This document discusses the miracle of the Holy Quran and its challengers. It begins by defining the Arabic term "ijaz" which means the Quran defeated all humans and jinn. It then lists 3 challenges to produce speech like the Quran. It discusses the need for the science of rhetoric to explain the miracle and lists early scholars who wrote on this. Some reasons the Quran is a miracle include its beautiful style, predictions, and revealing of secrets. It discusses two types of challengers - those who claimed prophethood like Musailima and Aswad Ansi, and those who produced their own speech like Nazar bin Haris and Abdulla bin Muqaffa.

1. The Miracle of the Holy Quran
:The Meaning of the miracle
The Arabic word (ijaz) stands for this
.meaning
.Ijaz means to defeat some one
So this term means that the holy Qur’n
.defeated all the human being and jinn

2. Challenges of the Holy
:Quran
1st challenge: produce kalam like
the holy Quran.
2nd challenge: produce kalam
Like ten chapters.
3rd challenge: produce kalam Like
one chapter.

3. The science of Balaghat
.(Rhetoric) and the Miracle
:Need of this science
In the 3rd century of Hjrah challengers
.came forth
In that time the people have no command
.over Arabic
The explanation of the Miracle and its .reasons was needed

4. The scholars who wrote in the
field of balagha
.Muhammad bin Yazid
).Al Jahiz (Al-Haiwan) (225 deceessed
).Rummani Tahoosi (382
)Khattabi (354
These people wrote in Balaghat and as
sub topic they wrote in the reasons of the
.Quran being miracle

5. The scholars who extensively
wrote in its reasons being
.miracle
)Mawardi (450 deceesed )Abdul Qahir Jurjani (471.Qazi Ayaz Undlusi-

6. Reasons for the Holy Quran
:being Miracle
The words are so fluent, beautiful and -1
.attractively arranged
The amazing style of expression and - 2
unusual style of narration other than
.poetry and prose

7. .Cont
3. without mistakes.
in spite of the different topics it maintains the - 4
.high standard
no irregularities are seen when different- 5
.ideas and sentences are joined and separated

8. Continued
.good expression of ideas- 6
the Quranic verses are easily visible when - 7
.they are quoted in other kalam
the way of expression in simple but even - 8
.then of high standard

9. .Cont
.predictions of the holy Qur’n- 9
.‫ألم غلبت الروم وهم من بعد غلبهم سيغلبون‬
ُ‫ل‬
the secrets of the people were - 10
.revealed
.‫إذ همت طائفتان منكم أن تفشل‬
.‫وتودون أن غير ذات الشوكة تكون لكم‬
.memorizing of the holy qura’n- 11

10. .cont
the different parts are very similar to - 12
.each others
.deep effects on hearts- 13
the verses are small and lengthy but - 14
.it makes no difference with the beauty
...‫يا أيها الذين آمنوا إذا تداينتم بدين إلى أجل مسمى فاكتبوه‬
.un-limited knowledge- 15

11. The challengers of the Holy
Quran
Two kinds of the challengers:
.those who claimed prophethood - 1
those who did not claimed prophethood - 2
.but they produced good kalam

12. .Those who claimed prophethood
.Musailima of yamama- 1
‫ ام ليفلالفيل ما‬he was killed in war of yamama
.by wahshi‫.ام ليفلالفيل وما أدرام ليفلاك ما ام ليفلالفيل‬
Aswad Ansi of yaman. He was killed- 2
within 24 hours of the passing away of the
.(holy prophet (s.a.w.s

13. Continued
tulaiha bin khuwailid. He embraced Islam after - 3
.he claimed the prophethood
sajjah bint haris of tameem tribe. She got - 4
married with Musailima. After his killing in war of
.yamama she embraced Islam

14. .Cont
.Ahmad bin Al-Hussain Al- mutanabbi
He gave the idea of prophethood.
He
was a great pot.
The
obnoxious one.

15. .Those who did not claim


Nazar bin Haris. His work is presented as
acceptance the challenge of the Qura’n.
Abdullah bin Muqaffa. His book ‫( ام ليفلالتاج‬Al-taj ) is
presented as a challenge.
Rawandi Ahmad bin Al-Hussain.His book
‫(ام ليفلالدرة ام ليفلاليتيمة‬al-durrat-ul-iateema) is said to be in
opposition to the Qur’n but no solid proof.


16. .Cont

Abulala Al- ma’rri. His book‫الفصول الغا يات فى‬
‫ ( الصور واليات‬al-fusool-ul-ghaiat fil suwari
wal a’iat) is presented against the Qura’n
but the author himself denied the claim.

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