Some Hidden Pearls — Page 79
had an element of apparent and material lustre. Even in the case of the Holy. Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) we perceive that unlike the miracle of the "Shining Hand" given to Moses, the great miracle vouchsafed to him lay in the matchless beauty of the Holy Quran. . In other words, this miracle had an intellectual import, more than material and tangible; and the argument in support of his claim was, moreover, founded on prophecies contained in the Holy Book about the future, which have continued to be fulfilled all through the centuries since, and shall so continue to be fulfilled for ever in future, since there are so many of them, spread over a limitless expanse of time for the hour of their fulfilment. . The Holy Prophet said that the Quraish would be vanquished, and Mecca would fall to him and this indeed came to pass. The Holy Prophet said that Islam would reign over the whole of Arabiaand so indeed it came to be. The Holy 79