The Eighth Proof, which is explicit: This is the veracious, verified tongue of Muhammad (Upon whom be blessings and peace). His word flung open the doors of eternal felicity. The consensus of all the prophets from Adam to their Seal (UWBP) concerning this truth, forms a decisive proof of it. There must be such a truth, since they were in agreement concerning it.

Ninth Proof: This is the miraculous Qur'an's announcement of eternal felicity. The seven aspects of its miraculousness have been confirmed for thirteen centuries furnishing proof of what it claims. For it discloses bodily resurrection with its message and is the key to it.¹

The Tenth Proof: This consists of thousands of proofs supplied by numerous verses. For example, the verse, "Seeing that He has created you in successive stages"(71:14) indicates an allegorical comparison (qiyâs tamthîlî)-, and "Nor is your Sustainer ever unjust to His servants" (41:46) points to a proof of justice. Indeed, in most of its verses the Qur'an has opened up windows looking onto the resurrection of the dead.

The allegorical comparison in the first verse above is as follows: consider the human body, how it passes from stage to stage, from sperm to a blood-clot, and from that to an embryo, and from that to flesh and bone, and from that to a new creation. Each of these stages has such particular laws, such determined order, such regular development that it reveals transparently an intention, will, and choice. Next study its continued existence, for the body renews its clothes every year, and this occurs through dissolution and reassembling. That is to say, the cells are broken down and repaired with a subtle substance prepared by their Maker in accordance with a particular law, and distributed in appropriate amounts to all the organs.

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1.An allusion to the commentaries al-Kashshâf by al-Zamakhshari and al-Miftdh by al-Sakkâkı.