Jumu'ah Live: "The Divine Language Of The Holy Qur'an" (Part 4)

57: 16. "Has not the time arrived for the Believers that their hearts in all humility should engage in the remembrance of Allah and of the truth which has been revealed (to them) and that they should not become like those to whom was given Revelation aforetime but long ages passed over them and their hearts grew hard? For many among them are rebellious transgressors."

“During the life time of the Prophet the Arabs were known for their poetic eloquence and excellence.  They named all non-Arabs as “Ajamy” which means the dumb.  The Arabs were much proud of their poetry and oratory.  They used to challenge others in the matters of eloquence.  IT is the way of God that He conferred special miraculous powers to different prophets as required by time.  …..Similarly during the period of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) the poets used to paste or hang their writings on the walls of Kaaba and prove their excellence.  “Saba Moalleqat” were very much popular writings hung on the walls of Kaaba.  Each year there was a poetry contest at Mecca in which great poets from all over Arabia used to participate.  Under such circumstances the Prophet also hung the Sura Al-Kausar on the wall of Kaaba.  A man of letters after reading the Sura Al-Kausar wrote underneath: “This is not the word of man.