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Only, all <strong>of</strong> a sudden will it come<br />
to you."<br />
(HOLY QUR'AN 7:187)<br />
It will be worth while to compare this one verse above with the whole <strong>of</strong> chapter thirteen<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Gospel <strong>of</strong> St. Mark, which uses all <strong>of</strong> the thirty-seven verses there to reach<br />
the conclusion <strong>of</strong> the single aayah (verse) above. A simple test to distinguish man-made<br />
books from the Word <strong>of</strong> God. You will find the Qur'an free from frills and verboseness!<br />
Many other examples can be given from the Book <strong>of</strong> God to prove that its narration is not<br />
in the style <strong>of</strong> men; that it is an absolutely unique Book. In fact a volume can be written<br />
on this theme itself. However we will end this chapter with one last example from the<br />
Holy Qur'an. It is a classical short chapter <strong>of</strong> only four verses. <strong>Al</strong>l the four verses put<br />
together are less in wording than the five examples <strong>of</strong> a single verse each given above. I<br />
give you below a replica <strong>of</strong> that short súra (chapter).<br />
In the English translation above, you will note five numbers to the four verses, Nos. 6296<br />
to 6300. In the complete translation <strong>of</strong> A. Yusuf <strong>Al</strong>i, 57 you will find his learned<br />
commentary. You may or may not agree with his elucidations. <strong>The</strong>y are not infallible.<br />
<strong>The</strong> word <strong>of</strong> God IS THE ARABIC TEXT your see above, and the English is accepted<br />
as the best human effort at translation.<br />
I will now give you my own observation from the angle <strong>of</strong> Revelation that we are<br />
discussing, eg., Divine inspiration - Word <strong>of</strong> God, under the title:<br />
57 You will do yourself and your Muslim and non-Muslim friends a great favour by making this translation<br />
available to them. See the irresistible <strong>of</strong>fer on the inside front cover<br />
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