4 Preface قَد عَلِمنا ما تَنقُصُ الأَرضُ مِنهُم ۖ وَعِندَنا كِتابٌ حَفيظٌAli Quli QaraiWe know what the earth diminishes from them,1 and with Us is a preserving Book. That is, from their bodies when they disintegrate after death.