3 Preface هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظّاهِرُ وَالباطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَليمٌAhmed AliHe is the first and He the last, the transcendent and the immanent; and He has knowledge of everything.