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to each heaven its commands. We adorned the lowest heaven with lamps and preserve them. Such is the decree of the Almighty, the Knower. But if they turn away, say, 'I have given you warning of a thunderbolt similar to that which overtook Aad and Thamood.' (41:1-13)
Utba could not bear to hear it and put his hand over the Prophet's mouth and begged him to stop. It is also reported that he listened and in so doing he put his hands behind his back and leant on them until the Prophet reached the verse of prostration, whereupon the Prophet prostrated. Utba did not know how to deal with the situation and immediately got up, returned to his family and declined to go out to his tribesmen. His fellow tribesmen came to him and he apologized telling them, "By Allah, he recited some words to me, and by Allah, I have never heard anything like them, I just did not know what to say to him."
Several Arabs attempted to answer the challenge of the Prophet however, all were struck by fear, one such person was Al Muqaffa's son, renowned for his eloquent tongue. He had started his attempt at composition when he heard a young Muslim boy reciting from the Koran, "Earth, swallow up your waters" (11:44). The recitation had such a tremendous effect upon him that he returned and destroyed all that he had written saying, "I bear witness that this is not to be opposed, they are not the words of a human!"
In Andalusia, Spain a man by the name of Yahya, Hakkam Al Ghazzal's son, who was a well known writer sought to attempt to produce something akin to the Koran. Whilst doing so he looked for a sample to emulate and read the chapter "The Oneness" (112). He started work on his composition but he was struck by fear and declared, "Fear has stopped me and weakness has caused me to regret and repent."
The Divine Protection of the Koran
Utba could not bear to hear it and put his hand over the Prophet's mouth and begged him to stop. It is also reported that he listened and in so doing he put his hands behind his back and leant on them until the Prophet reached the verse of prostration, whereupon the Prophet prostrated. Utba did not know how to deal with the situation and immediately got up, returned to his family and declined to go out to his tribesmen. His fellow tribesmen came to him and he apologized telling them, "By Allah, he recited some words to me, and by Allah, I have never heard anything like them, I just did not know what to say to him."
Several Arabs attempted to answer the challenge of the Prophet however, all were struck by fear, one such person was Al Muqaffa's son, renowned for his eloquent tongue. He had started his attempt at composition when he heard a young Muslim boy reciting from the Koran, "Earth, swallow up your waters" (11:44). The recitation had such a tremendous effect upon him that he returned and destroyed all that he had written saying, "I bear witness that this is not to be opposed, they are not the words of a human!"
In Andalusia, Spain a man by the name of Yahya, Hakkam Al Ghazzal's son, who was a well known writer sought to attempt to produce something akin to the Koran. Whilst doing so he looked for a sample to emulate and read the chapter "The Oneness" (112). He started work on his composition but he was struck by fear and declared, "Fear has stopped me and weakness has caused me to regret and repent."
The Divine Protection of the Koran