The book Qur’an has one central theme and one core subject, not many unrelated topics like history, geography, science, astronomy, just and fair governance, politics, calendar or months. The subject of the book Quran is Self; this clarity of subject is what gives the Qur’an its depth, coherence, and power.
A truly good book is not one that merely collects many themes together and confuses its readers with its superficial narratives, but one that focuses on a single fundamental subject and explores it thoroughly from different angles. When any book tries to deal with many independent subjects, it often loses clarity, depth and its grip upon the reader.
The book Qur’an, however, consistently revolves around one central reality—the relationship between self, consciousness, conscience, heart and soul. All its discussions—whether about Allah, Rabb, Rehman, rasul, kitab, satan, iblis, malaikah Pharaoh, Sun, Moon, Sky, Earth, mountains, sea, water, man, woman etc—are expressions of this one theme, not separate topics but all related to inner applications and senses of spiritual beings (humans).
Thus, the excellence of the Qur’an lies in the fact that everything it addresses returns to the same central focus, examined in detail, explained through various examples, and applied to every aspect of human / divine consciousness.
In this sense, the Qur’an meets the highest benchmark of a great book: focused on single subject combined with depth of treatment.
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