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13. “Or do they say: ‘He has forged it’? Say, ‘Bring you then ten suras forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever you can, other than Allah, if you are truthful!’”

The Qur’an is not only a miracle of eloquence in itself, it is also a miracle from the view point of its wisdom and ideology, its admonitions, its reasoning, the news it gives of the invisible world and its legislations.

The sentence, “and call to your aid whomsoever you can” is a call addressed to everyone, and not only to those Arabs who could comprehend the eloquence and the fluency of the noble Qur’an.

In this regard He elsewhere reiterates:

“Were men and jinn to combine together to bring the like of this Qur’an, they could not bring the like of it...”¹

The miraculous nature of the Qur’an is multi-faceted. It is found in the sweetness of its words when read, the harmony of its content, etc. Although it had been revealed over a period of 23 years, it had revealed scientific knowledge which had been non-existent at that time.

It foretold affairs that eventually took place in the future. It provided information concerning the nations of antiquity which had left no trace from themselves. It stated comprehensive laws governing all dimensions of the individual and social life of man. And it has remained intact throughout the ages free of all distortions, changes, and of becoming out-dated and forgotten.

Despite making it easy for them and all these challenges, mankind is still rendered impotent.

The Qur’an elsewhere says:

“…to bring the like of this Qur’an…”.²

In the verse under discussion, it says:

“Bring you then ten suras forged like unto it”.

In another place it makes it even easier by saying:

“…then bring one Surah the like thereof...”.³

In addition to this, the Qur’an issues thought-provoking challenges.

Elsewhere it says:

“Were men and jinn to combine together to bring the like of this Qur’an.”⁴

Elsewhere it implies that if they call on all the think-tanks of the whole globe; they cannot produce anything like the Qur’an.

Here is the text:

“…they could not bring the like of it, though some of them were aiders of others.”⁵

History has also clearly proven that enemies have waged numerous wars against Islam, they have planned conspiracies and yet they have never been able to produce even one Surah like that of the Qur’an. Can any miracle performed be better than this?

However, instead of using their reason, the unbelievers, accused the Prophet (S) of fabricating the Qur’an, saying that it is not the word of Allah, while the Qur’an is the eternal miracle of history.

The verse says:

“Or do they say: ‘He has forged it’? Say, ‘Bring you then ten suras forged, like unto it, and call (to your aid) whomsoever you can, other than Allah, if you are truthful!’”