The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4)

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PREFACE that of other editions of the Qur'ān. Numbering of the Notes, however, is continuous. It does not end where a Sūra ends but is continued into the next Sura throughout the book. References to verses have been made by two figures separated by a colon; the first figure shows the number of the chapter, while the second that of the verse. When the reference is to a chapter of the Qur'ān, the word "Qur'ān" is invariably omitted for the sake of brevity. Thus, 20:8 refers to the 8th verse of the 20th chapter of the Qur'an. In the case of references to other religious Scriptures, however, the name of the Book is always mentioned, though in an abbreviated form. Thus Gen. 5:6 means the 6th verse of the fifth chapter of Genesis, the first Book of Moses. The Editor thanks Qāzī ‘Abdul Hamid, B. A. , LL. B. , and Maulawi Muḥammad Aḥmad Jalil, B. A. , H. A. , for kindly reading the proofs and making useful suggestions. Rabwah, West Pakistan 10th December, 1960. m The EDITOR