So, why did the massage of prophethood need a sign?
The Prophet claims the existence of a link to the unseen world. Undoubtedly, such a claim needs proof, as merely claiming is not enough, otherwise it would not be possible to distinguish the truthful from the liar. Hence, the miracle was the proof of every prophet truthfulness, regarding his claim. Scholars have called the "aya" [sign] as a miracle, considering that a miracle is an act that the rest of the people are unable to make.
The prophets, peace be upon them, challenged their nations to make something similar to those miracles, but they were unable to do so. Therefore, the miracle, or the sign, revealed the people's inability. In fact, talking about the miracle is complex, and has increased recently from two aspects:
The first is in Western studies, whether those related to the criticism
of the Holy Book [Quran], or those that attempt to criticize
the miracle from the perspective of materialistic philosophy.
The second is in some modern Arab studies, whose owners have followed various trends, especially the trend that sought to deny it, which based on the fact that Quran does not mention any sensory miracle brought by the Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), similar to the miracles of the previous prophets.
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