古兰经并不持进步史观。当你读到古兰经中关于先知的记载——穆萨、尔撒、优素福、易卜拉欣的故事时，不要想："这些只是过去的故事，我们生活在现代，我们的世界不同了，我们的社会、制度、政府都更加先进和完善。"不，哪怕一秒钟也不要这样想，因为这正是不信道者的想法，真主在古兰经中已经提到："不信道的人说：'这只不过是古人的传说。'"真主向我们详细讲述先知与其敌人之间的斗争，是有原因的，因为那些斗争正是我们今天所面对的。 正如今天仍有"先知的继承人"，即虔诚的学者，也有易卜劣斯的继承人，法老的继承人，艾布·哲海勒和艾布·莱海卜的继承人。我们不要对这一现实视而不见，以免因为没有留意主的明确警告而措手不及。

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.