The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 390
390 Essence of Islam-1 them to the earth and made them fall down dead at the spots which the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] had specified in advance. The Holy Qur'an mentions several other instances of Divine intervention and succour, that were miraculous in nature. The sum and substance of this is that God Al- mighty raised the Holy Prophet [peace and blessings of Allah be on him] at a time when he was poor, an orphan, alone and helpless and then within a short period of time, which was even less than thirty years, made him victori- ous over a large part of the world and made him supreme over the Byzantine emperor and the kings of Syria, Egypt, and the countries between the Tigris and the Eu- phrates. Similarly, within a short period of time, He spread the Muslim victories as far as the Oxus river. The Holy Qur'an had foretold the spread of Islām in these countries. Considering the Muslims' lack of resources and their wonderful victories, wise and learned Europe- ans have testified that there is no other instance in the history of the world of such rapid advance as that of Is- lām and the Islāmic kingdom. It is obvious that what is matchless is also called miraculous. In short, many ex- ternal changes of a miraculous nature are mentioned in the Holy Qur'an. Indeed, every part of this holy word announces aloud instances of Divine support. [Surmah Chashm Āryā, Rūķānī Khazā'in, Vol. 2, pp. 60-67, footnote] Doors to Divine Understanding Opened by the Holy Qur'an The Holy Qur'an opens three doors for bestowing the understanding of truth. One is the door of reason. The way of reasoning has been perfectly employed for the