Life of Ahmad — Page 603
as LISTEN, O EARTH! 603 The command over the Arabic language which Ahmad as was given was so perfect and sublime that it was in itself a miracle. He had not attended any school for this purpose and was taunted by his enemies for this reason. He was looked upon as an ignorant person. So he turned to God, he says, and besought Him and implored Him until He Himself taught him the language. The elegance of style, the depth of meaning, and the ease and marked eloquence with which he wrote and spoke Arabic were unmatched and unequalled. Was this not a sign in itself? Within himself his soul sang in sweet and heavenly bliss and melody: