events. For just as someone who is an expert in some science or craft shows his skill and proficiency through some succinct words or a concise statement, so the summaries and spirits of events mentioned in the Qur’an show that the one who said them comprehends all the events and sees them, and, if one may say so, relates them with extraordinary skill.

##### The Second Glisten

The Second Glisten is its giving news of the future, which is another part of the Unseen. There are many sorts of these predictions. The first sort is particular, and special to the saints and those seek the truth through illumination. For example, Muhyiddin al-‘Arabi discovered numerous instances of the Qur’an’s giving news of the Unseen in the sura,

Alif. Lam. Mim. ∗ The Roman Empire has been defeated.(30:1-2)

And Imam Rabbani saw many signs of the events of the Unseen and the communicating of them through the Disjointed Letters at the beginning of some suras, and so on. For scholars of the Batiniyya School, the Qur’an consisted from beginning to end of information about the Unseen. We, however, shall indicate some which are general. These too have many levels, one of which we shall discuss. Thus, the All-Wise Qur’an says to God’s Noble Messenger (Upon whom be blessings and peace): [^7]

[^7]:Since these verses which give news of the Unseen have been expounded in numerous Qur’anic commentaries, and also due to the haste imposed on the author by his intention to have this work printed in the old [Ottoman] script, they have not been explained here and those valuable treasuries have remained closed. (See, page 385, footnote 1 above. – Tr.)

So patiently persevere, for God’s promise is true.(30:60) ∗ You shall enter the Sacred Mosque if God wills, with minds secure, heads shaved, hair cut short, and without fear; ∗ He it is Who sent His Messenger with guidance and the religion of truth, so it should prevail over all religion.(48:27-28) ∗ But they, after this defeat of theirs will soon be victorious, ∗ within a few years. With God is the decision.(30:3-4) ∗ Soon will you see, and they will see ∗ which of you is afflicted with madness.(68:5-6) ∗ Or do they say: “A poet! We await for him some calamity [hatched] by time?” ∗ Say: “Wait, then. And I shall wait with you!”(52:30-31) ∗ And God will defend you from men.(5:67) ∗ But if you cannot, and of a surety you cannot.(2:24) ∗ But they will never seek it.(2:95) ∗ We shall show them Our signs on the furthest horizons and in their own selves, so that it becomes clear to them that this is the Truth.(41:53) ∗ Say: If the whole of mankind and the jinns were to come together to produce the like of this Qur’an, they could not produce the like thereof, even if they backed up each