An Elementary Study of Islam — Page viii
Publisher’s Note According to our system of counting Quranic verses, the verse Bismillāh irraḥmān irraḥīm (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) is counted as the first verse of the chapter, which it precedes. Some publishers of the Holy Quran however, begin counting following Bismillāh irraḥmān irraḥīm. Should the reader not find the relevant verse under the number mentioned in this book, he or she is advised to deduct 1 from the number. For example, if this book quotes Surah Al-Faṭir (35:25), then some copies of the Holy Quran will list the same verse under Surah Al-Faṭir (35: 24). Where necessary, translation of the Arabic text has been elaborated by additional words to explain the meaning. Such words are not in italics. The word and at the commencement of a translated verse has been omitted. The form ibn has been used in both initial and medial position in the names of persons, in order to conform to current usage, although bin also occurs medially in some original texts (abbreviated usually as b. ). Quotations from the Holy Bible are from the New World Translation.