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Q: Write comprehensive note on Quran, its miracles, language with special influence on the subsequent literature.

Quran---a Heavenly revealed Book:
The Holy Quran is last heavenly revealed book. It is in pure Arabic language. It can be divided in two main parts; one is Makki and second is Madni. Most of the Mkki surahs consist of fundamental beliefs of Islam like Tauheed, Resalat, life hereafter etc. On the other hand Madnio surahs are consisting of orders relating to ethics, social life and Islamic government.

Miracles of Holy Quran:-

1- Inimitable:-
The Holy Quran was revealed in an era when the Arabian Peninsula was full of the lucid and eloquent poets. But Quran as it was ‘kalam’ of Rehman was superior to the poetic work of the poets. Quran challenges everybody to bring even a very small verse in competition to Quran.
2-Quran–Safeguarded by Allah Almighty:-
Even after 1400 years time, the Holy Quran is safeguarded and intact. This is indeed a marvelous miracle of the Holy Quran that Allah Almighty has safeguarded this book by employing ‘His Wisdom’. Even a minute change can not occur in this Holy Book, this indeed is the blessing and miracle of Allah.
3-Impact of Quran For The Who Understand It Is Miraculous:-
The Holy Quran‘s lucidity made it even more effective for the people who try to
understand it. When Labid bin Rabia tried to complete (in poetic sense, he tried to add another stanza) Sura-al-kusar but could not do so. He understood that this cannot be the kalam of a man. So, he wrote ‘This is not written by any man‘ and embraced Islam.
4-Quran neither A verse nor A Prose:-
Another miracle is that Quran has been revealed in such a way that it looks like neither a prose nor like a verse, as depicted by Dr. Taha Hussain. It flips qasidah, totally, when Sura Rehman is revealed and understood. All the magnificence shows that Quran is also a miracle in its context and style.

Impact of Quran on Subsequent Literature:
Impact of Holy Quran on the subsequent literature can be enunciated by mentioning following points.
1-Impact on language
2-Impact on prose
3-Impact on creating new fields of knowledge
4-Introduction of new narrative style
1-Impact on Language:-
The Holy Quran introduced new words in it e.g.
Al Qayam
Al Rakuh
Al Sajood

Ghraibs were used by Quran. Imam Raghib Asfahani has counted many Ghraibs which were mentioned in the Holy Quran. These Ghraibs were no more use of the ordinary Arab people.
2-Impact on Prose:-
As the Holy Quran was revealed and preached by the Holy Prophet (PBUH), soon it spread in far off areas which came under the sway of Muslims. Their expenses were recorded by the revenue board of the Caliphate.
Secondly, the letters written by the Holy Prophet (PBUH) ‘Maktubat e Nabvi’ and ‘Khutbat e Nabvi’ followed a specific style which was propagated in Islamic Caliphate.

3-New Fields of knowledge:-

After the revelation of the Holy Quran, it was propagated to the far off areas. Non Arabic people committed blunders while pronouncing the Holy Quran. This necessitated the introduction of new fields of knowledge in order to understand Holy Quran.
The new fields e.g.
Ilm e lughat
Ilm e Fiqah
Sarf e Nahv
Istanbat
Were introduced by the Muslims.
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