The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 8
8. Essence of Islām II. Almighty. . As this proof is presented only by the Holy Qur'an and it alone claims to be from God, and no other Arabic book makes this claim, we are compelled to acknowledge the. Qur'ān as manifestly proceeding from God and its being a Guardian over other books. Therefore, I have compiled this book so that with God's help I may establish the mutual relationship of all languages, and may thereafter set forth the proofs of Arabic being the mother of tongues and the true revealed language; and then, on the basis of the speciality that it alone is the perfect, pure and revealed language, should expound the certain and conclusive proof that out of all revealed books the Holy. Qur'ān alone is the highest, most exalted, most complete, most perfect and Khātam-ul-Kutub, and that it alone is the. Mother of Books as Arabic is the mother of tongues. In this research project we would have to pass through three stages:. First stage: Proof that all languages are interrelated. . Second stage: Proof that Arabic is the mother of tongues. . Third stage: Proof that on account of its extraordinary qualities Arabic is a revealed language. . . . . The interrelation of languages has been established so clearly in this book that no further research in this respect can be imagined. . . . . The second issue is that out of interrelated languages,. Arabic alone is the mother of tongues, the proof of which has been set out in detail, and we have established that one of the special qualities of Arabic is that it possesses a natural pattern and displays the beauty of Divine manufacture in the same way as the other works of God. Almighty. We have also established that all other lan-