Guiding Light

TranslationIn the Name of AllahThe Most Beneficent, ever Merciful25. Of them there are someWho (pretend to) listen to thee;But We have thrownVeils on their hearts,So they understand it not,And deafness in their ears;If they saw every oneOf the Signs, not theyWill believe them;In so much thatWhen they come to thee,They (but) dispute with thee;The Unbelievers say:“These are nothingBut tales of the ancients.”Surah al An'am (6)13. When Our Signs are rehearsedTo him, he says“Tales of the Ancients!”14. By no means!But on their heartsIs the stain of the (ill)Which they do!Surah al Mutaffifin (83)In the above verses and in many others, we find an important Quranic concept,al Awwalun. This term is used to indicate “ancient times,” ”ancient peoples andcivilizations,” “forefathers,” and “heritage." ...