Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (143) | Graphic miracle
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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The miraculous nature of its eloquence
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The miraculous nature of its eloquence encompasses the linguistic purity of the Qur'an's words
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and the rhetorical power of its styles
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and the perfection of its structure and coherence.
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This miraculous quality is the strongest proof in the era of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, of the truth of his call.
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This is for two reasons:
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Firstly,
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the challenge is presented with just one chapter of the Noble Qur'an.
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This applies even to the shortest chapter within it.
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A short chapter may not contain legislation, news of the unseen,
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or a scientific fact,
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so that it would possess legislative, unseen, or scientific miraculousness.
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However, it is never devoid of eloquent miraculousness.
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Secondly,
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a miracle typically appears in the same form as what people are known for and excel at.
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For example, Moses, peace be upon him, was sent to a people renowned for their magic,
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so his staff became a nullifier of that magic.
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And Jesus, peace be upon him,
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in his time, people were known for medicine,
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so his miracles aligned with that and were even more profound.
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He would heal the sick and bring the dead to life by Allah's permission.
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The Arabs were known for the purity of their language and the rhetorical power of their discourse styles.
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Thus, the Noble Qur'an came encompassing the highest degrees of this purity and eloquence, increasing the challenge.
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However, this eloquent miraculousness is only understood by eloquent and eloquent Arabs,
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and those who master the Arabic language and its arts.
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This is not achieved by non-Arabs or contemporary Arabs,
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due to the prevalence of linguistic awkwardness and distance from purity and eloquence in their tongues.
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Such individuals are rendered incapable by all other forms of miraculousness.
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As for eloquent miraculousness,
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for them, it will be a matter of their accepting that the eloquent and eloquent Arabs
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were unable to imitate the Qur'an or produce anything like it.
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Therefore, they are even more incapable.
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And whoever studies the language well and masters it,
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whether Arab or non-Arab,
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will discover the essence of this type of miraculousness and comprehend it,
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and accept it, just as the early Arabs accepted it.