The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 10
10. Essence of Islam-V gestures and motions, his conduct, his worship, and his morals, which are of the highest order, become supernormal. So vis-à-vis the condition of such a perfectly transformed man, God deals with him in a supernormal manner. [Surmah Chashm Āryā, Rūḥānī Khazā'in, vol. 2, pp. 68-69, footnote]. A miracle is in fact an extraordinary phenomenon, the like of which the opponent is unable to produce, even though it appears to be within human power. An example of this is the miracle of the Holy Quran that was shown to all the people of Arabia. Although, on the face of it, it seemed to be within the scope of human potential, all the people of Arabia were frustrated in their efforts to produce anything like it. Thus, for understanding the nature of miracles, the Holy Quran serves as a very clear example. It may seem to be a discourse like that of human beings, but in respect of its eloquent expression, its extremely delectable, pure and colourful diction-characterized in every instance by truth and wisdom-and its brilliant arguments that countered the arguments of the whole world, and, last but not least, in respect of its majestic prophecies, it is a matchless miracle, and one that no opponent has been able to contest despite the passage of thirteen hundred years, and none has the power to do so. The. Holy Quran enjoys the distinction among all the books of the world in that it presents its prophecies, which are themselves miraculous, in a language that is also miraculous, highly eloquent, convincing, and full of truth and wisdom. In short, the true purpose of