Tradition

إنَّ اللّه تَعالَى لَمْ يَجْعَلِ الْقُرآنَ لِزَمان دُوْنَ زَمان وَ لا لِناس دُوْنَ ناس فَهُوَ فِى كُلِّ زمانِ جَدِيدٌ وَ عِنْدَ كُلِّ قَوْم غَضٌّ إلى يَوْمِ الْقِيامَةِ

Imam al-Rida’ (‘a) is narrated to have said: “God has not made the Quran for a specific time period, nor for a specific group of people. Therefore, during every time period, it is new and fresh for every group.”1

Brief Commentary

The Imam (‘a) mentioned these words when someone asked him why the Quran never gets old, even after countless recitations. The Imam (‘a) pointed out the reality that the Quran was not created of this world, which is oft-changing and in constant flux. This is a book which is rooted in God’s lofty knowledge and so it is of an eternal nature. When something is of an eternal nature, then whatever comes from it will always be fresh and captivating. Indeed, this is one of the signs of the greatness and high rank of the Quran.

• 1. Safinat al-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 413.