The Light of the Holy Qur'an — Page 6
T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E T HE L IGHT OF T HE HOLY Q U R’AN—NUM BE R ON E 6 which is the mother of all tongues, is itself revealed, and is the wellspring and fountainhead of all languages. It is evident that every beauty and superiority of a Divine Book lies in it being in a language that proceeds from the mouth of God Almighty, excels all languages in its beauties, and is perfect in its own linguistic syntax. And when we encounter within a language such perfec- tion whose creation is beyond human capability and man’s inge- nuity, and see those beauties that other languages are completely deprived and devoid of, and witness those characteristics which— apart from the eternal and true knowledge of God Almighty— the mind of no created being could be the author of, then we are forced to accept that that language is from God Almighty. Thus, it is learned after proficient and profound investigations that that language is Arabic. Although many people have exhausted their lives in the research of these topics and have expended great effort to dis- cover which language is the mother of all tongues, they could not succeed because their efforts did not pursue the right course and, moreover, they were not granted the ability by Almighty God. Another reason was also that their full attention was not directed towards the Arabic language, rather there was a parsimonious attitude; therefore, they remained deprived of recognizing the truth. Now, the Holy and Pure Word of God Almighty, the Holy Qur’an, has guided us to the point that that revealed language and the mother of all tongues—for which the Parsis and the Hebrews and the Aryas each laid claims from their standpoint, that theirs is indeed that language—is the eloquent Arabic Language and all other claimants are in error and in the wrong. I have not expressed this opinion cursorily. On the contrary,