156 Preface أَن تَقولوا إِنَّما أُنزِلَ الكِتابُ عَلىٰ طائِفَتَينِ مِن قَبلِنا وَإِن كُنّا عَن دِراسَتِهِم لَغافِلينَAli Quli QaraiLest you should say, ‘The Book was sent down only to two communities before us,1 and we were indeed unaware of their studies,’ That is, Jews and Christians.