The Eternal Miracle of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of Islam

The Holy Qur'an is the eternal miracle of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of Islam. By listening to its verses and reflecting on them, knowledgeable people realize that these verses are not the words of Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) but are actually the words of Allah. By listening and reflecting on the Qur'an's verses, such people realize that the Qur'an is indeed the Word of Allah, and that the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) of Islam had a special relationship with Him which enabled the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) to bring to mankind such a beautiful and meaningful Book. Allah tells us in the Qur'an: "If you have any doubt about this Qur'an which I have sent down upon My servant, and you think this Qur'an to be the word of a normal human being and not that of Allah, then bring a surah (chapter) like the surahs of the Our'an (2:23)." In the same way, Allah tells us elsewhere in the Qur'an: "Say: `If all created beings were to gather together and help one another to produce a book like the Qur'an, they would never be able to do it (17:88)'." Truly, no created being can produce words similar to those of the Holy Qur'an, for all created beings, no matter how learned and capable they may be, are still the creation of Allah, and cannot do the works that only Allah can do. For this reason, no one has been able to imitate the Qur'a!n in the past and present and no one will be able to do it in the future. Therefore, since we have this great miracle of the last of Allah's messengers, it is only right for us to appreciate it, value it, recite it, learn its sublime teachings, accept its guidance and use it to make a programme for our lives, so as to live in freedom and bliss in this world and in the Hereafter.