THE CHALLENGE OF THE QUR’AN

The Challenge of The Qur’an ~ 284 ~ Doctrines, (p.143) to show that ‘Muhammad’s boast as to the literary excellence of the Quran was not unfounded.’ The challenge of the Quran has yet to be answered. Centuries have rolled by without anyone ever having been able to match it. This uniqueness of the Quran undoubtedly proves that it is of divine origin. If man has the ability to think objectively, this should be enough to convince him of the truth. Such was the miraculous nature of the Quran that the Arabs, who had no peers in eloquence and fluency, were so proud of their rhetoric that they called all non-Arabs dumb—ajamis were compelled to bow before the superior qualities of the Quran. PREDICTIONS Another factor which testifies to the divinity of the Quran is its predictions which, astonishingly enough, came true in the course of time. We come across many intelligent and ambitious people in the pages of history who have dared to predict their own or other’s futures. But seldom has time confirmed their predictions. Favourable circumstances, extraordinary capabilities, a host of