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means entrusted over it.<br />

<strong>Al</strong>i bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said,<br />

"Muhaymin is, `the Trustworthy'.<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah says that the Qur'an is trustworthy over<br />

every Divine Book that preceded it.''<br />

This <strong>was</strong> reported from Ikrimah, Sa`id bin<br />

Jubayr, Mujahid, Muhammad bin Ka`b, Atiyah, <strong>Al</strong>-<br />

Hasan, Qatadah, Ata' <strong>Al</strong>-Khurasani, As-Suddi and<br />

Ibn Zayd.<br />

Ibn Jarir said,<br />

"<strong>The</strong> Qur'an is trustworthy over the Books that<br />

preceded it. <strong>The</strong>refore, whatever in these<br />

previous Books conforms <strong>to</strong> the Qur'an is true,<br />

and whatever disagrees with the Qur'an is false.''<br />

<strong>Al</strong>-Walibi said that Ibn Abbas said that;<br />

Muhayminan means, `Witness'.<br />

Mujahid, Qatadah and As-Suddi said the same.<br />

<strong>Al</strong>-Awfi said that Ibn Abbas said that;<br />

Muhayminan means, `dominant over the<br />

previous Scriptures'.<br />

<strong>The</strong>se meanings are similar, as the word Muhaymin<br />

includes them all. Consequently, the Qur'an is<br />

trustworthy, a witness, and dominant over every<br />

Scripture that preceded it. This Glorious Book, which<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah revealed as the Last and Final Book, is the most<br />

encompassing, glorious and perfect Book <strong>of</strong> all times.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Qur'an includes all the good aspects <strong>of</strong> previous<br />

Scriptures and even more, which no previous Scripture<br />

ever contained. This is why <strong>Al</strong>lah made it trustworthy, a<br />

witness and dominant over all Scriptures. <strong>Al</strong>lah promised<br />

that He will protect the Qur'an and swore by His Most<br />

Honorable Self,<br />

إِن َّا نَحْنُ‏ نَز َّلْنَا الذ ِّآْرَ‏ وَإِن َّا لَهُ‏ لَحَفِظُو ‏َن<br />

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