MIRACLES GIVEN TO PROPHET MUHAMMAD

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Miracles of the Unseen Divine Affairs Another miraculous facet of the Koran's challenge is found in verses relating to matters of the unseen, and events that were to materialize at a later date. The good news of safe entry into Mecca was conveyed to the Prophet in the following verse, "You shall enter the Sacred Mosque in security, if Allah wills" ( !"#$%. Another event that would &e realized later was the news that the Persians would &e defeated &y the 'omans, "But, in a few years after their defeat they shall become the victors" (()"(%. Allah gave the good news of the future victory over the un&elievers and the *pening of Mecca saying, +When the victory of Allah and the opening comes" (,,)",%. Another e-ample is, "Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good wor s that !e will indeed ma e them successors in the land" (# "..%. All these events materialized, /ust as Allah said they would. The 'omans defeated the Persians, and people of Persia em&raced 0slam in droves. ("or further detailed information, please read our boo #!eraclius $mperor of %ome &onfessed and Supported 'rophet Muhammad ()* At the time of the death of the Prophet 0slam had spread throughout Ara&ia. Allah made the &elievers caliphs in the earth and esta&lished the 'eligion of 0slam. 1rom east to west Allah caused the &elievers to &e powerful successors. 0n a 2uotation of the Prophet he told his 3ompanions, +The earth was gathered together for me so that 0 was shown its easts and wests, and the 4ingdom of my nation will reach as far as it was gathered together.+ Allah tells us in the Koran, "+t is We who sent down the %emembrance

,-oran), and We watch over it" (,."5%. This has indeed &een the case. Throughout the centuries there have &een countless heretics and atheists and in particular the 6armatians. ,Shay h .arwish added/ .uring the time of 0udge $yad there was a sect nown as "1armatians"* 2his sect was very active in their attempt to pervert +slam, but they li e their predecessors they were unsuccessful* 'raise be to Allah, none have been successful to e3tinguish either the light of the -oran, nor yet alter a single word, or cause doubt in the minds of Muslims4) Allah gave news to 7is Prophet and his followers of future encounters with the un&elievers saying, "Most certainly their gatherings shall be routed, and they will turn their bac s" (. " .%. And 7e also said, "!e will grant you victory over them and heal the chests of a believing nation*" (5", %* And, "2hey will not harm you e3cept a little hurt* And if they fight against you, they will turn their bac s" ((",,,%. Those events occurred later upon the arrival of their predestined time. Another aspect is that, of the disclosure of unseen affairs, such as the e-posure of the secrets of &oth hypocrites and those among the 8ews who were in enmity with the Prophet and the lies they spread amongst themselves and within the community. Allah disclosed their treachery, re&u4ed them, and made 4nown their sentiments saying, "And they say within themselves, 5Why does Allah not punish us for what we say65" (.!"!%. Allah also informed 7is Prophet and the &elievers, "2hey conceal in themselves what they do not disclose to you" ((",. %. And, "and the 0ews who listen to lies*" (." ,% *f the 8ewish scriptures, Allah informed 7is Prophet and his followers, "Some 0ews tampered with the words ,altering) their places saying, 5We have heard and we disobey,5 and 5hear, without hearing,5 and 5observe us5 ,%a5ina, in !ebrew means evil) twisting with their tongues traducing %eligion" ( " 9%. Allah promised the Muslims victory and 7is promise was fulfilled on the :ay of ;adr, ",%emember) when Allah promised to grant you one of the two parties ,at Badr), and you wished for the one that was not strong" (!"$%. Allah told 7is Prophet "We suffice you against those who moc " (,..5.%.
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After the revelation of this verse, the Prophet gave his 3ompanions the good news that Allah suffices &oth him and them. Those who are referred to as &eing the +moc4ers+ were a group of people in Mecca who attempted to cause people to turn away from the Prophet and cause him harm. They were dispersed. Also, when the un&elievers tried to 4ill Prophet Muhammad Allah sent down the verse, "Allah protects you from the people" (."9$%. The Miraculous News of Bygone Generations and Vanished Nations Mentioned in the Koran Another facet of man4ind's ina&ility to imitate the Koran is found in information relating to &ygone generations, as well as nations that had vanished, and their laws. At the time of the sending down of the Koran there were amongst all the +People of the ;oo4+ < that is people who received the Torah and the 0ngil (=ospel of 8esus% < /ust a few scholars who devoted their entire life to the study of some of these aspects, there were others however, who were not so well versed and their 4nowledge was incomplete. >hen Allah sent down to 7is Prophet unadulterated stories of such matters, it was a sign for the People of the ;oo4. They 4new the Prophet was illiterate and could neither read nor write, and could not have had access to such 4nowledge through study. Also the Prophet did not travel far away from his people so he could not have heard these stories. ,Shay h .arwish added/ 2hey had no other option but to admit that the news the 'rophet brought came from the 7nseen and thereby compelled to admit to its authenticity, and ac nowledge its truthfulness but many refused to openly admit to this*) >henever some among the parties of the People of the ;oo4 met him they would e-amine and test his 4nowledge whereupon he would recite to them relevant verses or chapters from the Koran. 7e recited to them of the stories of Prophet Moses and Al Khidr, of Prophet 8oseph and his &rothers, the men in the 3ave, :hu'l Karnain (King 3yrus, the =reat of Persia died 9));3, Kurosh?e?;ozorg Persian name. ;i&lical name Koresh%, @u2man and his son as well as stories of other no&le prophets. 7e related information a&out the creation, and informed them of what was in the Torah and the original =ospel given to 8esus (which no longer e-ists%. 7e also told them of the Psalms of Prophet :avid and the Acrolls of Prophets A&raham and Moses.
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The sincere amongst them ac4nowledged and confirmed the truth of the news he &rought as they were una&le to deny it. Those who were destined for the ultimate success in the Bverlasting @ife &elieved whereas those who were stu&&orn and envious were the losers. ,Shay h .arwish added/Among the bishops of 8a9ran were those who refused to accept the truth, as did Suriya5s son and the son of A htab, the chief rabbi of Medina* 2hey new the 'rophet spo e the truth, but refused to ac nowledge it as such* 2hey were envious and stubborn, and thereafter died in disbelief*) :espite the fact of their impassioned enmity towards the Prophet and urging their followers not to accept him, and their distorted arguments ta4en out of conte-t from their &oo4s their is no evidence whatsoever that any of the People of the ;oo4 denied the veracity of the reports given in the Koran. 0n the attempt of the People of the ;oo4 to gain the upper hand they 2uestioned Prophet Muhammad relentlessly a&out their prophets and posed difficult 2uestions. They 2uestioned him a&out the secrets of their 4nowledge, the contents of their &iographies as well as information concealed in their laws. They as4ed him a&out the spirit, Prophet 8esus, the /udgment of the strong and what 0srael for&ade himself, as well as what &easts had &ecome for&idden to them on account of their contempti&le &ehavior. Allah says, "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah* 2hose who are with him are harsh against the unbelievers but merciful to one another* You see them bow and prostrate themselves see ing the bounty and pleasure of Allah* 2heir mar is on their faces from the trace of prostration* 2hat is their li eness in the 2orah and their li eness in the :ospel" ( !"#5%. The Prophet was as4ed many 2uestions all of which he answered with that which had &een revealed to him. Those who invented lies a&out the message the Prophet &rought, claimed that what he &rought was different from their scriptures and were therefore called upon to prove their claim. *f these people Allah says, "Say, 5Bring the 2orah and recite it, if you are truthful*5 2hose who after this invent lies about Allah are harmdoers" (("5(? 5 %. 3onse2uently, those who &ehaved insolently and chose to &elie what the Prophet &rought were humiliated &y their own scripture, they were also shown where they had tampered with the words of their ;oo4 .There is no news that the 8ews or 3hristians were a&le to produce evidence to support their claim, they were una&le to demonstrate even a wea4 claim from their
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&oo4s. Allah draws attention to their mischief saying, "'eople of the Boo 4 ;ur Messenger ,Muhammad) has come to clarify to you much of what you have hidden of the Boo " (.",.%. The Challenge of the Koran to I itate it There is neither dispute nor dou&t that the preceding facets of the Koran cannot &e imitated. *ur attention is now drawn to its verses which state certain instances to which the response of man4ind is either una&le to fulfill, cope with or ta4e on the challenge. Ta4e for e-ample the >ords of Allah to the 8ews, "Say, 5if the abode of the $verlasting <ife is with Allah for you especially, to the e3clusion of all other people, then long for death if you are truthful5* But they will never long for it5" (#"5 ?5.%. 0saac's father Az?Ca//a/ commented on this verse saying, +This verse contains the greatest proof and also the clearest indication of the soundness of the Message of Allah. This is &ecause Allah told the 8ews to "long for death+ and then informs them, "But they will never long for it", so none of them sincerely longed for death. The Prophet spo4e of this saying, +0f the 8ews had wished for death, they would have died and seen their seats in 7ell.+ ;ut Allah turned the hearts of the 8ews against longing for death. 7e cast tremendous fear into them there&y signifying that 7is Messenger was indeed truthful, and that which 7e had sent down to him was without dou&t authentic. ;ut none of them sincerely longed for death, even though they were eager to re/ect him. >hen the 3hristian &ishops of Da/ran came to the Prophet most remained adamant in their refusal to accept 0slam. 0t was then that Allah sent down the verse in which 7e challenges them to invo4e the curse of Allah upon the ones who lie. Allah says, "2o those who dispute with you concerning him after the nowledge has come to you, say, 5&ome, let us gather our sons and your sons, our womenfol and your womenfol , ourselves and yourselves* 2hen let us humbly pray, so lay the curse of Allah upon the ones who lie" (("9,%. Their primate, Al A2i&, warned his fellow &ishops saying, +Eou 4now he is a prophet, and no matter whether a group is small or large, a prophet never lays a curse on a people and they survive thereafter.+ Ao they refrained from the challenge and continued to pay the +poll?ta-+ levied on
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those who refused to &elieve in return for which they received protection within the 0slamic state. As for the un&elievers amongst the Ara&s, Allah challenges them saying, "+f you are in doubt of what We have sent down to ;ur worshiper, produce a chapter comparable to it* &all upon your helpers, other than Allah, to assist you, if you are true* But if you fail, as you are sure to fail, then guard yourselves against the "ire whose fuel is people and stones, prepared for the unbelievers" (#"#(?# %. Although this verse is amongst those relating to the Fnseen, the first part of the verse is indicative of the fact that they would &e incapa&le to respond to 7is challenge. The Arousal of !ear and Awe "hen #istening the Koran Another facet of the Koran's uni2ueness is the fear that engulfs the heart of those who listen to it. 0t affects their ears when they hear and they are struc4 with awe when it is recited to them on account of its power and grandeur. As for those who re/ect the Koran, there is an even greater effect. *f such people Allah says, "We lay veils upon their hearts and heaviness in their ears lest they understand it* When you ,'rophet Muhammad) mention your <ord alone in the -oran, they turn their bac s in aversion" (,$" 9%. @istening to the Koran is too heavy upon them in terms of hearing of the *neness of the 3reator and so their aversion increases, they wish to stop its recitation &ecause of their loathing of it. As for those who &elieve, they e-perience fear yet they are in rapture of awe of the Koran. 0t attracts the listener and is a source of /oy that causes the heart to incline to it and also a confirmation. Allah says, "the s ins of those who fear their <ord tremble= and thereafter their s ins and hearts soften to the %emembrance of Allah" ((5"#(%. Allah says, "!ad We sent down this -oran upon a mountain, you would have seen it humble itself and split asunder for fear of Allah" (.5"#,%. This verse is an indication that the Koran is very uni2ue, it has the power to grip someone who neither understands nor yet 4nows its meaning. *ne day a follower of Prophet 8esus, peace &e upon him, happened to pass &y someone
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reciting the Koran, and started to weep. 7e was as4ed what had caused him to weep and he replied, +0t is &ecause it has entered my heart in the &eauty of its arrangement.+ There are many reports of people em&racing 0slam upon their first hearing the >ords of Allah, then, there are others who are unfortunate and turn away. 8u&air Mut'im's son said, +:uring the evening prayer, 0 heard the Prophet recite the chapter +The Mount+ (.#%, and when he reached the words, ";r, were they created out of nothing6 ;r, were they their own creators6 ;r, did they create the heavens and the earth6 8o, their belief is not certain4 ;r, are the treasures of your <ord in their eeping6 ;r, are they the controllers6" (.#"(.?($% my heart leapt to 0slam. 0t is also reported that 8u&air said, +0t was the first time that 0slam &ecame important in my heart.+ There are two reports a&out Ft&a 'a&i'a's son, who on one occasion went to the Prophet to spea4 to him a&out a recent 'evelation that spo4e against the pagan &elief of his tri&e. Ao, the Prophet &egan to recite chapter , The :istinguished. +!aMeem* A sending down from the Merciful, the Most Merciful* A Boo , the verses of which are distinguished, an Arabic -oran for a nation who now* +t bears glad tidings and a warning, yet most of them turn away and do not listen* 2hey say, 5;ur hearts are veiled from that to which you call us, and in our ears there is heaviness* And between us and you is a veil* So wor ,as you will) and we are wor ing*5 Say ,'rophet Muhammad), 5+ am only a human li e you, to whom it is revealed that your :od is ;ne :od* 2herefore be straight with !im and as !im to forgive you* Woe to the idolaters, who do not pay charity and disbelieve in the $verlasting <ife* "or those who believe and do good wor s is an enduring wage*5 Say, 5.o you disbelieve in !im who created the earth in two days6 And do you set up equals with !im6 !e is the <ord of the Worlds*5 !e set firm mountains on top ,of the earth) and !e blessed it* And in four days !e ordained in it many provisions, equal to those who as * 2hen !e willed to the heaven when it was smo e, and to it and the earth !e said, 5&ome willingly, or unwillingly*5 5We come willingly,5 they answered* +n two days !e determined them seven heavens, and !e revealed to each heaven its commands* We adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and preserve them* Such is the decree of the Almighty, the -nower* But if they turn away, say, 5+ have given you warning of a thunderbolt similar to that which overtoo Aad and 2hamood*5 ( ,",?,(%
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Ft&a could not &ear to hear it and put his hand over the Prophet's mouth and &egged him to stop. 0t is also reported that he listened and in so doing he put his hands &ehind his &ac4 and leant on them until the Prophet reached the verse of prostration, whereupon the Prophet prostrated. Ft&a did not 4now how to deal with the situation and immediately got up, returned to his family and declined to go out to his tri&esmen. 7is fellow tri&esmen came to him and he apologized telling them, +;y Allah, he recited some words to me, and &y Allah, 0 have never heard anything li4e them, 0 /ust did not 4now what to say to him.+ Aeveral Ara&s attempted to answer the challenge of the Prophet however, all were struc4 &y fear, one such person was Al Mu2affa's son, renowned for his elo2uent tongue. 7e had started his attempt at composition when he heard a young Muslim &oy reciting from the Koran, "$arth, swallow up your waters" (,," %. The recitation had such a tremendous effect upon him that he returned and destroyed all that he had written saying, +0 &ear witness that this is not to &e opposed, they are not the words of a humanG+ 0n Andalusia, Apain a man &y the name of Eahya, 7a44am Al =hazzal's son, who was a well 4nown writer sought to attempt to produce something a4in to the Koran. >hilst doing so he loo4ed for a sample to emulate and read the chapter +The *neness+ (,,#%. 7e started wor4 on his composition &ut he was struc4 &y fear and declared, +1ear has stopped me and wea4ness has caused me to regret and repent.+ The Divine $rotection of the Koran Fnli4e any other scripture, Allah has promised to preserve 7is 7oly ;oo4 until the end of time, and this is yet another of its 2ualities that cannot &e imitated. Allah assures us, "+t is We who sent down the -oran, and We watch over it" (,."5%. And of its purity 7e tells us, "falsehood does not come to it from before it or from behind it* +t is the sending down from the ;ne, the Wise, the 'raised" ( ," #%. >ith the e-ception of the miraculous Koran, all the other miracles ceased to e-ist after the time of their prophet and only narrations of their wonders remain. >hereas the =lorious Koran contains clear verses and miracles all of which are present in this day and age and will remain so despite the passing of
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centuries. This miracle is a decisive proof that no truthful person would ever dou&t. Bach era has produced many people who clarify and transmit the science of language as well as elo2uent imams, and men who s4illfully craft words. Those who deviated have &een proven to &e ineffective and their opposition flawed, none have &een a&le to produce a valid argument, nor yet compose even a couple of words which would detract an atom's weight from the Koran. Additional Challenges in the Koran Acholars have also drawn attention to various other facets of the ina&ility of man4ind to imitate the Ara&ic Koran. *ne such facet is that it has &een o&served that neither reciter nor listener ever tire of its recital. 0t has &een found that the repeated recitation of the Koran serves only to increase its sweetness which in turn causes a greater love, whereas, other words, even though they may &e of the most elo2uent lose their attraction and in the long term turn to &e tedious. The Ara&ic 7oly Koran is a delight to recite in times of solitude and an e-cellent companion during times of crisis < no other &oo4 possesses these 2ualities, and over time reciters of the Koran have developed a variety of rhythms and methods for its recital which add to the Koran's vi&rancy. The Messenger of Allah descri&ed the Koran saying, +Bven when it is recited fre2uently, it never &ecomes tedious. 0ts lessons are never ending and its wonders never fade. 0t is the discrimination. 0t is not a /est.+ Acholars can never &e satiated &y it, nor yet passions misguided, and tongues do not mista4e it. 0t is that which the /inn would not a&andon once they heard it. They said, 5We have indeed heard a wonderful -oran that guides to the %ight 'ath5 ($#",%. Another facet that cannot &e imitated is that it draws together 4nowledge and faith, &oth of which most Ara&s, including Prophet Muhammad &efore his Prophethood, were unfamiliar or else their 4nowledge was very scant conse2uently little attention was paid to them. The Koran gathers together and clarifies the science of @aw, and informs of ways in which intellectual proofs are deduced and through the use of simple,
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concise e-pressions, strong arguments posed &y deviant sects are disproved. 1rom time to time unsuccessful attempts have &een made to esta&lish compara&le proofs to those esta&lished in the Koran, however, none were a&le to accomplish their aim. Ta4e for e-ample the saying of Allah, "+s !e who created the heavens and the earth unable to create their li e6 Yes, indeed" ((9"!,%. Also, "!e will quic en them who originated them the first time" ((9"$5%. And, "!ad there been gods in heaven or earth, other than Allah, both would indeed have been ruined" (#,"##%. *ne discovers in the Koran the science of prophetic events (seerah%, as well as the history of former nations. 0t warns, displays wisdom, defines ethics and virtues as well as giving information a&out the life to come in the Bverlasting @ife. Allah informs us, "We have neglected nothing in the Boo " (9"(!%. And, "We have sent down to you the Boo ma ing everything clear, as a guidance, and mercy, and glad tidings to those who submit*" (,9"!5%. And, "+n this -oran, We have set forth for man ind all manner of e3amples" (()".!%. Prophet Muhammad said, +The Koran was sent down &y Allah as a command, a prevention, a way to &e followed and as a para&le. 0n it is your history, news a&out that which came &efore you and that which will come after you and right /udgment &etween you. Deither its repetition is tiring nor its wonders unending. 0ndeed, it is the truth and not a /est. >hosoever recites it spea4s the truth and whosoever /udges &y it is /ust. >hosoever argues with it is the winner, and whosoever divides &y it is fair. >hosoever acts upon it will &e rewarded and whosoever clings to it is guided to the Atraight Path, &ut whosoever see4s guidance from other than it Allah will misguide them. Allah will destroy whosoever /udges with other than it. 0t is the >ise 'emem&rance, the 3lear @ight, the Atraight Path, the 1irm rope of Allah, and a &eneficial healing. 1or whosoever clings to it there is protection and rescue for whosoever follows it. 0t contains no croo4edness and puts matters straight. 0t has no deviation and therefore is not &lameworthy.+ Allah says, "Surely, this -oran relates to the &hildren of +srael most of that which they are at variance" (#$"$9% and 7e says, "2his is a declaration to the people guidance and an admonition to the cautious" ((",(!%. As well as the conciseness of the Koran's phrases, and the concentration of
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its words, is another facet of the Koran's challenge, which is that it gathers far more than that contained in lengthier scriptures. Another facet of the Koran is discovered in its composition, descriptive &eauty and elo2uence which are yet further proof of man4ind's incapacity to imitate it. 0n its elo2uence lie not only the commands of Allah &ut 7is prohi&itions as well as 7is promise and threat. >hosoever is &lessed to recite it grasps, at the same time, &oth the proof and o&ligation throughout. Although the Koran is within the realm of verse composition, it is of the 4ind un4nown anywhere else. 0t cannot &e said that it is in the form of prose &ecause its verses are easier upon the soul and hearing, and its understanding is sweeter. A listener inclines to it more easily and passions are 2uic4ly aroused upon its hearing. Allah made its memorization easy and says, (We have made the -oran easy to remember" (. ",$%. *ther nations to whom a ;oo4 was sent were una&le to memorize their ;oo4 (&efore it was tampered with%, whereas Muslim children are &lessed &y the easement of memorization of the 7oly Koran in /ust a short time. Another facet of the uni2ueness of the Koran is that, some parts were sent down in resem&lance to others all of which man4ind is incapa&le of imitating. *ne finds in their different parts an e-cellence of harmony, as well as harmony in its divisions. Then, there is the &eauty of the leading from one story to the ne-t, or one su&/ect to another with different meanings. The same chapter may include &oth commands, and prohi&itions, information and in2uiry, promises or threats, affirmation of the prophethood, the confirmation of the *neness of Allah, the arousal of longing and fear as well as other matters. 0t has &een said that Ara&ic li4e this can &e found elsewhere, however, it is not powerful and the purity of its style is not soft, and its &eauty is inferior, and phrasing inconsistent. Ta4e for e-ample the &eginning of 3hapter (! +Aaad+. This chapter contains information a&out those who dis&elieve, their division, and the destruction of their previous generations. 0t also tells of their refusal to accept Prophet Muhammad even though they were amazed &y what he &rought. 0t tells how their council agreed not to &elieve and reveals their envy, incapacity and wea4ness. 0t informs them of the disgrace which will &efall them not only in this life &ut in the life of the Bverlasting @ife. 0t also spea4s of the
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re/ection of previous nations to whom a prophet was sent and their su&se2uent destruction &y Allah, and the warning that the same would happen to them if they persisted in dis&elief. 0t also spea4s of the in2uiry of the Prophet his patience and his solace for all that had happened. #+n the 8ame of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful* Saad, by the !oly %eading ,-oran) of the %emembrance* 8o, the unbelievers e3alt in their division* !ow many generations have We destroyed before them* 2hey called, 52he time is neither of escape, nor safety*5 2hey marvel now that, from among themselves, a warner has come to them* 2he unbelievers say, 52his is a lying sorcerer* What, has he made the gods ;ne :od6 2his is indeed a wondrous thing*5 2heir assembly left ,saying), 5:o, and be patient to your gods, this is something to be desired* We never heard of this in the former religion* +t is nothing but an invention* What, out of all of us, has the %emembrance been sent down to him ,'rophet Muhammad)65 8o, they are doubtful about My %emembrance, no, they have not yet tasted My punishment* ;r, have they the treasuries of the Mercy of your <ord, the Almighty, the :iving6 ;r, is theirs the -ingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them6 2hen let them ascend by ,their) means4 2he army is defeated as ,were) the confederates* Before them the nations of 8oah, Aad and 'haraoh, and he of the tent>pegs belied, 2hamood, the nation of <ot and the dwellers of the 2hic et such were the confederates* 2here was not one of those that did not belie the Messengers* 2herefore, My retribution was reali?ed* 2hese only wait for a single Shout for which there will be no delay* 2hey say, 5;ur <ord, hasten to us our share before the .ay of %ecompense*5 Bear patiently with what they say, and remember ;ur worshiper .avid, a man of might* !e was ever turning in repentance.+ ((!",?,$% The chapter continues and spea4s of Prophet :avid and narrates stories of other no&le prophets, peace &e upon all of them. All this was sent down in the &est form of composition and with the concise use of words, some of which contain sentences that effectively contain only a few words. >hat has &een &rought to your attention is /ust a sampling of the ina&ility of man4ind to imitate the 7oly Koran, there are many more facets some of which have already &een mentioned. 0n this chapter we were only concerned with ina&ility of man4ind to imitate the Koran. Eou will have &y now a glimpse in the first four facets, of the unending
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special properties and wonders of the Koran, and the reality of the ina&ility of man4ind to imitate it, therefore rely on them. Allah is the granter of successG The %&litting of the Moon The Koran narrates the miraculous event of the splitting of the moon of this Allah says, "2he !our is drawing near, and the moon is split ,in two)* Yet if they see a sign ,the unbelievers) turn their bac s and say, 52his is but a continuation of sorcery45" (. ",?#%. The first verse was revealed at the time of the miracle. Masood's son and others shed further light upon this miraculous event saying, +:uring the time of the Messenger of Allah the moon was split into two. *ne part was seen a&ove the mountain (Mount 7ira% whilst the other was seen &elow and the Messenger of Allah called upon the people to witness.+ Anas said, +The people of Mecca as4ed the Prophet to show them a sign, whereupon he showed them the splitting of the moon into two and they saw Mount 7ira &etween the two halves.+ This miraculous sign was clearly evident despite its o&/ectors. 0t would not have &een hidden from anyone. The verse is clear and all the narrations are authentic. The miracle occurred at night when things are 2uiet and only those whose ha&it it is to monitor the s4y would &e aware of it. The same came &e said for the eclipses, not to mention that sometimes clouds prevent its viewing. There is no dou&t that many people saw it in different parts of the world, &ut were not aware of the happenings in Mecca &etween the Prophet and those who he was calling to the religion. ,Shay h .arwish commented" We have heard that in @AAB the prestigious BB& > British Broadcasting &ompany > broadcasted significant scientific news from a report issued by the 7SA space agency, 8ASA whose astronauts discovered the signs of a crac going across the moon* We also heard that this news was released by .avid 'idcoc ") The %&litting of the Moon "itnessed 'y a King ,Shay h .arwish added/ +t is recorded that one night as -ing &heraman 'erumal of -erala, +ndia, and his wife were strolling outside their palace
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they witnessed the splitting of the moon in half* <ater, when Arab traders reached -erala he told them of the strange occurrence whereupon they told him that the moon had split in Mecca in answer to the supplication of a new prophet who had been sent* 2he ing set sail to visit 'rophet Muhammad and embraced +slam under his hand and too the name 2a9uddin meaning, "2he &rown of the %eligion"* 2he 'rophet sent several &ompanions under the leadership of Mali , .inar5s son and his brother bac with the ing to +ndia to spread +slam* !owever the ing was ta en ill in Salala, ;man and it was there that he died* Before his death he wrote letters to the rulers of Malabar to be delivered via the &ompanions in which he requested them to help the &ompanions* 2he &ompanions were made welcome by the rulers and started to preach +slam* +t was in the village of %ayangadi, near 'ayyannur that a mosque was built sometime before the Cth year after the 'rophet5s migration* 2he mosque bears an inscription in Arabic without vowels or dots* "ourteen mosques were subsequently built and the one in -odungallur was called the "&herman Mali Mosque" and has remained intact to this day together with its wooden pulpit, awning and ablution well* Mali , .inar5s son married the sister of the ing and their son5s name was Muhammad Ali %a9a* Mali died in Mangalore* %eference is made to the ing5s visit and the gift of a 9ar of honey and ginger in "Mustadra " by !a in* 2he palace of Ara al houses many +slamic artifacts relating to the early days of +slam in +ndia* Amongst those artifacts is the proof that Muhammad Ali %a9a, the son of Sheree .evi, sister of -ing &heraman established the dynasty of ings which e3isted up until the time of the British imperialism of +ndia* -erala is the home of several descendants of the ing, some are Muslims and others are not, and they are interviewed regularly by historians* Although the official language of +ndia is 7rdu, -erala has its own
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distinctive language, and its Muslim population accounts for DAE of its inhabitants whereas the Muslim population in other cities is @AE* -erala has, even today, the characteristics of the :olden Age of +slam in Spain* Muslims live in harmony with peoples of other religions, in which peace and caring for one another is a way of life)*

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