Al-Qur'an tidak menganggap sejarah bersifat progresif. Apabila kita membaca kisah para nabi dalam Al-Qur'an, seperti Musa, Isa, Yusuf, dan Ibrahim, janganlah kita berfikir, "Ini hanyalah kisah-kisah masa lampau — kita hidup di zaman moden. Dunia kita berbeza, masyarakat, institusi, dan kerajaan kita lebih maju dan canggih." Tidak. Jangan sekali-kali berfikir begitu walau sesaat, kerana itulah pemikiran orang-orang kafir sebagaimana Allah sebutkan dalam Al-Qur'an itu sendiri, "Dan orang-orang yang kafir berkata, ini tidak lain hanyalah dongeng-dongeng orang-orang dahulu kala." Ada sebab mengapa Allah memberikan kita maklumat sejarah yang terperinci tentang perjuangan para nabi dan musuh-musuh mereka. Ini kerana itulah perjuangan yang kita hadapi hari ini. Sebagaimana terdapat "pewaris para nabi" pada hari ini, iaitu para ulama yang soleh, terdapat juga pewaris Iblis. Terdapat pewaris Firaun. Terdapat pewaris Abu Jahal dan Abu Lahab. Janganlah kita buta terhadap realiti ini, supaya kita tidak terperangkap secara tiba-tiba kerana tidak mengambil peduli akan peringatan yang jelas daripada Tuhan kita.

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.