The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
Qur’an: The Voice of God
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himself, and He has sent it in a form which could be
conveyed by the human tongue. This is the greatest
favour that the Lord has done His servants.
A man who realizes to what extent he needs his
Maker’s help in acquiring True Knowledge will feel
his heart simply overflowing with gratitude to and
praise for his Lord, when he sees what favour He
has shown him in sending him the Qur’an; The
words: ‘Praise be to God, Lord of the Worlds!’ will
spontaneously burst forth from him. These are the
words of a true servant of God having been
inspired in him by God Himself. Even when it is a
question of how a man should serve his Lord, he
needs the guidance of his Maker. The desire to
serve may itself be quite instinctive, but the
would-be devotee does not know in what manner
to give expression to it. The Qur’an, however, is
explicit on this subject, and even provides him with
the exact words he should use. In this respect, the
prayers of the Qur’an are the most sublime gifts.
The Qur’an is not a book in the ordinary, accepted
sense of the word. It is more an account of the final
struggle to convey the message of Islam. From the
