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1. A very affectionate word for the Holy Prophet:
In 2:23, a very affectionate word (Abd - Servant or Slave of Allah) has been used for the Holy Messenger. Such a word has also been used for him in 17:1.
2. No doubt, this word has been used in Al-Quran for the other Prophets, Angels etc., but the way it has been used for our Holy Prophet is quite beautiful. This word has been used for others as below:
a) For the Angels (21:26;4:172)
b) For Prophet Esa (Jesus) (4:172)
c) For Prophet Daud (David) (38:30)
d) For Prophets, Ibrahim, Isaac & Yaqub (Jacob) (38:45)
e) For Prophet Ayyub (38:44)
f) For Khidr (18:65)
g) For gods, idols etc. (7:194)
h) For those who punished the disobedient Jews. (17:5)
i) For the slave of a person (16:75)
j) For the pious people (21:105)
3. BELIEF IN MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) & AL-QURAN:
The Holy Quran advises the disbelievers in 2:23,24 above to believe in Muhammad ( peace be upon him) and Al-Quran, otherwise they must accept the challenge of producing a chapter like the chapters of Al-Quran. This challenge has been repeated at various places of Al-Quran in such words as below:
a) Bring a book like it (17:88)
b) Bring ten chapters like it. (11:13,14)
c) Bring a chapter like it. (2:23;10:38)
d) Bring a statement like it. (52:33,34)
The above challenge was not accepted and will never be accepted.
4. AL-QURAN: A TOTAL MIRACLE
The Holy Prophet said:
a) “Every Prophet was granted miracles in proportion to the number of his believers (followers). But this Al-Quran is a total revelation (total miracle-every Verse of it is a miracle)*,which Allah (Almighty) has granted me. I am, thus, hopeful (sure) that the number of my followers ill be more than the number of followers of the other Prophets (on the Day of Judgement).”(Bukhari:4696,6846).
[And “ The Muslims will be half of the total population of Paradise.” (Bukhari:6266)]
- Every Verse or a statement of Al-Quran is a miracle. No body can produce a verse or a statement like that of Al-Quran.
b) “ The Supremacy of the Word of Almighty Allah (i.e. Al-Quran) over
the other words (books) is like the Supremacy of Allah (Almighty)
over His creature.” (Tirmizi- Ma’arif-ul-Hadith, Vol. 5, page 52)
