Favours of the Gracious God — Page 160
160 possess sight. These excellences and brevity in composition ensure that our time is not wasted; our discourse is profoundly eloquent; we are protected from any kind of linguistic limitation; and it helps us capture the deer and fawn of meaning. Thus, we are not left embarrassed in any field, nor are we restricted by any limitation in being able to express ourselves fully. And through it the Word of God, the Lord of the Worlds, is made manifest to us. The Holy Qur’an and Arabic are like two mill stones; it is only when they converge that the objective can be achieved. Or their example is like that of a husband and wife, Arabic being like the wife who is perfect in terms of beauty and adornment. Another one of the unique qualities and wonders of Arabic is that it is a tongue that has been adorned with the subtleties of creativity with a single word possessing numerous meanings, so that expression may become as easy as possible and does not cause boredom. This is a feature of grand majesty which aids conversation and the like of it cannot be found in any other tongue. For this reason, you will observe that other tongues are not free from the defect of stuttering, and are bereft of the skill of eloquence, they are not free from