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40 adducing further arguments in its support, this single argument alone will take a lot of time. Those who are conversant with the Holy Quran to some extent also know the fact that the arguments, eminence and unparalleled teachings of the Holy Quran are such as prove its excellence over all the past Books. The Promised Messiah as was once asked as to what was the need of the Holy Quran in the presence of the revealed books of the Israelites. He replied, the Holy Quran is a very vast book and sheds light on scores of sciences. It has surah Al-F a ti h ah in its beginning. If you could present from any of your holy books the knowledge and convincing arguments as have been expounded in only surah Al-F a ti h ah, we would consider your books to be paralleled with the Holy Quran. It has been quite some time since the challenge for this competition was issued. A number of Popes, who headed the Catholic church, have come and gone. So is the case with other Christian sects. But none of them has ever dared to take up the challenge and furnish from their scriptures arguments that are contained in surah Al-F a ti h ah, which the Promised Messiah as had vowed to present from this surah. Thus, one meaning of (there is no doubt in it) is that this book can establish its need and veracity by virtue of its intrinsic qualities, excellence and unparalleled teachings. The failure of the heads of the Christian sects to accept the challenge of the Promised Messiah as to this date – to which he had invited them when the question of the need of the Holy Quran arose