The Essence of Islam – Volume I — Page 480
480. Essence of Islam-1 verities relating to the hereafter and to the recognition of. God are not comprised in the revealed Book, and that such and such a verity has been left out which they have discovered. If they were to do so, they might succeed in misguiding some ignorant persons. The Holy Qur'ān claims: 287 مَا فَرَّطْنَا فِي الكتب مِن شَيْءٍ (Part Number: 7) . . . That is to say: No verity relating to Divine knowledge which is needed by man has been left out from the Holy. Qur'ān. . Again it is said: 288 يَتْلُوا صُحُفًا تُطَمَّرَةٌ ، فِيهَا كُتُبُ قَيِّمَةً . (Part Number: 30). That is to say: The Messenger of God recites holy scriptures comprising all perfect verities and the knowledge granted to people of the earlier ages and those of the latter days. . Again it is said: 289 كتب أحكمت أيتُهُ ثُمَّ فُصِّلَتْ مِن لَّدُنْ حَكِيمٍ خَبِيرٍ و (Part Number: 11). This means that: This Book has two qualities: one is that the All-Wise One has set it out in a firm and wellargued manner, that is to say, in the way of wisdom and not merely as a story; and, secondly, it sets forth all that is needed about the hereafter. . Again it is said: 287 al-An'ām, 6:39 [Publisher] 288 al-Bayyinah, 98:3-4 [Publisher] 289. Hüd, 11:2 [Publisher]