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27 December 1907 41 1 َرَهَظ ُداَسَفْلا يِف ِّرَبْلا َو ِرْحَبْلا َرَهَظ ُداَسَفْلا يِف ِّرَبْلا َو ِرْحَبْلا Meaning that, all—be they followers of a scripture or not— were suffering from errors in their beliefs, and terrible iniquity was rampant throughout the world. Thus, at such a time, God Almighty sent a perfect book like the Holy Quran to refute all false doctrines. It contains a rejoinder to all false religions. Supremacy of S u rah al-F a ti h ah In S u rah al-F a ti h ah, which is recited in every rak’at of all five daily Prayers, all creeds are alluded to. It is said: • ُدْمَحْلَا ِهّٰلِل ِّبَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلا ُدْمَحْلَا ِهّٰلِل ِّبَر َنْيِمَلٰعْلا 2 [ Alhamdulillahi Rabbul-alamin ] meaning: ‘All sublime qualities are deserved by the God who has cre- ated all the worlds. ’ • ْ حْـمٰن َّ اَلر ْ حْـمٰن َّ اَلر [ ar-Rahman —Most Gracious]: ‘He is the One who creates without antecedent deeds [of those created] and who bestows without requiring deeds. ’ • حِیْم َّ اَلر حِیْم َّ اَلر [ ar-Rahim —the Most Merciful]: ‘He rewards deeds. ’ • ِ ِ یَوْم ِ الدِّیْن ِ ك ِ یَوْم ِ الدِّیْن ِمَالِك مَال [ Maliki-Yaumid-Din —Master of the Day of Judgement]. In these four attributes, all factions of the world have been referred to. 1. S u rah ar-R u m, 30:42 [Publisher] 2. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all the worlds ( S u rah al-F a ti h ah , 1:2). [Publisher]