The Guiding Light — Page 499
S u rah al-A‘l a, Chapter 87 499 hence it is immune to change, replacement and the wasting effect of time. š è Î ø ) ã Ζ y ™ Ÿ ξ s ù # | ¤ Ψ s ? ∩∪ [87:7] We shall teach thee the Qur ’ a n , and thou shalt forget it not, Commentary The verse develops the argument implied in the preceding one. It purports to say that the Qur’ a n being God's last Message for mankind has been granted Divine protection against interference, distortion or interpolation. The promise of protection has been given in emphatic and clear terms, viz : “Verily, We Ourself have sent down the Reminder, and most surely We will be its Guardian (15;10)”. The last fourteen centuries have witnessed the fulfilment of this mighty prophecy, in that the Qur’ a n has become a part of the thought and life of the Muslims as a whole, so much, that at all times there is found in the world a section of Muslims who proclaim and uphold its true teachings and learn its text by heart. The Qur’ a n that we have with us today is the same, without the change of a