What is the response to the specious argument about the existence of linguistic errors in the Holy Quran in the verses: (They said, “We miss the king’s goblet, and for he who produces it is the burden of a camel, and I am responsible for it”), and (Then where are you going?), and (Then He made the path easy), and (Rather, man, against himself, will be a witness), and (And We have already created man and know what his soul whispers to him), and (Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths)?
Every objection to the Arabic nature of the Holy Quran is void, because the polytheists, who were eloquent Arabs at the time of the Quran's revelation, did not impugn its language. Rather, they fought against it, which indicates its eloquence, and that impugning it can only come from an ignorant person.
Response to the raised misconceptions:
1. ﴿قَالُوا نَفْقِدُ صُوَاعَ الْمَلِكِ وَلِمَنْ جَاءَ بِهِ حِمْلُ بَعِيرٍ وَأَنَا بِهِ زَعِيمٌ﴾ (They said: "We miss the king's cup; and to him who produces it is the burden of a camel, and I guarantee it."): "And I guarantee it" was said by the chief attendant, and 'za'eem' (guarantor) is the one who gives surety. The singular pronoun and its attribution to the whole group indicates their approval of this.
2. ﴿فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ﴾ (Then where are you going?): The omission of "ila" (to) is permissible in the Arabic language due to frequent usage, similar to the saying: "Dhahabtu Ash-Sham" (I went Syria).
3. ﴿ثُمَّ السَّبِيلَ يَسَّرَهُ﴾ (Then He made the way easy for him): "As-Sabeel" (the way) is in the accusative case (mansoob) as a second object, or due to "ishtighal" (preoccupation) with an implied verb, or by the omission of a preposition.
4. ﴿بَلِ الْإِنْسَانُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بَصِيرَةٌ﴾ (Nay, but man will be a witness against himself): The feminization of "baseerah" (witness) is for emphasis, or because it refers to the testifying limbs, or it means "mubser" (one who sees), or it is an adjective for a deleted noun such as "hujjah" (argument).
5. ﴿وَنَعْلَمُ مَا تُوَسْوِسُ بِهِ نَفْسُهُ﴾ (And We know what his soul whispers to him): The letter 'ba' in "bihi" (to him) is extra for emphasis of attachment, and the pronoun refers to the 'silah' (relative clause).
6. ﴿كَبُرَتْ كَلِمَةً تَخْرُجُ مِنْ أَفْوَاهِهِمْ﴾ (Grievous is the word that comes out of their mouths): "Kalimah" (word) is in the accusative case (mansoob) as a 'tamyeez' (distinguishing noun), or a 'haal' (circumstantial adverb), or for exclamatory purposes, and the subject is an implied pronoun referring to their statement.
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