39 Preface يَمحُو اللَّهُ ما يَشاءُ وَيُثبِتُ ۖ وَعِندَهُ أُمُّ الكِتابِYusuf AliGod doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book.1Umm al Kitab'. Mother of the Book: the original foundation of all revelation; the essence of God’s Will and Law. (Cf. 3:7, n. 347, and 43:4).