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“And on the day of Hunayn, when your large numbers pleased you,
they did not benefit you at all, and the earth became narrow in spite
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of its vastness, then you turned around in retreat.”
By dealing with the various incidents at the time that they occurred, the Qur’aan
was able to reach those involved more directly. Corrections made immediately
after errors take place tend to have a greater impact than general advice given
long before or after. If the Qur’aan had been revealed all at once, it would not
have been possible to treat these and similar problems within their context.
6. An Indication of the Qur’aan’s Source
The revelation of the Qur’aan in segments over twenty-three years is clear
proof that it is Allaah’s word, alone, and not that of Prophet Muhammad (r) or
any other member of creation. That is proven by the unity and consistency of
expression from beginning to end. Its basic subject matter is intimately
interwoven throughout its one hundred and fourteen chapters, and all of the
chapters seem interconnected like priceless pearls on a single necklace. Its rhyme
and rhythm flow unhindered through every verse in the book in a unified style, in
spite of the variations in subject matter and sentence structure. How could such a
consistency arise when the Qur’aan was not available in its complete form from
the beginning? How could it arise when its verses and chapters often dealt with
incidents occurring at various stages of the movement? How could it be the
product of the mind of a man who could neither read or write, nor had he
displayed any special ability to compose prior to the beginning of his mission?
Even the greatest of writers have variations in their styles, especially over long
periods of time. Therefore, the fact that the Qur’aan was revealed in sections over
a period of twenty-three years clearly proves that its origin was not of this world.
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Soorah at-Tawbah (9):25.
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