What aspect of the Qur'aan makes it so miraculous? And what are those aspects of the Qur'aan that cannot be imitated? There have been numerous responses by the scholars of 'uloom al-Qur'aan: the Arabic of the Qur'aan; the laws and sharee'ah that the Qur'aan came with; the predictions that it gives; the diligence with which it was preserved, and so forth. In reality, the correct opinion is that all of these aspects, and more, form an integral part of the i'jaaz of the Qur'aan. In other words, the beauty of the Qur'aan is that it is not just miraculous i.e- one facet, but rather from all facets and angles that one can look at it. The scholar Muhammad ibn Juzay al-Kalbee divided the i'jaaz of the Qur'aan into ten categories: The eloquence of the Qur'aan above that of any human speech.
The unique arrangement and organisation of its verses and soorahs, and the manner in which the words are arranged. The incapability to produce anything similar to it by the disbelievers during the Prophet's (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) time and those after them. The stories and accounts of the nations' and prophets of old, since the Prophet (salallahu· alayhi wa sal/am) had no recourse to such information. The predictions which occurred in the Qur'aan, and which later came true. The Names and Attributes of Allaah, all Glory be to Him, and the attribution of all that Befits Him, and the negation of all that does not Befit Him, and the call of the Creator to the created to worship Him (in other words, the perfect 'aqeedah). All of this is not possible for a human to bring forth, unless he was inspired by Allaah.
The laws and sharee'ah that the Qur'aan came with, and the morals and conduct that it called for. All of this leads to the betterment of life in this world and in the Hereafter. The perfection of a set of laws that can be applied to any society at any time and place is humanly impossible, and the sharee'ah is the only example of such a set of laws.
The fact that it has been protected and remained unchanged over such a long period of time, despite the fact that all other religious books have been distorted. The ease by which it is memorised, and this is known by experience and observance. This is in contrast to all other religious books, for none of them are memorised like the Qur'aan. The deep meanings that are present in it, and the fact that a reader never tires of reading the Qur'aan, no matter how many times he has heard it or read it. This is in contrast to any other book, since a person cannot read it more than a few times without it getting monotonous and mundane.
Again, the iJaaz of the Qur'aan cannot be limited to one list. There are other aspects of the i'jaaz of the Qur'aan that have not been mentioned in this' list, including the Qur'aan's stating of scientific facts that were unknown at the time of the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wa sallam); the impact that it has on those who listen to it; the miraculous nature and what remains of them in the qira'aat; the euphonious quality of the Qur'aan, and many more aspects.