The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “Allah has placed two kinds of people among us.” They are the khalifs of His Prophets and His trustees, who are His people, elite and chosen ones. So those who recite the Qur’an bear a concealed secret of Allah and guard His preserved knowledge. The Almighty says, ”We have not omitted anything from the Book.” (6:38) He addresses it to His friends and they understand, and He explains to them what He means in it and they know it. In it, He repeats admonitions and stories for under standing and different types of metaphors and reports about matters of the Unseen. In it, He explains the obligatory judgments and differentiates the lawful and unlawful. He made its examples lesson for those who reflect on them and His commands guidance for those who study them. They cannot bring its like, even if they help one another. He sent him with the Clear Book which distinguishes between doubt and certainty which eloquent men cannot oppose and intelligent men cannot contradict.

I testify that there is no god but Allah alone with no partner, the Lord who is One and Self-Sustaining, the Living, Self-Subsistent who does not die, the Master of Majesty and Nobility and immense gifts, He who has spoken the Qur’an, He who created the human being and blessed him with faith and sent His Messenger Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with the clarification. Praise belongs to Allah who began by praising Himself before any praiser praised Him! We seek His help and may Allah bless our master Muhammad and his family and Companions and grant them abundant peace. In the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, Most Merciful

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