Allah Ta’ala enviou Muhammad ﷺ entre um povo que era eloquente e puro em sua língua (ou seja, na linguagem). Eles tinham mercados e feiras sazonais nos quais competiam quanto à pureza, beleza e eloquência de suas poesias. A poesia vencedora era então escrita em ouro e pendurada nas paredes da Ka'bah, que era o seu lugar mais santificado e sagrado. A notícia se espalhava, e as tribos ganhavam orgulho e honra por meio disso. Dentro dessa realidade, Allah Ta’ala concedeu a Muhammad ﷺ um milagre do mesmo tipo, ou da mesma categoria, na qual eles encontravam orgulho e honra. Era a fala árabe, utilizando as mesmas letras e expressões a partir das quais formulavam a sua poesia, e era o Kalaam (fala) de Allah que era miraculoso e inimitável (impossível para os seres humanos replicarem).

Allah Ta’Aalaa sent Muhammad (saw) amongst a people who were eloquent and pure of tongue (i.e. in language). They had seasonal markets and fairs in which they would compete in respect to the purity, beauty and eloquence of their poetry. The winning poetry would then be written in gold and hung upon the walls of the Ka’bah which was their most sanctified and sacred place. The news would then spread and the tribes would gain pride and honour through this. Within this reality Allah Ta’Aalaa provided Muhammad (saw) with a miracle which was of the same kind or within the same category that they found pride and honour in. It was Arabic speech utilising the same letters and expressions that they would formulate their poetry from and it was the Kalaam (speech) of Allah that was miraculous and inimitable (impossible for humans to replicate).

Allah desafiou os árabes com o Alcorão, desafiando-os a trazer algo semelhante a ele e igual a ele, e, de fato, até mesmo a trazer apenas uma sura semelhante a ele. Allah Ta'ala disse:

Allah challenged the Arabs with the Qur’aan by challenging them to bring something similar and like it and indeed even to just bring one Soorah that was similar to it. Allah Ta’Aalaa said: