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al Walid: "And what can I possibly say?" (concerning the Qur'ans Miraculousness)
Ibn 'Abbas
narrated:
"al-Walid bin al-Mughirah (a polytheist)
came to the Messenger of Allah. The Messenger of Allah recited the
Qur'an to him, and al-Walid seemed to become affected and softened by
it. Abu Jahl came to know of this, so, he came to al-Walid and said:
"Don't you see that your people are collecting charity for you?"
He said: "And why is that?"
Abu Jahl
replied: "So that they can give it to you, as they see that you
went to Muhammad to get some of his food."
al-Walid
said: "Quraysh knows that I am of the wealthiest of its
sons."
Abu Jahl said: "So, say to Muhammad something
that would convince your people that you oppose him."
al-Walid
replied: "And what can I possibly say?
There is not a single man who is more knowledgable of poetry or prose
than I, or even that of the Jinn,
and by Allah, what he says bears no resemblance to these things. By
Allah, what he says has a sweetness to it, and a charm upon it; the
highest part of it is fruitful and the lowest part of it is gushing
forth with bounty; it dominates and cannot be dominated, and it
crushes all that is under it.""
[Reported
by al-Hakim in 'al-Mustadrak' (2/506-507) and at-Tabari in'Jami' al-Bayan' (29/156), and it is authentic]
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*Al Walid was the father of the famous convert and companion of Prophet Muhammad; Khalid [ibn al Walid].
http://kalamullah.com/al-quran.html
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