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! ! 445 large army that no other Arab tribe possessed it s equal in size. There once was a time when he had made preparations to leave M ecc a with only one companion. At that time , God Almighty assured him, “ They call you poor and miserable, but I will give you everything in such abundance that you will be unable to tally it. ” n ا ۡﻟ َﻜ ۡﻮ َﺛ َﺮ َا ۡﻋ َﻄ ۡﻴ ٰﻨ َﻚ ِا َّﻧ ۤﺎ (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 108: V. 2) We granted you abundance and blessings and accorded you with the best of the best. The Holy Qur’ān is also included amongst the abundance of bounties , for all other books in the world pale in significance before it. Thousands of books have been published all over the world. One can find b ooks in India and countless other countries. Although India is a poor country and Punjab is a poor province, their libraries still carry thousands of books. Similarly, there are thousands of libraries scattered throughout the world and they carry hundreds of thousands of volumes. Up till now, t ens of millions of books have been written and they have been destroy ed. Some of these books contain hundreds of volumes , yet in comparison , the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was revealed a small book which could easily be memorized by people. However, its light and wisdom have no equal. Each and every word of the Holy Qur’ān carries vast meanings and interpretation. Even the greatest of books pales in insignificance before even one single verse of the Holy Qur’ān. Its language is so lyrical that even the greatest linguists stand in amazement upon hearing it. I n Arabia , th ere were seven famous poets and their poems had been transcribed in gold lettering upon the doors of the Ka ‘ ba h. One of these poets named Labeeb , accepted Islam. Haz rat ‘Umar ra once invited him to recite a fine couplet. He recited : s ٰذ ِﻟ َﻚ ا ۡﻟ ِﻜ ٰﺘ ُﺐ َﻻ َر ۡﻳ َﺐ Æ ِﻓ ۡﻴ ِﻪ s ا ٓﻟ ـ ّٓﻢ “ Alif, Laam, Mim. This is a perfect Book; there is no doubt in it; ” (Holy Qur’ān , Ch. 2: V. 2 - 3) Haz rat ‘Umar ra said, “ Yet, y ou are a good poet! ” He said, “O Khalifa of the Prophet sa ! Is there a ny need for a n other couplet