The Quran's inimitability renewed in every age

Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi holds that the Quran's inimitability does not end with its revelation, but gives each generation a sign in what that generation excels at. This is his view and is attributed to him; other views are not yet presented. ¹

Sha'rawi says the Quran came challenging the Arabs in language and eloquence, and because it is a religion for all people it had to challenge others in what they excelled at. He cites the opening verses of Al-Rum 1 and Al-Rum 4, which reported the Romans' victory after their defeat by the Persians, and counts this as a sign for non-Arabs at the time of revelation. ^{1 2}

Sha'rawi cites Qaf 7 to argue that the word "spread" does not conflict with the knowledge that the earth is round, since the earth appears spread out to an observer at any point on it, which would only be the case if the earth were round. ^{2 3}

This is Sha'rawi's view and his reasoning, attributed to him here. The views of other scholars on this question are not yet presented and will be added from other sources in a later batch.