8 Preface وَمِنَ النّاسِ مَن يُجادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيرِ عِلمٍ وَلا هُدًى وَلا كِتابٍ مُنيرٍYusuf AliYet there is among men such a one as disputes about God, without Knowledge, without Guidance, and without a Book of Enlightenment,-1For “Book of Enlightenment” see 3:184 and n. 490. I understand “knowledge” to mean here their human knowledge or intelligence, “guidance” to mean divine guidance, such as comes from God or prophets of God or a revelation from God, and the “Book of Enlightenment” to mean the fundamental guide to good conduct, the clear rules laid down in all Dispensations to help men lead good lives. The “Book of Enlightenment” may mean a revealed Book in which case “Guidance” would refer to divine guidance through a prophet of God. (R).