Al Anbiyā’

وَهَذَا ذِكْرٌ مُّبَارَكٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ أَفَاَنتُمْ لَهُ مُنكِرُونَ

50. “And this (Qur’an) is a blessed Reminder which We have sent down (for you). Do you then deny it?”

Concerning the Qur’an being blessed, this is sufficient to know that, in a short time, it could turn many people from polytheism to monotheism, from separation to unity, from ignorance to knowledge, from wildness to civilization, from captivity to government, from pollution to purity, from poverty to richness, from stagnation to running, from superstitions to facts, from disgrace to glory, from following the false deities to obeying the immaculate Imams (as), from negligence to awareness, from instability to steadfastness, from disbelief to faith, and, concisely speaking, from darkness to light.

So, this holy verse, comparing the Qur’an with the former Divine Books, says:

Is there any room for denying such a Book? The reasons of its legitimacy are found inside of it, its luminosity is manifest, and its followers are prosperous and victorious. The sanctity of the Qur’an is not deniable; and it is such a Book that its admonitions can attract millions of hearts to itself in different ages and out of many generations. To be acquainted with the extent that how much this holy Qur’an is the cause of cognizance and source of beatitude, it is quite enough to consider the status of the residents of Arabian Peninsula before the descent of the Qur’an when they used to live in wildness, ignorance, poverty, misery and dispersion, comparing with their status after the descent of the Qur’an, when they became an example for others.

We may also consider the condition of some nations before and after that the Qur’an went among them.