Thursday, August 14, 2008

The 1,400 Year Old Challenge.

The Quran was revealed 1400 years ago during the height of Arabic poetry.
During this time, there lived many Arabic poets who competed among themselves to produce the most eloquent and the most popular poetry.


And then the Quran came with a challenge:


“And if you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down (Quran) to our slave (Muhammad), then bring a surah (chapter) equal to it (in eloquency), and call your witnesses (and helpers) besides God if you are truthful. But if you can’t do it, and you will never be a able to do it, then fear the fire (hell) whose fuel is men and stones which is prepared for those who reject faith.” (Quran 2:23-24)
This is the shortest chapter in the Quran:

And yet, for more than 1400 years, not a single person has ever passed this challenge!

MeOW!
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