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59 that you may be shown mercy. ” 17 That is, the Quran is such a book and shariah which is (abounding in blessings), and excellences; and fundamental verities of all the Divine books seem to have flowed into it. Now act upon this ‘abounding in blessings’ Book to the best of your abilities whereby you will get two fold benefits from it. Firstly, you will come under the Divine protection; Allah will become your shield and will protect you against all satanic temptations, for, one cannot attain the cognizance of true paths of righteousness unless he follows this blessed Book, and cannot come under Divine protection without treading on these paths. Secondly, you will be entitled to Divine mercy, and as a result of incalculable favours from Allah you will achieve physical and spiritual prosperity. Likewise in another place Allah the Exalted says: “And this is a Book which We have revealed, full of blessings, to fulfil that which preceded it, and to enable thee to warn the Mother of towns and those around her. ” 18 That is, this is a great Book which We have sent down. It is inclusive of every blessing bestowed on the peoples of old, and it has been revealed in keeping with the glad tidings and prophecies found in the previous scriptures. Furthermore, it endorses all the principal verities and guidance found in all the previous shariahs. In other words, it compacts them all.