Appendix 20
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).
******************************