Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page xiii
Publisher’s Note According to our system of counting Quranic verses, the verse Bismill a h irra h m a n irra hi m (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) is counted as the first verse of the chapter, which it precedes. Some publishers of the Holy Quran however, begin counting following Bismill a h irra h m a n irra hi m. Should the reader not find the relevant verse under the number mentioned in this book, he or she is advised to deduct 1 from the number. For example, if this book quotes Ch. 35: Al-F at ir: 25, then some copies of the Holy Quran will list the same verse under Ch. 35: Al-F at ir: 24. Where necessary, translation of the Arabic text has been elaborated by additional words to explain the meaning. Such words are not in italics. The word and at the commencement of a translated verse has been omitted. The form ibn has been used in both initial and medial position in the names of persons, in order to conform to current usage, although bin also occurs medially in some original texts (abbreviated usually as b. ). Quotations from the Holy Bible are from the New World Translation.