QURAN - THE LIVING MIRACLE Many Muslims seem unaware of the potential of the Quran. It is usually read every day without fail but its content is frequently neglected in our reading. The Quran reading to the average Muslim today is a formal or traditional custom to which he adheres because of social obligations. It is read in the funeral ceremonies or at the opening of meetings despite the fact sometimes these meetings may be against Islam! The Quran is losing ground in the lives of Muslims because of lack of comprehension or misunderstanding. This dangerous trend has been devised by the enemies of Islam and exploited to its furthest extent. The same people have began to belittle the Quran and cast doubts on its authenticity and glory. This phenomenon has done catastrophic damage to society and contributed incalculably to its instability. Many Muslims whether through ignorance, weakness or hypocrisy have been allured by one means or another to join in the battle against Islam. And although some of them still call themselves Muslims, when Islam is mentioned they turn silent or withdraw. Every prophet is granted the power of performing miracles in order to give proof of the authenticity of his message, that it proceeds in fact from the Creator of the universe. A miracle is an act that cannot be performed by the aid of learning and practice. Miracles must invariably conform to the mentality of the society to which a prophet is sent. Hence, the miracle of Moses (peace be upon him) was magic, because Pharaonic Egypt was expert in magic. Jesus (peace be upon him) cured the leper and the blind from birth, and quickened the dead by the will of Allah. This kind of miracle appealed because his society expected such act as proof of prophethood. Similarly our Prophet emerged among the Arabs who were experts in language and literature, and challenged them in their own art. There is one important difference between Prophet Muhammads (peace be upon him and his household) miracle and the other prophets miracles. It is the continuity of our Prophets (saws) miracle and its standing challenge for all times and places. In other words, it is alive while other miracles are temporary or dead. Hence, the latter might be questioned or doubted but not our Prophets (saws) miracle. It should be noted that the art of language is not the only miraculous aspect of the Quran. Nay, but it is a Glorious Quran, in a guarded tablet (Quran, 85:21-22) No impartial learned person denies that the Quran has not undergone any alterations whether additions or omissions. It is a well established fact that the Quran was written down as soon as it was revealed and that many Muslims learned it by heart.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:41:06 +0000
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