God Arises
The Challenge of The Qur’an
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THE CHALLENGE OF THE QUR’AN
‘All of the prophets were given such miracles
as inspired people to believe. And the miracle
that I have been given is the Quran.’
These words of the Prophet recorded by Bukhari in
the first century of Islam, give proper direction to
our quest. They make it clear that the Quran, which
he presented to the people as having been revealed
to him, word by word, by God is itself, a compelling
proof of his being a true prophet.
What are those features of the Quran which prove it
to be the word of God? There are many, but I shall
refer briefly to only a few.
The one which is bound to make the immediate
impact upon a student of the Quran is the challenge
it made fourteen hundred years ago to produce a
book, or even a chapter, which is its equal.
And if you are in doubt of what we have
revealed to Our servant, produce one chapter
comparable to it. Call upon your helpers
