The Qur'an Challenge You
- The Devil Didn't Wrote The Qur'an -
About seven years ago, I had a minister
over to my home. In the particular room which we were sitting there was a
Qur'an on the table, face down, and so the minister was not aware of which book
it was. In the midst of a discussion, I pointed to the Qur'an and said, "I
have confidence in that book." Looking at the Qur'an but not knowing which
book it was , he replied, "Well, I tell you, if that book is not the
Bible, it was written by a man !" In response to his statement, I said, "Let
me tell you something about what is in that book." And in just three to
four minutes I related to him a few things contained in the Qur'an. After just
those three or four minutes, he completely changed his position and declared,
"You are right. A man did not write that book. The Devil wrote it !"
Indeed, possessing such an attitude is very unfortunate - for many reasons. For
one thing, it is a very quick and cheap excuse. It is an instant exit out of an
uncomfortable situation. As a matter of fact, there is a famous story in the
Bible that mentions how one day some of the Jews were witnesses when Jesus
raised a man from the dead. The man had been dead for four days, and when Jesus
arrived, he simply said, "Get up !" and the man arose and walked
away. At such a sight, some of the Jews who were watching said disbelievingly,
"This is the Devil. The Devil helped him !" Now this story is
rehearsed often in churches all over the world, and people cry big tears over
it, saying, "Oh, if I had been there, I would not have been as stupid as
the Jews !" Yet ironically, these people do exactly what the Jews did when
in just three minutes you show them only a small part of the Qur'an and all
they can say is, "Oh, the Devil did it. The devil wrote that book !".
Because they are truly backed into a corner and have no other viable answer,
they resort to the quickest and cheapest excuse available.
Another Example of people's use of this
weak stance can be found in the Makkans' explanation of the source of
Muhammad’s message. They used to say, "The devils bring Muhammad that
Qur'an !" But just as with every other suggestion made, the Qur'an gives
the answer. One verse particular states:
"And they say, 'Surely he is possessed
[by jinn], 'but it [i.e., the Qur'an] is not except a reminder to the worlds."
Thus it gives an argument in reply to such
a theory. In fact, there are many arguments in the Qur'an in reply to the
suggestion that devils brought Muhammad (SAW) his message.
For example, in the 26th chapter Allah
clearly affirms:
"No evil ones have brought it [i.e.,
this revelation] down. It would neither be fitting for them, nor
would they be
able. Indeed they have been removed far from hearing."
And in another place in the Qur'an, Allah
instructs us:
"So when you recite the Qur'an seek
refuge in Allah from Shaytaan, the rejected."
Now is this how Satan writes a book ? He
tells one, "Before you read my book, ask God to save you from me." This
is very, very tricky. Indeed, a man could write something like this, but would
Satan do this ? Many people clearly illustrate that they cannot come to one
conclusion on this subject. On one hand, they claim that Satan would not do
such a thing and that even if he could, God would not allow him to; yet, on the
other hand, they also believe that Satan is only that much less than God. In
essence they allege that the Devil can probably do whatever God can do. And as
a result, when they look at the Qur'an, even as surprised as they are as to how
amazing it is, they still insist, "The Devil did this !" Thanks to
Allah, Muslims do not have that attitude. Although Satan may have some
abilities, they are a long way separated from the abilities of Allah. And no
Muslim is a Muslim unless he believes that. It is common knowledge even among
non-Muslims that the Devil can easily make mistakes, and it would be expected
that he would contradict himself if and when he wrote a book. For indeed, the
Qur'an states:
"Do they not consider the Qur'an ? Had
it been from any other than Allah, they would surely have
found therein much
discrepancy."
By
Gary Miller