of the Hour, together with detailed reports about it such as no other scripture contains, spanning the entire period from the world’s first moment until the day Allah inherits the earth and all who are upon it. The Messiah confirmed this when, in the Gospel where he gave glad tidings of him, he said: “He will inform you of everything that Allah the Exalted has prepared for you” (1); and elsewhere: “He will tell you of events and matters unseen” (2); in another passage: “He will teach you all things” (3); elsewhere again: “He will bring hidden realities to life for you and explain everything; I come to you with parables, whereas he will come to you with the interpretation” (4); and in yet another place: “I still have much to say to you, but you cannot bear it now. When the Spirit of Truth comes, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak on his own authority; rather, he will speak whatever he hears, will tell you of what is to come, and will disclose to you everything that belongs to the Father” (5).

When this is the knowledge attested by the Messiah himself, and his disciples received all of it from him—while they were the most intelligent of people, the most retentive, and the most eager for knowledge—how could any other nation hope to rival them in these sciences and insights?

Indeed, one day the Messenger of Allah led the dawn prayer, then ascended the pulpit and addressed the people until the time for noon arrived. He descended, prayed, then ascended again and preached until the time for the afternoon prayer. He came down, prayed, then mounted the pulpit once more and spoke until sunset. He left nothing—right up to the establishment of the Hour—without informing them of it; thus the most knowledgeable among them was the one who retained the most (6).