3 Preface نَحنُ نَقُصُّ عَلَيكَ أَحسَنَ القَصَصِ بِما أَوحَينا إِلَيكَ هٰذَا القُرآنَ وَإِن كُنتَ مِن قَبلِهِ لَمِنَ الغافِلينَAli Quli QaraiWe will recount to you the best of narratives1 in what We have revealed to you of this Qurʾān, and indeed prior to it you were among those who are unaware [of it]. Or ‘We will tell you a story in the best style of narration.’