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confirming that which has been before it…" The purpose of the statement saying that the Qur'an confirms the sacred Books before it is that all the divine signs that have been referred to in those Books adopt to it. Therefore, both from the point of content and from the point of evidences and historical documents, the signs of rightfulness are seen in the Qur'an. Then, the verse explains the purpose of sending the Qur'an down as follows: "...

and that you may warn (the people of) the Mother City (Mecca) and those around her....." Mecca has been called' 'Umm-ul-Qura' because, as it is said, she is thee origin of the beginning genesis of the whole lands allover the earth. here are many Islamic traditions which denote that the existing dry lands throughout the world expanded from the ground beneath the Ka'bah which Islamic literature have been recorded by the name of /dahw-ul-'ard/ (expansion of the Earth).

Thus, the Qur'anic phrase 'and those around her' compasses all the people throughout of the world. Then, at the end of the verse, the Qur'an says: "... and those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are careful of their prayers." The Importance of Prayer! Amongst all the religious ordinances only prayer is referred to in the above-mentioned verse.

So, as we know, prayer is the symbol of the link and connection between the believing servants and Allah (S.w.T.) ; and, for this very reason, it is the most important worship comparing all other godly worships. Some commentators believe that when this verse was revealed the only religious obligation had been prayer.

" And who is more unjust than he who forges a lie against Allah, or says: 'It has been revealed to me, ' while nothing has been revealed to him, and he who says: ' I will send down the like of what Allah has sent down '? And if you had seen when the unjust shall be in the agonies of death and the angels shall spread forth their hands, (saying) : 'Give up your souls!