To Him (Allah) do we accord such a praise as is the solace of the souls...

To Him (Allah) do we accord such a praise as is the solace of the souls, as secures God's pleasure and as will acquit us of our gratitude for His perfect bounties, abundant favours and graceful tests. I am a witness to there being no God save Him. Who has no partner, the one, the eternally Besought and Who has taken no wife nor a son.

And I have been witness to Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny), His select slave, and to his being sent as a messenger when the coming of such messengers had been suspended. The period when the nations were in deep slumber, when ignorance prevailed, distress and affliction were rampant, firm pledges were being violated, people were blinded against all truth, when oppression was in great vogue and honesty was being obliterated.

So (under the circumstances such as these) did Allah send His book to him (Muhammad, the prophet) containing description and explanation (of all good), a book readable (Qur'an) in Arabic language totally free from all slant, so that mankind may guard itself against every evil. This book (Qur'an) describes clearly before the people the distinct path (of truth) with reason and knowledge.

It also elucidates the (divine) religion, describing the imperatives imposed on them by Allah, the things which God has revealed and announced for the people. This book contains guidance for salvation, and is a milestone leading towards the right path. The Prophet delivered what he received (from God) and acknow-ledged whatever was ordained. He bore the weight of the responsibilities of prophethood on him. He exercised patience to please His Lord.

He strove in the way of God and consulted his people and called them towards their salvation. He roused them to the remembrance of God and guided them towards the right path. Afterwards he built the highways and erected the light house for the guidance of mankind and raised minarets, the flags of which fluttered high for the-people to watch. All this He did so that people should not go astray, since he (the Prophet) was very kind and merciful to them.

When his (Prophet's) period of life ended and his days were done, God took out his soul and brought it to Himself. Now he is with God in a state where God is pleased with each of his actions. He is venerable and his share of divine rewards is the greatest. He departed (from the 6 world) and has left behind him the book of Allah and his deputy (nominated executor, ،¥Ali ibn Ab.