A Response to Three Questions of a Christian — Page 12
12 If the Noble Quran had not been the Word of Allah the Exalted, then there would necessarily have been contra- dictions—indeed much contradiction—in it. This is because contradictions can arise in two ways: First, that the themes of the Noble Quran be falsified by the law of nature, and the meanings of the Quran be opposed to the Divine system and dictates of human nature, or that our natural faculties be unable to bear them. The second way a contradiction may occur is for the contents of the Quran to be opposed to each other. Ponder! An unlettered Arab from unlettered Arabia ( ُۡ ۡ مَا اَسۡاَلُک ِّ ن �َع ۡ ج ِّ اَللّٰھُم َّ فَر ُۡ ۡ مَا اَسۡاَلُک ِّ ن �َع ۡ ج ِّ اَللّٰھُم َّ فَر ) [O Allah! Relieve me of that which I ask of You] recited this Quran to the people. Thereafter, thirteen centu- ries of the most intense research by natural philosophers failed to falsify any subject of the Holy Quran, the Word of the Gracious God, and, thus—through this experimentation—it became cer- tain that they would be unable to falsify it in the future as well. Regarding the second form of contradiction, I wish to say the following: The Noble Quran was recited to the people over a span of twenty-three years. During this lengthy duration of time the Holy Prophet, peace be upon him, was sometimes alone and sometimes governing over thousands upon thousands of people. Sometimes he was battling enemies and sometimes he was sitting among his friends; sometimes he was at home with his wives and sometimes