Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
15. The Qur’an—The Prophet’s Miracle
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having such an enormous impact on a people and
their language.
Through its development and improvement of
the Arabic language, the Qur’an became known
as a superb literary masterpiece. Anyone who
knows Arabic can see the unique quality of the
Qur’an’s style as compared to any other work of
Arabic literature. The Qur’an is written in a
divine style totally different from anything
humans can aspire to. We will close this chapter
by relating a story, which clearly portrays the
difference between the work of God and that of
man. It is taken from Sheikh Tantawi’s
commentary of the Qur’an:
“On 13 June 1932,” Tantawi writes, I met an
Egyptian writer, Ramil Gilani who told me
an amazing story. One day he was with an
American orientalist by the name of Finkle,
with whom he enjoyed a deep intellectual
relationship. “Tell me, are you still among
those who consider the Qur’an a miracle?”
whispered Finkle in Gilani’s ear, adding a
laugh to indicate his ridicule of such belief
