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Q: How does the Qur’an inform us of the Unseen? The Qur’an contains knowledge of the unseen, or the ghayb, which is beyond any sort of perception; it also presents much of the history of bygone nations and predictions about the near or distant future. As the exact knowledge of the uns

Q: What does the statement the Qur’an guides people to the truest path mean? The Qur’an guides people to the truest path and to the most suitable attitudes. The following verse explains this as: “This Qur’an surely guides (in all matters) to that which is most just and right and gives

Q: It is said that five things that only God can know are mentioned in the Qur’an. What are they?  The following verse explains the five things of which God alone has exact knowledge: With God alone rests the knowledge of the Last Hour (when it will come). He sends down rain (just at

Q: How should we understand the verse, “Had the Qur’an been from any other than God, they would surely have found in it much incoherence or inconsistency”? ” No human being has been able to find a defect in the Qur’an and they never will be able to do so. Nothing contrary to pure reas

Q: It is said that the Qur’an is inimitable (that no one can produce the like). What does this mean? At the time the Qur’an was revealed, eloquence, oratory and poetry were held in the highest regard among the Arabs. Everybody, from believers to skeptics and nonbelievers, was amazed a

Q: Can the compilation of the Qur’an explain its miraculousness? The Qur’an descended over a relatively long period of time, that is, 23 years; it was often revealed upon various occasions or incidents, when there was a need for divine guidance, as a response to either an inquiry, for

Q: What is the significance of the linguistic miraculousness of the Qur’an? God Almighty granted every Prophet He commissioned miracles in fields in which the people of the time were accomplished. The most miraculous aspect of the Qur’an, revealed at a time when Arab literature was at

Q: How does the Qur’an take the psychology of human beings into consideration while addressing them? The Qur’an has been revealed for all of humanity so that they may be guided to prosperity in both worlds through the acceptance of faith, the performance of righteous deeds and the pur

Q: How can we explain the harmony in both the wording and meaning of the Qur’anic verses? The words of the Qur’an are in perfect harmony with their meanings. They are free of the least defect and far from excessiveness or any deficiency. This may be something that appears difficult to

What is meant by the Qur’anic letters ( huruf al-muqatta’at) and why are they used at the beginning of certain chapters? The Qur’anic term huruf al-muqatta’at is used for certain Arabic letters that are found at the beginning of several chapters in the Qur’an. There are fourteen diffe