Al-Qur'ani bai ɗauki tarihi a matsayin wani abu da ke tafiya a madaidaiciyar layi zuwa ci gaba ba. Idan ka karanta labaran annabawa a cikin Al-Qur'ani, kamar Musa, Ísa, Yusuf, da Ibrahim, kada ka yi tunani cewa, "Waɗannan labarai ne na zamanin da—mu kuwa muna zamani. Duniyarmu ta bambanta, al'ummominmu, cibiyoyinmu, gwamnatocinmu sun fi ci gaba da wayewa." A'a. Kada ka taɓa yin irin wannan tunani ko da na daƙiƙa guda, domin irin waɗannan tunani ne na kafirai, kamar yadda Allah Ya ambata a cikin Al-Qur'ani kansa: "Waɗanda suka kafirta suna cewa: wannan ba komai ba ne face labaran waɗanda suka gabata." Akwai dalili da ya sa Allah Ya ba mu cikakken bayani na tarihi game da gwagwarmayar annabawa da abokan gābansu. Domin waɗancan su ne gwagwarmayar da muke fuskanta a yau. Kamar yadda akwai "magada annabawa" a yau, wato malamai masu adalci, haka nan akwai magada Iblis. Akwai magada Fir'auna. Akwai magada Abu Jahal da Abu Lahab. Kada mu makance game da wannan gaskiya, don kada a kama mu ba zato ba tsammani saboda mun yi watsi da gargaɗi bayyananne daga Ubangijinmu.

The Quran does not assume a progressivist view of history. When you read the accounts of the prophets, Musa, Esa, Yusuf, Ibrahim, in the Quran, you should not think, “These are stories of the past — we live in modern times. Our world is different, our societies, our institutions, our governments are more advanced and sophisticated.” No. Never think that for one second because those are the thoughts of the disbelievers as Allah mentions in the Quran itself, “Those who disbelieve say, this is nothing but stories of the ancients.” There is a reason Allah gives us detailed historical information about the struggles of the prophets and their enemies. Because those are the struggles we face today. Just like there are “inheritors of the prophets” alive today, i.e., the righteous scholars, there are also inheritors of Iblis. There are inheritors of Pharaoh. There are inheritors of Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab. Let’s not be blind about this reality lest we be caught off guard because we did not heed clear warnings from our Lord.