Transliteration:( Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed )
17. It means the words of this Book are not magic, poetry, fairytale nor the words of man but it is the Holy Qur'aan, full of honour, found in the Divine Tablet.
18. Here, three attributes are mentioned of the Divine Book. It being the Qur'aan, it being Glorious and it being in the Divine Tablet. The meaning of the Qur'aan is one that links, ie. it links man with his Creator, the follower with the Prophet, man to his fellow man and the living to the dead, because the Qur'aan has created a universal brotherhood. Or, the Qur'aan could mean an acquaintance. This beloved friend remains with the believer during his life, his death, in his grave, and on the Day of Judgement. All will part but not the Qur'aan. The meaning of Glorious is one of honour, so honourable that without Ghusal its recitation is forbidden, without Wudhu it is forbidden to touch it. It is forbidden to turn your back and shoes towards it. It provides such honour to others that the angel who brought it down is superior to all other angels.
The month, the night and the place where it was revealed i.e. Ramadaan, the Night of Power, and Arabia are superior to all the months, the nights and the countries. The Prophet on whom it was revealed is superior to all the other Prophets. The language in which it was revealed is superior to all the other languages. The mind and heart in which it stays are superior to all the other hearts and tongues. Now, if anyone who regards the Holy Prophetصلى الله عليه وآله وسلم like him, is an infidel.
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