05-22-2004, 01:57 PM
(Assalam)
If we were to look at the time of Rasool [saw] when he first received revelation, he informed his close family and friends and they accepted the revelation to be haq (truth).
What was it that made them believe in the revelation? Was it muhammad (saw) as an individual or was it because they were convinced of it i.e. had Tasdeeq ul-Jaazim. According to my understanding, to follow this line of thought to prove the quran's miracle via science is not correct.
The way muslims should view the miracle of the quran is via the arabic language, as the miracle of the quran is the arabic language.
Allah (swt) has challenged and ridiculed the kufaar of doubting the truth of the Quran.
Say: "If the mankind and the jinns were together to produce the like of this Qur'ân, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they helped one another." [Qur'ân 17:88]
And if you (Arab pagans, Jews, and Christians) are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (i.e. the Qur'ân) to Our slave (Muhammad Peace be upon him ), then produce a sûrah (chapter) of the like thereof and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides Allah, if you are truthful. [Qur'ân 2:23]
And this Qur'ân is not such as could ever be produced by other than Allah (Lord of the heavens and the earth), but it is a confirmation of (the revelation) which was before it [i.e. the Taurat (Torah), and the Injeel (Gospel), etc.], and a full explanation of the Book (i.e. laws and orders, etc, decreed for mankind) - wherein there is no doubt from the the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns,and all that exists).
Then Allah (SWT) challenges those who doubt the truth and reduces the challenge to 1 surah to mock them:
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad(P)) has forged it?" Say: "Bring then a sûrah (chapter) like unto it, and call upon whomsoever you can, besides Allah, if you are truthful!" [Qur'ân 10:37-38]
Or they say, "He (Prophet Muhammad(P)) forged it (the Qur'ân)." Say: "Bring you then ten forged sûrah (chapters) like unto it, and call whomsoever you can, other than Allah (to your help), if you speak the truth!" [Qur'ân 11:13]
Or do they say: "He (Muhammad(P)) has forged it (this Qur'ân)?" Nay! They believe not! Let them then produce a recital like unto it (the Qur'ân) if they are truthful. [Qur'ân 52:33-34]
If we look at the time of rasool (saw) poetry was considered to be noble and the arabs at that time were experts at high level arabic.
When the quran was revealed all the arabs were bumbfounded :eek: and were unable to produce nor match anything like it. Therefore, if it was written by man (who is weak and limited in nature), there would have been someone able to produce something like it but there hasn't and there never will.
"We know indeed that they say, 'It is a man that teaches him.' The tougue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. (The Noble Quran, 16:103)"
"Thus have We sent by inspiration to thee an Arabic Qur'an: that thou mayest warn the Mother of Cities and all around her,- and warn (them) of the Day of Assembly, of which there is no doubt: (when) some will be in the Garden, and some in the Blazing Fire. (The Noble Quran, 42:7)"
"And this is a Book which We have sent down, bringing blessings, and confirming (the revelations) which came before it: that thou mayest warn the mother of cities [Mecca] and all around her. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in this (Book), and they are constant in guarding their prayers. (The Noble Quran, 6:92)"
Also, if we compare the grammer of the quran (Allah's speach) to the hadith (transmitted by man), they are completely different in terms of style of speach and structure. It is impossible for a human being to go throughout his life speaking with 2 styles as there would be contradictions and errors i.e. get caught-out basically!
We should approach this subject via the rational mode of thought rather than the scientific as the scientific does not take the reality into consideration (detaches the substance from it's natural environment) and has a pre-determined answer from which it bases it's experiments upon
I just feel that the western nations thought there was a struggle between religion and science and therefore seperated the both, that the same thing does not happen to Islam. If scientists were to prove a scientific fact from the quran in error of course, then what would we have to say about the quran?
Also, does this mean all muslims must learn or be educated in science to appreciate the miracle of the quran? Or do they just need a functional mind to appreciate it?
Hope the above makes sense and forgive me if I may have said anything in error as the intention was not to.