The Inimitable Qur’an
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What are the factors that make the Qur'an incomparable and
inimitable?
The linguistic style and the descriptive method that have been
employed in the Qur'an are totally different from those seen in human
writings. The following are some of the specialities:
1. In the matter of the subjects that they deal with, the words of
the Qur'an are seen to be concise and free of overt emotions of any
sort. Literature composed by human kind will, undoubtedly, reveal
itself through its contents the underlying mental currents of the
individual. The words of a person in a fit of anger will natuarally betray
the innate anger within himself. Indeed, in that instant no pity or
commendation will be present in those words. Similar will be the case
when it is a joyous mood that he finds himself in! It becomes imperative,
therefore, to explain such statements only on the foundations of the
extreme emotions like anger or joy on which they are based. For in
these statements the domineering presence of the emotional intonations
will be easily seen. Indeed, these emotional underpinning are evident
in the works of all men of letters for the simple reason that they are,
after all, very human and subject to all the accompanying emotions
related to the human nature.
In the verses of the Qur'an, however, it is not possible to detect
at any place the excessive strains of emotion be it in its announcement
of glad tidings, or warnings; in its explanation of laws or in its description
of the blessings of God. This is so because it has been revealed by
God Who is Himself above relativistic emotions of manifest in human
beings..
2. Whenever the Qur'an describes any subject irrespective of
its nature, it maintains an eloquence and flow of language reflecting
its divine Origin.
The flow of language of the individual will, ofttimes, be confined
to a few and particular topics. It may even be that in these particular
topics their writings will be of a high standard. However, if they
themselves were to write on other subjects, their writings would hardly
succeed in maintaining even an average standard. The mindset of the
writer, his family environment, emotional trappings and the state of
society all combine to influence his interests and outlook.
While describing the marvels of nature, or while speaking
about the world hereafter or while narrating momentous happenings
of the past, the verses of the Qur’an exhibit an eloquence that is one
and the same.
In the glorification of the greatness of God and in the declaration
of legal decrees, too, they exhibit the same flow and grandeur of
language. This has been so only because they have proceeded from
the Creator Who is Himself above and beyond all the constraints of
space and time.
3. While the verses of the Qur'an are of a high literary standing,
they are, in addition, precise and truthful in their expositions.
It is the general belief that literature can be made beautiful only
in the description of that which is imaginary. It is also said that literature
cannot be beautified without the depiction of half-truths and falsehoods.
That lies must be uttered in order that the poem is made good has
become one of the more hallowed sayings of our time. The literary
works that provide often truthful information are seen to be dull and
barren. It has been for the same reason that even the men of letters
who yearn to present the truth must do so only to the accompaniment
of that which is false. The reason behind this can be seen in the notion
that the emotional strata of the human mind can scarcely be satisfied
without dramatisation and exaggeration.
The verses of the Qur'an stand wholly apart from this brand of
mainstream literature. Nothing but the truth is entertained therein. But
they are capable of maintaining a high literary standard while yet
satisfying the intellect of man. Undoubtedly, this has been so because
they proceed from the Omniscient Entity who is best aware of the
carvings of the human mind.
4. The Qur'an keeps up a high literary standard right from the
beginning to the very end.
We say that a poem is beautiful on the basis that a few lines in
it are actually so. All the lines of the poem need not, necessarily, be of
that type. A writer is said to possess a high standing on the basis of a
few of his literary works alone. His other literary works need not,
necessarily, possess that quality. Indeed, each individual will have a
particular age and particular circumstances in which his composed
literary work will be of great merit. This is because the writer is
influenced by age, environment and even climate.
All the verses of the Qur'an consistently maintain a high literary
value. It is impossible for anyone to say with confidence that even one
among the six thousand and more verses of the Qur'an is of a low
standing. The Qur'an was revealed over a long period of twentythree
years of the Prophetic mission under differing circumstances. If
it was, indeed, the work of the Prophet himself, the quality which it
presented would have changed according to the mental state of the
Prophet under the influence of varying circumstances. However, each
verse of the Qur'an actually competes with its every other verse. This
has been so because it is from the Almighty Himself.
5. Even when the Qur'an describes the same subject more
than once, it, nevertheless, maintains a high standard on each occasion.
In ordinary works of literature, when the same subject is
described more than once, the beauy of the first depiction is lost in the
second. It can be seen that an aversion or monotony becomes evident
in the words of the writer as well as in the mind of the one who takes
delight in the work. This is so because man – no matter how great a
man of letters he might be – is constrained by the limitations of a
fundamental nature which are inherent in him.
The Qur'an, however, does repeat a number of times and, that
too, about a number of issues. In fact, the Qur'an repeatedly deals
with topics such as creation, death, life after death, the descriptions of
the greatness of God, the necessity of making all worship due unto
Him alone and the like. But each time that it is repeated it appears to
the listener with a feeling of novelty and with the indicative strains of
change and reminder within his mind. This is so because it has been
revealed by that Highest Entity Who is far above any limitations.
6. Even though the topics dealt with in the Qur'an are such as
cannot be handled by literary efforts alone, it has successfully managed
to preserve that high standard, so characteristic of it, in every such
issue while maintaining intact the ever accompanying beauty and
grandeur of depiction.
From the viewpoint of the man of letters issues like life after
death, the existence of God, rituals, legal decrees, prohibitions and
commands, the encouragement of virtues, truthful historical
documentation are all dry and barren topics. The general notion,
therefore, is that literature does not become meaningful when used to
deal with such and similar topics. For, indeed, these are not the subjects
in which the fanciful flights of imagination can he given a free hand.
It is for this reason that all literary works that have dealt with such
issues have not been known to possess an international reputation.
Indeed, it is again the limitations of man that becomes evident here.
The subject matter of the Qur'an, on the other hand, chiefly consists
of such topics. Nevertheless, they maintain a lofty standard and are
able to provide the one, who takes delight in them , with contentment
and ideas that is indicated here. And without that no writing, whatsoever,
is possible. This is the limitation of the human mind. Indeed, man is he
who learns from his predecessors and then develops upon that learning.
The Qur'an, on the other hand, is completely free of this
borrowing. The Qur'an has not borrowed for itself the style, form,
method or ideas of any in the world of Arabic literature. In fact, there
is no influence, whatsoever, of the writings of any other on the Qur'an.
The Qur'an is, by all standards, a work of the most fundamental kind.
This is so because it has been revealed from the Owner of all knowledge
Who is Himself free of the confines and limitations of any kind.
Shabby u need to have your skull examined at some jewish hospital
CRAP IN ANY OTHER LANGUAGE IS STILL CRAP! but lets pretend we are brainwashed and call it poetic. Hey, let's even pretend that the majority of Moslem zombies actually understand what they are chanting.
FACT:
GERD-R. Puin speaks with disdain about the traditional willingness, on the part of Muslim and Western scholars, to accept the conventional understanding of the Koran. "The Koran claims for itself that it is 'mubeen,' or 'clear,'" he says. "But if you look at it, you will notice that every fifth sentence or so simply doesn't make sense. Many Muslims — and Orientalists — will tell you otherwise, of course, but the fact is that a fifth of the Koranic text is just incomprehensible. This is what has caused the traditional anxiety regarding translation. If the Koran is not comprehensible — if it can't even be understood in Arabic — then it's not translatable. People fear that. And since the Koran claims repeatedly to be clear but obviously is not — as even speakers of Arabic will tell you — there is a contradiction. Something else must be going on.".
http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Critical_Analysis:_Qur&…
That means 20% of the 'mubeen' or clear book 'easily understood' is actually mad rantings, or, if your name is Shabeer, this constitutes poetry. Give me the Torah any day!!! If the Quran is not describing Mo's lusty libido then it is poetical gibberish. WAKE UP!!!!!
quran and modern science:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explor…
amazing quran:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explor…
authority of quran:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explor…
This man, Shabeer, is totally out of control.He makes no sense at all. I`m sorry to say this.
peace let him be he is good entertainment
Leave my friend Shabeer alone. He is probably the unfortunate product of Islamic inbreeding. Either that or he is from a dysfunctional family where his mom was proudly six years old when his old daddy was 'doing the deed'. He thinks he is making progress but only proves and confirms that Islam is more seriously backward than we realize. Shabby, as we affectionately call him, cannot rationalize or think for himself or discuss without the copy-paste function they showed him (he has been reciting Mo's book since he was two years old you see) – you will notice that he often goes into a double spaced copy-paste frenzy and sometimes he will even copy paste the wrong thing. Most entertaining. The bizarre thing is that he actually thinks we read his nonsensical crap -go figure! His favourite word is 'childish' but he gets confused because that is what silly Ayesha was. He is very committed though, dunno if he expects virgins in heaven, bless his poor soul! WE LOVE YOU SHABEER, you are like some insect buzzing around but one day you will wake up and smell freedom! Copy paste away my friend, it is safer, Just don't let them strap bombs on you. And yes, let's pretend we take you seriously!
Hey Shabby
since you are such an expert on understanding Islam, How many Jinns can stand on the tip of a needle made during Muhammad's time?
It is such a delight and entertainment to have you around Mr. Shabby. Keep up the comic copy/paste nonsense Shab.
Cheers
Oh, here is another question:
How many Houris are there in Allah's brothel… You are a Muslim..maybe you know.
Have a good day everyone
The Quran is complete nonsense.
All that is needed to show this is the "night journey" verse.
This alleged "journey" is supposed to have happened in 620 A.D.
Problem 1 – the Muslims believe that the journey was to Jerusalem, but no mosques existed there in 620 A.D. (The earliest Muslim control of the city was when Caliph Umar took it in 638 A.D. – 6 years after the death of Mohammad).
Problem 2 – the "buraq" (winged beast) that Mo is supposed to have ridden. Anyone seen one of these? No? Thought not. The buraq is mythical, just like the "winged horse" Pegasus.
See? This verse alone is enough to show that the Quran is nonsense (in spite of Shabby's ravings……).
Corruption of the Quran –
Aisha: ""During the time of the prophet, the chapter of the Parties used to be two hundred verses when read. When Uthman edited the copies of the Qur’an, only the current (verses) were recorded"
See? ***Uthman EDITED the Quran!*** So much for the "unchanged" Quran!
There are lots more changes as well. Details here – http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Qur%27an,_Hadith_and_Sc… http://answering-islam.org/Quran/Text/ http://www.faithfreedom.org/one/corruption-tahree…
I wonder what Shabby will say about this?