The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 474
474. Essence of Islam-1. It is true that man was bestowed a revealed Book in the beginning of creation, but that Book was not the Vedās. . To attribute the current Vedās to God Almighty, is to offer an insult to the Holy Being. If it is asked why was only one revealed Book given to mankind in the beginning and why was not each people given a separate book, the answer is that in the beginning mankind's number was small and they did not amount even to a people, and one. Book was sufficient for them. When mankind spread over the earth and the dwellers of each region of the earth became a people, and on account of long distances one people ceased to be in touch with another, Divine wisdom demanded that at such time there should be separate. Messengers and revealed Books for different peoples, and so it came about. When mankind increased in numbers still more and communications were established, and means of communication became available, and it became known that different parts of the earth were inhabited by man, and God Almighty determined that they should all be made one people, and should be gathered together after their dispersal, God sent one Book for all regions. In this Book it was commanded that as it reached different parts of the world, it should be accepted and believed in. That Book is the Holy Qur'an which has been revealed to establish a relationship between different regions. . The books that were revealed before the Qur'an were confined to one people each. Books and Messengers appeared among the Syrians, Persians, Indians, Chinese,. Egyptians and Romans and they were each confined to one people and were not concerned with the others. Last of all came the Holy Qur'an which is a universal Book and is not for any one people, but for all peoples. It came