البقرة
وَقَالَ الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ لَوْلَا يُكَلِّمُنَا اللَّهُ أَوْ تَأْتِينَا آيَةٌ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِم مِّثْلَ قَوْلِهِمْ ۘ تَشَابَهَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗ قَدْ بَيَّنَّا الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ 118
WHY DOES NOT GOD SPEAK TO US?! (VERSE NO. 118)
In parallel to the childish excuses and flimsy pretexts of the Jews, the PAGAN ARABS too, who were unlettered and indeed void of
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knowledge; questioned the prophet: If so; why then, God does not speak to us? Qurän answers them thus: ``So said those who lived before them - their hearts are much alike;'' that is to say, if they really want to know and understand the new truth, we have made our signs and our message clear enough.