The Qur’an An Abiding Wonder
The Qur’an: The Book of God
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an unattainable ideal, for power has always had to
be put in the hands of a few individuals, with others
becoming their subjects. This disparity can only
disappear when God is considered Sovereign. Then
the only difference that remains is between God and
man. He is the Ruler, all are His subjects. All men
are equal before Him. There is no division and no
distinction, between man and man.
TWOFOLD INCONSISTENCY
If the different parts of a book contradict each other,
the book is inconsistent within itself. If the contents
of a book, as a whole, or in part, contradict known
facts, the book is inconsistent with external realities.
The Qur’an claims – with justice – to be free of
either type of inconsistency, whereas no work of
human origin can be free of either. It follows,
therefore, that the Qur’an must be superhuman in
origin. Had it been written by a human being, it
would have been flawed by inconsistencies of the
type so frequently found in the works of man.
Contradictions within a work arise basically from
the deficiencies of its author. If such imperfections
are to be avoided, two things are essential: absolute
