of the Authorized English translation of the Quran by Dr. Rashad Khalifa
Quran:
Unlike Any Other Book
The Quran is God's Final
Testament to the world, and He has pledged to protect it from the slightest
distortion (15:9).
Thus, the Quran is surrounded by invisible forces that guard it and serve
it (13:39, 41:42,
42:24).
Unlike any other book, the
Quran is taught by God (55:1-2);
He teaches us what we need
at the time we need it. This is why we read the Quran hundreds of times
without getting bored. We can read a novel, for
example, only once. But
the Quran can be read an infinite number of
times, and we derive new
and valuable information from it every time.
On the other hand, the insincere
readers - those who read the Quran to
find fault with it - are
diverted from the Quran (7:146,
17:45,
18:57,
41:44).
In fact, God's invisible
forces help them find the faults they seek. Since the Quran is perfect,
such "faults" serve only to reveal the stupidity of God's enemies.
God uses His own attributes to describe the Quran; He calls the Quran
" `Azeem = Great" (15:87),
"Hakeem = Full of wisdom"
(36:2),
"Majid = Glorious" (50:1),
and
"Karim = Honorable" (56:77).
What can we say?
Since the Quran is God's
message to all the people, regardless of
their language, the Quran
is accessible to the believers, regardless
of their language (41:44).
This explains a profound
phenomenon: the believers who do not know Arabic know the Quran better
than the Arabic speaking unbelievers. Because of the invisible forces serving
the Quran, it is readily and enjoyably accessible to the sincere believers,
and utterly inaccessible to the unbelievers (17:45,
18:57,
56:79).
