Surah 35. Fatir, Ayah 31

For this explanatory rendering of the phrase ma bayna yodayhi, see note [3] on 3:3 .

 See previous footnote.

All Revelation is one. The Qur-an therefore confirms the main and uncorrupted features of previous revelations. It must be so, because Allah is fully cognisant of the needs of every age and people; and therefore His Message, while it meets those needs, must in essence be the same. His Messengers did not meet each other as men; but their contact with Allah through inspiration unified their Message. And He cares for and watches over all men, and He knows fully what their needs are, even better than they know themselves.