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spoken this or that way, or that a certain thing did
not come to pass? Had there been anything conceivable
besides the Book of God which could
prove a more potent instrument and a surer guide
to mankind, would He have failed to reveal it in
that verse?
It is incumbent upon us not to depart from God's irresistible injunction and fixed decree, as revealed in the above-mentioned verse. We should acknowledge the holy and wondrous Scriptures, for failing to do this we have failed to acknowledge the truth of this blessed verse. For it is evident that whoso hath failed to acknowledge the truth of the Qur'án hath in reality failed to acknowledge the truth of the preceding Scriptures. This is but the manifest implication of the verse. Were We to expound its inner meanings and unfold its hidden mysteries, eternity would never suffice to exhaust their import, nor would the universe be capable of hearing them! God verily testifieth to the truth of Our saying!
In another passage He likewise saith: "And if
ye be in doubt as to that which We have sent down
to Our Servant, then produce a Súrah like it, and
summon your witnesses, beside God, if ye are men
