed
the limits of their literary expression. Unlike the miracles of
previous prophets, which were only applicable for a limited
time, to this day the Quran -- the Final Testament given to
the Last Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah
exalt his mention ) -- is still a relevant miracle for humanity
and will remain so as long as the world exists. We live in an
age of science and technology, of knowledge, logic, and
reason. Yet, in spite of all the human advancement in every
sphere of life, the principles of the Quran have not been
proven wrong nor have they become “out-of-date.” This is
really the great miracle of the Quran, it has proven itself a
timeless, universal message for humankind, relevant to
every facet of our life — be it politics, economics, ethics,
science, literature, arts or entertainment. In fact, even non-
Muslim scholars have admitted that the entire “Western”
civilization today, thriving from the “rebirth of humanity” (i.e.
the “Renaissance”), would not have been so, had it not been
for the message brought by Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi
wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ). As the
celebrated English writer, Robert Briffault, says in The
Making of Humanity:

“The ideas of freedom for all human beings, of human

brotherhood, of the equality of all men before the law of
democratic government, by consultation and universal
suffrage, the ideas that inspired the French Revolution and
the Declaration of Rights, that guided the framing of the
American Constitution and inflamed the struggle for
independence in the Latin-American countries were not
inventions of the West. They find their ultimate inspiration
and source in the Holy Quran. They are the quintessence of
what the intelligentsia of medieval Europe acquired from
Islam over a period of centuries through the various societies
that developed in Europe in the wake of the Crusades in
imitation of the brotherhood associations of Islam. It is highly
probable that but for the Arabs, modern European civilization
would never have arisen at all, it is absolutely certain that but
for them, it would never have assumed that character which
has enabled it to transcend all previous phases of evolution.”

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