Favours of the Gracious God — Page 68
68 it is His favour that this hallmark is very evidently and clearly found in the Arabic language. Just as the mean - ing of the verse ِ ض ُدُو�ۡ ج �َۡع ی�ِِاَّلَّ ل ۡس َ ا ض �ِۡ اَّل و َ ا َّ ض ُ ال�ۡج�ِ ت �ۡ ت َل�َ ض و َ مَا � 1 is established and proven concerning the other faculties of man, similarly the same reality is established in the case of Arabic which is the original language of man and is an inherent part of his creation. What doubt is there that the creation of man can be deemed complete and perfect only in such condition when the ability to speak is inherently a part of it; for that which is the manifes - tation of the essence of mankind is indeed the faculty of verbal communication. It would not amount to exag - geration if we were to say that by mankind is meant this faculty of speech with all its requisites. Thus, for God Almighty to say that He has created mankind for His worship and to attain His cognisance is, in other words, akin to the statement that He has made the very essence of humanity—which is the faculty of speech and verbal communication, in tandem with all its powers and all the actions that take effect under its command—for Himself. Because, when we ponder over what a human-being is, 1 “And I have not created the Jinn and the men but that they may worship Me. ” S u rah Adh-Dh a riy a t 51:57. [Publisher]