The Guiding Light — Page 505
S u rah al-A‘l a, Chapter 87 505 [87:17] But you prefer the life of this world, ä ο t Å z F ψ $ # u ρ × ö y z # ’ s + ö / r & u ρ ∩∪ [87:18] Whereas the Hereafter is better and more lasting. ¨ β Î ) # x ‹ ≈ y δ ’ Å ∀ s 9 É # ß s ÷ Á 9 $ # 4 ’ n <ρ W { $ # ∩∪ [87:19] This indeed is what is taught in the former Scriptures — É # ç t à ¾ t Λ Ï δ≡ t ö / Î ) 4 y › θ ã Β u ρ ∩∪ [7:20] The Scriptures of Abraham and Moses Commentary Because the essential principles of all religions are basically identical, the teachings mentioned in the foregoing verses are also found in the Scriptures of Moses as and Abraham as. The verse may also signify that the