192 Preface وَإِنَّهُ لَتَنزيلُ رَبِّ العالَمينَYusuf AliVerily this is a Revelation1 from the Lord of the Worlds:The hostile reception of some of the previous Messengers having been mentioned, the special characteristics of the Qur-ān are now referred to, to show (1) that it is true, and (2) that its rejection by the Meccan Pagans was of a piece with the previous experience in the history of man: vested interests resist Truth, but it conquers.