Psychic Powers

[Rayaan]

What is the evidence that God spoke to Muhammad?

I don't know of any such evidence, but I do know that there is at least a rational proof or an explanation for this. This is a proof that is based on the miraculous nature of the Quran. We have to use our intellect to understand the miracle. Why? Because the Quran is a not a physical miracle but a literary miracle (given to an illiterate prophet). Therefore, we cannot rely on our senses alone to see the miracle.

"The question regarding which religion, if any, is the correct religion or the truth, is a question of whether God revealed anything to mankind or not. Did He pass to us a message by which to live and if so how do we authenticate this?"

Then, we have to rule out each of the possible sources of the revelation except for the one which is the most rational to accept as an explanation, such as in the following manner:

So where did the Qur'an come from? Let us examine the possibilities. They are:

1) From Muhammad
2) From the Arabs
3) From the non-Arabs
4) From the Creator

It would be false to claim that it was from the best of the Arab poets who produced it or one possessed of genius. If it were one such then it would still be possible to imitate his work even if he produced it first. This is according to the normal rules of language. Thus Shakespeare is considered by many the finest writer of English language, yet it is definitely possible to imitate him. There is still debate over certain parts of Henry VIII [‘All is true'] as to who authored them. The same is true of book 10 of Homers ‘Illiad'. In fact neither claims to be beyond human capacity or inimitable but this demonstrates that both can be imitated and equalled, if not bettered. Yet this is not possible with the Qur'an. So it cannot be from the Arabs themselves or they would have been able to replicate it. Instead they could not, and it brought a new style of Arabic language, the Qur'an in addition to the poetry, prose and rhymed prose of the Arabs. It remained however a unique style they could not repeat.

The same argument applies to the Qur'an being from Muhammad. He himself was an Arab and illiterate amongst them. Also it cannot have come from a non Arab being itself an Arabic discourse.

The only other possibility is that it came from the Creator. This is the final possibility and consequently must be true. It also is the only explanation for the Qur'an's inimitability, for as previously discussed any miracle can occur only by the Creators will.

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Conclusive Proof that the Quran is the word of God