3 Preface هُوَ الأَوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظّاهِرُ وَالباطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَليمٌAli Quli QaraiHe is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of all things.