‫أﺑﻮﺣﻤﻮﺻﺔ‬

Bismillah,
In the name of God, the most merciful, the especially merciful.

Islamic Wonders.

Table of contents:
- Introduction
- Introducing Islam.
- Linguistic wonder of Islam
- The historical wonder of Islam
- The societial wonder of Islam
- Prophecies of the Prophet may peace and blessings be upon him
- Wonders of the prophet
- Additional remarks
- Conclusion

Note: Some ideas are collected from other books and documents. May Allah keep us on sincerity

Introduction:

The point of this document is to briefly explain the miracles of Islam and conclude that Islam
could not have been produced by men. It also acts as something to reference.The author requests
the reader to read this with an open mind.

Introducing Islam.

This document is intiated by introducing Islam. Islam is a religion that stands for the statement
“I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship except Allah and that Prophet Mohammad
(PBUH) is his servant and his final messenger”. Islam is a way of life, an all encompassing
methodology for how people should live. This goes from the way one should interact with
others, the way a person should brush his teeth, which side one should sleep on, how one should
clean himself, when one should clean himself, what one can eat, how to take care of the self and
another, and much more. It’s important though to note that Islam does not speak about the self
only, it instructs us as a society as well, this means when muslims engage in politics they engage
it in the same way, the Islamic way, this extends to how muslims deal with economics, the law of
the land, leadership and much more. The most important thing is worship and spirituality, as that
is what constitutes a Muslim. A Muslim is one who believes in Islam. Interestingly the root word
for “Muslim” comes from submission, so it is the case that a Muslim is one who submits himself
to Allah and his commands. This divine wisdom is what true liberty is, as one is plagued by the
shackles of society and social pressure, and is not in control of how he was born, when he was
born, where he was born and why he is born. ​Therefore​ there is an attempt to leave the shackles
of human desires, and leave the shackles of social pressures as humans are social animals,
worship the divine and understand that through his commands, humans will achieve ultimate
satisfaction. This is without surprise, as Islam talks about the word “‫ ”روح‬which means soul or
self, a realization would appear and that it is an extremely important concept in Islam, thus it is
deduced that Islam has a key focus on attempting to fuel oneself with peace, serenity and
relaxation.

Linguistic Wonder of Islam.

The first thing worth mentioning is the linguistic miracle of Islam. ​The linguistic aspect of Islam
is highly significant due to its nature revealing valuable conclusions, such as the inability of
Arabs of the time to produce such a book, and the inability for the content of the book to be
produced in the 7th century​.​This can be established with certainty after you look at Islam
holistically.

Of course, it is needed to introduce the reader to the society of pre-Islamic Arabia to understand
the significance of a book that couldn’t have been produced at such a time. Poetry was held at a
very important position, it is said that one of the few things the tribes would celebrate was when
a poet would rise from amongst them. Pre-Islamic ​Arabia showcases a history of poetry which
had incredible style and eloquence. or Arabia came with an era of poetry in which incredible
eloquence and style took place​.​. Those who study pre-Islamic poetry would understand how deep
and significant poetry was. Interestingly, the Quran would come with a verse that would
challenge their eloquence, linguistic style, and more! Such would be risky to do when
mentioning the society that is being challenged and also keeping in mind, the one who delivered
the message. Thus, the Quran would come in several occasions challenging them with the verse:

And if you are in doubt about what We have revealed (the Quran) to Our worshiper (Muhammad
), then produce a chapter like it, and call your witnesses (supporters and helpers) besides God if
you are truthful. And if you do not do it, and you can never do it, then fear the Fire (Hell) whose
fuel is men and stones. It has been prepared for disbelievers. And give good news (O
Muhammad) to those who believe and do good deeds, that for them are gardens (Paradise) in
which rivers flow.... (Quran, 2:23-25)
The common argument comes in the way which mentions the subjectivity of eloquence and
measuring between texts. The claim goes like this; A counter to the linguistic miracle of the
Quran is that “it is subjective! Thus, one can’t call the Quran an excellent writing as to some, it
won’t be! Any standard you put, is a subjective standard!”

The response to this is extremely simple, because it doesn’t have to be objective. Fact is, the
kuffar of Arabia had a standard that they used to compete with. The Quran came and destroyed
them linguistically using these standards and even excelled and broke such a criteria. Not only
did it revolutionize the Arabic language, it is now used as a criteria for the Arabic language
whether it is linguistic styles, grammar, and more! So whether its subjective or not, it still
remained superior over any other work and this is the testimony of the Arabs. It’s plausible to
say the criteria was subjective to the Arabs of the time but using that criteria and standard, the
Quran is the victor. This does eliminate the problem that is brought forward and thus it is
meaningless. ​ ​Even during the age of Arabic poetry, challenges of subjectivity would be
addressed in huge events wherein Arabs would determine superiority by their own standards​ to
determine which text would be superior. So, for someone to come 1400 years later and claim that
“it’s subjective” is as ridiculous as someone interrupting an event regarding poetry claiming it’s
subjective. Arabic linguists and experts would laugh at the one claiming such, as this objection is
empty.

There is also another counterclaim to the linguistic eloquence of the Quran, how does linguistic
excellence entail the truth of the Quran? Shakespeare was brilliant but he is no prophet! First of
all, there are many different paths to how we can tackle this. The first is, Shakespeare's work
wasn't admittedly inimitable for its time, he was an educated literate actor, he didn't claim
prophethood nor is there anything in his work to claim it is from God, rather it explicitly claims
it is from Shakespeare, so if you argue it's from God you'd have to say God negated authorship
from Himself which would be self-refuting. This isn’t the breaking of the backbone though, we
extend this to the content and context of both. There is a beautiful article on this, and I quote!
“Some critics like Arthur J. Arberry argue that while the Qur’an is a literary masterpiece, this
does not mean that it is supernatural. His claim is that every civilization has its unequaled works
of literature, such as Shakespeare’s Sonnets in English and Homer’s Iliad in Greek, and the
Qur’an is no different. However, this conflation overlooks a myriad of hugely consequential
differences between the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬and Shakespeare:[6]
Unlike the Prophet Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, Shakespeare was school-taught both Greek and Latin and
had, alongside his mentors, access to libraries of books that he built on for his own writings.
Shakespeare then earned a living as a professional playwright and continued refining his craft
with each novel production, while the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was never reported to utter a single full
couplet of poetry in his entire life,[7] nor was it possible for him to retract any word of the
Qur’an for quality control once it was spoken to his vast Muslim and non-Muslim audiences.
Sonnets were known and used for centuries before Shakespeare, while the Qur’an had a unique
compositional structure that departed from every rubric of writing or speech used by Arabia’s
master poets. Unlike Shakespeare whose hallmark style and vocabulary permeates all his
writings, the Prophet Muhammad ‫ ﷺ‬brought a Qur’an whose style even departs from the
Hadith tradition—the everyday statements of Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬. This was easily noticed by his
contemporaries, but more than a dozen experiments have since been conducted to stylometrically
analyze this objectively. These statistical findings forced researchers to accept that it would be
impossible for any human being to employ such extensive policing of their language for a
lifetime. For instance, they found that 62% of the words from Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhāri, a voluminous
collection of Hadith, do not appear in the Qur’an, and 83% of Qur’anic terms do not exist in
Hadith.[8]

Shakespeare’s sonnets were not uniformly eloquent, but instead had segments of distinct
brilliance. In contrast, the Arabs who took great pride in their naqd (literary critique) tradition, a
genre in which they brutally scrutinized each other’s poetry to identify “suboptimal word
choices,” never identified a single passage in the Qur’an that could be bettered.[9]
Shakespeare and his peers never considered his work beyond the reach of human effort; it was
but the champion—to some—in an arena of worthy competitors. In fact, Professor Hugh Craig of
Newcastle University ranked Shakespeare as the seventh-greatest English-speaking playwright,
behind Webster, Dekker, Peele, Marlowe, Jonson, and Greene.[10] In contrast, the Qur’an
shamed its deniers and challenged them at every turn to try to create anything that merely
resembled it (52:33-34); and this challenge has never been met. As Allah says, “And if you are in
doubt about what We have sent down upon Our servant [Muhammad], then produce a sūrah the
like thereof and call upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful. But if you
do not—and you will never be able to—then fear the Fire, whose fuel is men and stones,
prepared for the disbelievers” (2:23-24). Shakespeare enjoyed the creative liberties of fictional
storytelling. As for the Qur’an, entertainment was not its goal. It addressed theology, philosophy,
history, and law—stiff technical discussions that do not ordinarily have mass appeal. The Qur’an
asserted complex existential truths and taught a nuanced morality with a remarkable blend of
precision and graceful elegance. It deconstructed prevalent wrongs that had become normalized
and revealed the hypocrisy within—all uncomfortable narratives that would not be expected to
garner widespread embrace. The Qur’an also repeats its themes quite often (to inculcate and
reinforce its value system), another hurdle of eloquence that skilled authors try to avoid to elude
redundancy, but with such artistic variation each time that leaves its rhetorical richness
unblemished.
 Unlike the entertainment suitable for a stage in London in the 17th century, the Qur’an as a
religious text had to resonate with the young and the old, the pre-modern and post-modern mind,
the eastern and western personality, and the spiritually versus intellectually inclined. When
analyzing the effect of the Qur’an on the vast spectrum of hearts and minds, across the globe and
across generations, it continues to gain momentum until today. Shakespeare had decades of
deliberation to decide what to include and omit from his works. Contrast this with the Prophet
Muhammad ‫ﷺ‬, who would convey verses from the Qur’an in response to people’s unscripted
inquiries. For instance, there are 13 passages in the Qur’an that begin with “And they ask you [O
Muhammad] about… Say…” (e.g., 2:189). Furthermore, he ‫ ﷺ‬would bring his followers fresh
Qur’an in the most stressful conditions, at times while bleeding from attack or mourning his
killed relatives, specifically pertaining to events that had just taken place. Should not such
spontaneous “productions” of the Qur’an necessitate a disparity in eloquence between them and
those written under serene candlelight, after the events have unfolded and the initial reactions
have quieted? Shakespeare wrote his works in a linear fashion, building from the ground up, just
as any author would, and was free to decide from the onset how each drama would begin and
end. The Qur’an, however, was “puzzled” together over 23 years, in that the order of the Qur’an
today does not reflect the chronology of its descent, but rather the later designated location for
each passage within its respective chapter. This means that the Qur’an did not just exhibit
fascinating consistency in its structure,[11] despite being spoken not written, but was somehow
designed with interspersed additions, of various themes and lengths, many of which addressed
unpredictable external events impromptu, and yet all this never sabotaged its seamless tapestry.
While it may be difficult for many people to fully grasp how any work of language can be
miraculous, al-Bāqillānī (d. 1013 AH) argues in his book, I‘jāz al-Qurʾān (The Inimitability of
the Qur’an), that it suffices to consider the reaction of the Qur’an’s first audience. Instead of
outperforming the unlettered man in what was their greatest forte, thereby ending his religion in
its infancy by “simply” responding to his challenge of producing something like the Qur’an, they
spent fortunes trying to smear his name and worked tirelessly to prevent a single Qur’anic verse
from reaching the ears and hearts of visitors to Mecca. They disavowed their codes of chivalry
and tribal honor—a massive undertaking for early Arabs—to starve his followers, torture his
supporters, and ultimately wage wars and assassination attempts against their fellow
clansmen.[12] Failed by their words, they felt compelled to reach for their swords. It was not just
because their greatest poets like Labīd ibn Rabīʿah were now converting to Islam and retiring
from poetry, but due to them echoing in private that rivaling the Qur’an was evidently impossible
for human beings. When al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah—a staunch enemy of Islam until his
death—was asked to critique the Qur’an, he responded, “And what can I possibly say? There is
not a single man among you who is more versed in poetry than I, or in prose, or in the poems of
even the jinn. And by God, what he says bears no resemblance to any of these things. By God,
his statement which he utters has a sweetness to it, and a charm hovers over it; its highest parts
(surface meanings) are fruitful and its depths gush forth without end. It dominates and cannot be
dominated, and it will certainly crush all that is beneath it.”[13]
(https://yaqeeninstitute.org/mohammad-elshinawy/the-inimitable-quran-the-revelation-to-prophe
t-muhammad)

Before scratching the surface, it is the case that the prophet pbuh was illiterate. This is what is
affirmed through the narrations.

Going into the content, the Quran as testified by scholars of the Arabic language do conclude
things like:

We go further into this and mention the details, the Quran was such that changed the course of
the Arabic language. The terms people started to use became that of the Quran, and they
switched their source of extracting linguistic positions to the Quran and Sunnah. The speech of
their ancestors became 3rd in place.

For example, take one of the debates of Al-Mutanabbi with Ibn Khalawih; Al-Mutanabi
destroyed the position of Ibn Khalawih merely using the Quran and Ibn Khalawih couldn't
respond back, because if there's a text from an Arab that goes against the rules we say it ‫ ﺷﺎذ‬or ‫ﻛﺎن‬
‫( ﻟﻀﺮورة‬either necessary or faulty). This can't be said for the Quran, merely because these giants
of poets and linguistic experts perceived it as perfect.

The Quran also perfected a style called the ring composition, which is implausible to do when
mentioning the time and situation the prophet would deliver new verses. Other styles that were
also used, such as reverse symmetry, palindromes, kinetic typography and much more. It’s also
interesting when one goes through psycholinguistics, we realize that across the 23 years of
revelation, the tone of the author does not change. This is highly impressive as a human would
not be able to maintain such for 23 years in a row, especially when
most of the time the emotions would be conflicting; this ranges from the torture the prophet went
through, the wars he fought, when he got stoned, when his loved ones died, when he was
victorious, when he took over mecca and more. It’s also worth noting that the sayings of the
prophet also have a different tone and word choice of that from the Quran, and present human
emotion. All that and the author does not change any style, so it seems like there is a third party
from a linguistic point of view. (For more inquiry, visit
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/895b/bf6c5d78a44aa37b2fa3ca63a4211f038ca3.pdf)

Since this is pointing out the linguistic position, it’s only beneficial to mention other texts.
During the revelation of the Quran, there was a false prophet who came with the name of
Musaylama Al Kadhab, also known as Musaylama the Liar. He claimed that he was a prophet as
well and that God revealed some verses on him. His text though would be put to the test, one of
the famous narrations about his text is the following.

They have mentioned that `Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the
Messenger of Allah was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam.
Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him,

"What has been revealed to your friend (Muhammad) during this time''

`Amr said, "A short and concise Surah has been revealed to him.''

Musaylimah then said, "What is it'' `Amr replied;

﴿‫ْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﺎﻟﺼﺒ‬ َ ‫اﺻ ْﻮ ْا ﺑِ ْﺎﻟ َﺤ ﱢﻖ َوﺗَ َﻮ‬
‫اﺻ ْﻮ ْا ﺑِ ﱠ‬ َ ‫ـﺖ َوﺗَ َﻮ‬
ِ ‫اﻟﺼـﻠِ َﺤ‬
‫ﻮا ﱠ‬ْ ُ‫ﻮا َو َﻋ ِﻤﻠ‬ َ ‫ﻻ اﻟﱠ ِﺬ‬
ْ ُ‫ﯾﻦ َءا َﻣﻨ‬ ‫ إ ﱠ‬- ‫ـﻦ ﻟَ ِﻔﻰ ُﺧ ْﺴ ٍﺮ‬
ِ َ ‫ﻧﺴ‬ ْ ‫﴾ َو ْاﻟ َﻌ‬
ِ ‫ إِ ﱠن‬- ‫ﺼ ِﺮ‬
َ ‫اﻹ‬

(By Al-`Asr. Verily, man is in loss. Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and
recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.)

So Musaylimah thought for a while. Then he said, "Indeed something similar has also been
revealed to me.''

`Amr asked him, "What is it''

He replied, "O Wabr* (a small, furry mammal; hyrax), O Wabr! You are only two ears and a
chest, and the rest of you is digging and burrowing.''
Then he said, "What do you think, O `Amr''

So `Amr said to him, "By Allah! Verily, you know that I know you are lying.''

The Wabr is a small animal that resembles a cat, and the largest thing on it is its ears and its
torso, while the rest of it is ugly. Musaylimah intended by the composition of these nonsensical
verses to produce something which would oppose the Qur'an. Yet, it was not even convincing to
the idol worshipper of that time.

(From Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surat al-Asr)

We can clearly conclude that Amr Ibn Aas would differentiate and understand the difference
between a book such as the Quran and any other texts. This example is actually interesting
because the prophet peace be upon him would deliver verses at the moment as well, all while
maintaining the structure and style of the Quran throughout the 23 years.

Thus we conclude through this, that the Quran was unparalleled, such that it is implausible that
it’s the work of 7th century men.

Through elimination process, we could do the following: the Quran was either revealed by,
1) an Arab
2) A non Arab
3) Supernatural being, God.

As it has been explained, it’s implausible for it to be an Arab and a non Arab too, so the options
are left with the last. Regarding the topic of the linguistic miracles of the Quran has much more,
this isn’t even the tip of the iceberg. There is actually a whole category of ilm (science or study)
designated to this, and books upon books explaining it in detail. For those that are interested
could ask about the books for this, there are around 20 books that could be recommended that
speak on this topic only.

The historical wonder of Islam.

 The historical miracles of Islam show that this book couldn’t have been produced in the 7th
century, and that the Quran was ahead of its time. Thus it’s implausible for it to be the work of
7th century men.

I will refer to a video to show an example of what is meant here as it explains it with clarity.
https://youtu.be/YCR8uTU-15o

The Societal Wonder of Islam

The point of this document is to demonstrate how holistically, Islam is the work of God and not
humans. One important aspect islam takes over is society, and thus it is expected excellence in
that regard and so it shall be demonstrated.

​ ome benefits of Islam include economic liberation, which occurred after centuries of societies
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living off of slaves.

(The Divine Reality: God, Islam and The Mirage

of Atheism)
The economy presented is also remarkable, caring for both business and entrepreneurship and the
welfare of people.
 Furthermore, Islam grants not only liberation but an entire societal structure​. Interestingly, the
first Islamic society ever built was in Medina, where the prophet migrated to. There was a
problem with this though; the Muslims that came from mecca had to leave all their possessions,
and the Muslims in Medina already had their things caught up, thus the prophet came up with a
solution for this which was for every Muslim from mecca to befriend a Muslim from Medina.
Thus they would live together, sleep together. This points out that the first society for Islam was
built upon unity, companionship, and a solid society

Viewing the after effect, The Golden Age of Islam that was fully motivated by Islam, things like
the scientific method, maths, science, medicine and more.
 Noticing that the motivation or drive for such a period comes from the teachings of Islam
themslsves, where the Quran and the Prophet PBUH, instruct us to ponder on nature. As an
example, the Prophet PBUH said that for every disease is a cure. This was a reason for the
Muslims to find medicines. The period was truly significant.

The literacy rate was high as well, as the core principles of Islam talk about reading,
understanding the world, and trying to innovate in the world.
It seems to be true that Islamic scholarship was excellent in regards to economics.

Thus it is also concluded that the society Islam creates is incredibly designed.

Prophecies of the Prophet may peace and blessings be upon him.

Now interestingly, the claim of prophecy comes from various religions but once we analyze the
details and contents we realize that Islam presents something unique. An interesting book called
The Forbidden Prophecies​ by IERA covers this. One example of a prophecy is the following,
 This is one prophecy from many. Abu bakr would have the title of “Al siddiq” but that might be
convenient. What’s more interesting is the prophets statement about the two martyrs. Umar and
uthman would later on be killed in different ways and places. Such a bold claim, such a risk, only
for it to be accurate.

Now this on itself could be a coincidence. Is that a likely possibility? It seems unlikely that it is
when the texts are viewed with all the other prophecies and texts. I highly recommend the book
forbidden prophecies to know more on this subject, this is just a single text of many. When
prophecies are also put with the historical accuracies from the past and the other wonders
mentioned, one realizes that it’s actually ridiculous to suggest that this is the work of 7th century
men.

Wonders of the Prophet

This is mainly talking about the manners of the prophet and his interactions with others. We
notice that Islam is not only convienient with its message but also the messenger.

Something I want to mention here is the interaction of Hassan bin thabit, where he was not
muslim at the time, and was one of the famous poets of the time. When he first saw the prophet,
he recited a poem that goes as the following.

My eyes have not seen a more beautiful person than you

No woman has given birth to a more handsome person than you
It’s as if you have been created without any weakness and blemish
And as if you have been created as you wished to be created

Now, one might read this quote and question if its being argued that Islam is true because the
prophet looked good. However, this is not what’s being said in this writing. Rather, the point is
that the manners of the prophet and his appearance are beautiful​, ​ and it’s convenient that along
with all the excellencies mentioned, the messenger himself was perfected. There are entire books
as well mentioning his actions and appearance.

Additional Remarks

My additional remarks are short as the point of this document to be explanatory but short.

It’s incredibly amusing how on top of all this, it is noticed that all the pieces were present there
at the time and place for Islam to rise and grow. For example, the time Islam grew, Persia and
Rome were suffering, and a civil war was going on within Persia. It was an excellent time as this
was when the Arabs had the chance to fight them. The companions themselves who were born in
that time and place, who were the perfect people to hand them the responsibilities or Khalid ibn
al walid who was the perfect military leader at the time to help the Muslims be victorious.
 It’s as if there was a third party controlling these events and it’s as if chess was being played that
allowed for all these things to occur at once, this falls in line with the Islamic narrative too. As
Allah says,

And (recall) when the disbelievers were conspiring against you to hold you as a captive, or to
kill you, or to expel you. They were planning, and Allah was planning, and Allah is the best
planner. (8:30)

Of course this is mentioned when viewing the whole picture holistically and realizing that it’s
too good to be true.

Conclusion

As explained, this document would be briefly explaining each section, the information is filled
in the Islamic books that have been written across the years. It’s meant to explain a point, and
that is that Islam couldn’t have been the work of 7th century men. Truly once one looks at all
this, even if all mankind were to make a book, it wouldn’t be like the Quran as the Quran
mentions things past it’s time and ahead of its time. It is concluded with certainty then that this
document has done its job and we end it with that. May Allah guide us all.