Guiding Light

Abstract

Translation In the Name of Allah The Most Beneficent, ever Merciful 25. Of them there are some Who (pretend to) listen to thee; But We have thrown Veils on their hearts, So they understand it not, And deafness in their ears; If they saw every one Of the Signs, not they Will believe them; In so much that When they come to thee, They (but) dispute with thee; The Unbelievers say: “These are nothing But tales of the ancients.” Surah al An'am (6) 13. When Our Signs are rehearsed To him, he says “Tales of the Ancients!” 14. By no means! But on their hearts Is the stain of the (ill) Which they do! Surah al Mutaffifin (83) In the above verses and in many others, we find an important Quranic concept, al Awwalun. This term is used to indicate “ancient times,” ”ancient peoples and civilizations,” “forefathers,” and “heritage." ...