of the
Authorized
English translation of the Quran by
Dr.
Rashad Khalifa
Quran: Unlike
Any Book
The Quran is God's Final Testament
to the world, and He has pledged to protect it from the slightest distortion
(15:9). Thus,
the Quran is surrounded by invisible forces that guard it and serve it
(13:39,
41:42,
42:24).
Unlike any other book, the Quran
is taught by God
(55:1-2);
He teaches us what we need at
the time we need it. This is why we read the Quran hundreds of times without
getting bored. We can read a novel, forexample, only once. But the Quran
can be read an infinite number of
times, and we derive new and valuable
information from it every time.
On the other hand, the insincere
readers - those who read the Quran to
find fault with it - are diverted
from the Quran
(7:146,
17:45,
18:57,
41:44).In fact,
God's invisible forces help them find the faults they seek. Since the Quran
is perfect, such "faults" serve only to reveal the stupidity of God's
enemies.
God uses His own attributes to
describe the Quran; He calls the Quran
" `Azeem = Great"
(15:87),
"Hakeem = Full of wisdom"
(36:2),
"Majid = Glorious"
(50:1),
and
"Karim = Honorable"
(56:77).
What can we say?
Since the Quran is God's message
to all the people, regardless of
their language, the Quran is
accessible to the believers, regardlessof their language
(41:44).
This explains a profound phenomenon:
the believers who do not know Arabic know the Quran better than the Arabic
speaking unbelievers. Because of the invisible forces serving the Quran,
it is readily and enjoyably accessible to the sincere believers, and utterly
inaccessible to the unbelievers
(17:45,
18:57,
56:79).
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