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164 wealth, which are in no danger of being exhausted. It is precisely for this reason that Allah the Excellent says in respect of it: I`¥gS m 5IJ _4 ¦ ? G ( r _ Y / G _0 5y | g§m G ( “And there is not a thing but with Us are the treasures thereof, and We send it not down except in a known measure. ” 33 That is to say, there are with Him [in the Quran] treasures of spiritual wisdom and knowledge of every kind and that He reveals them in a determined measure in answer to requirements. There is little denying the fact that every truth and point of wisdom is but the lost property of the Faithful, for its seed is already there in the Holy Quran, which is the exclusive property of the Muslim, irrespective of the fact whether he is alive to the worth of its treasure or not. Would that the world appreciate the value of the Quran and would that it knew the value of the jewels embedded in the A ha d i th which our chief (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has extracted from the Holy Book for our guidance and benefit. And our last word is that: “All praise is due to Allah, the Creator and Lord of the Worlds. ” 33 The Holy Quran, Ch: 15 (Al- H ijr), V: 22