Quran’s Challenges and its Translation show us that Quran is a miracle !

Quran Challenges

Allah threw challenges to human being as well as Jinn to create a book like the Quran or at least one chapter of it. Quran is not only unique in the way in which it presents its issue, but it is also matchless in that it is a miracle itself. By the word “miracle” I mean the performance of a paranormal events which cannot be replicated by creatures.

It has been documented that Prophet Muhammad “Peace be upon him” throw down great challenges to the Quraish to produce a literary work of a similar caliber as the Quran, after they rejected his message and said to him we are not going to believe you unless you bring acceptable miracles. For that reason the Almighty gave his prophet Muhammad Quran as a miracle. The prophet hood of Prophet Muhammad was different to erstwhile prophets, he was the final prophet for all mankind – his message was complete. And that why is miracle was not temporary, like those of Moses and Jesus.

      The challenge to duplicate the Quran was offered to the Arabs and mankind in three stages:

1.      The whole Quran
“Say: ‘If all mankind and the jinn would come together to produce the like of this Quran, they could not produce its like even though they exerted all and their strength in aiding one another.’” (Quran 17:88).

2.      Ten Chapters
“Or do they say that he has invented it? Say (to them), ‘Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call (for help) on whomever you can besides God, if you are truthful.” (Q 11:13).

3.      One Chapter

“And if you all are in doubt about what I have revealed to My servant, bring a single chapter like it, and call your witnesses besides God if you are truthful.” (Q 2:23).

To sum up, The Quran is above the human IQ and they can’t attempt to forge its chapters and it have been attempted throughout the ages, yet none has withstood close inspection. And, as Islamic scholars mention, the inducement to imitate the Quran was more intense during the time of its revelation when factually skills were at their peak than at any other time, yet there was no successful attempt.

Translation

The holy Quran has been translated in to different languages that interpretations are the choice of words describes by human in their own mother tongue, it is not version of Holy Quran. Original Quran is in Arabic language and it has no other versions. But that translation of Quran illuminates religious objectives through its own words and gives commends to mankind in matters of doctrine and action.

Somewhat, behind the expressions and within same translations there are deeper and broader levels of meaning, which only the spiritual elite who have pure hearts can comprehend. But, there is apparent meaning which can everyone can understand. Prophet Mohammed said The Qur’an has an inner dimension, and that inner dimension has an inner dimension up to seven inner dimensions. The Almighty also says “He it is Who hath revealed unto thee (Muhammad) the Scripture wherein are clear revelations – they are the substance of the Book – and others (which are) allegorical. But those in whose hearts is doubt pursue, forsooth, that which is allegorical seeking (to cause) dissension by seeking to explain it. None knoweth its explanation save Allah. And those who are of sound instruction say: We believe therein; the whole is from our Lord; but only men of understanding really heed. (Q 3:7)

A good example of inner meaning of Quran is when Allah says every Muslim should pray, the external meaning is to perform a particular rites of prayers, but its inner meaning is that they must worship and obey Allah with all their hearts and souls. In this example and others we can see that inner meaning is not due to the outward expression of the command and ban in question. Yet the grasp of this meaning is unescapable for anyone who has begun to anticipate upon a more universal order and has favored to gain a vision of the universe of reality rather than his own ego, who has preferred objectivity to a self-centered subjectivism.
By: ABDIQANI M. OMAR