Surah As-Sajdah Verse 23

3656 The Book is not here co-extensive with Revelation. Moses had, revealed to him, a Law, a shari'ah, which was to guide his people in all the practical affairs of their life. Jesus, after him, was also inspired by Allah: but his Injil or Gospel contained only general principles and not a Code or shari'ah. The Prophet was the next one to have a shan'ah or "Book" in that sense: for the Qur'an contains both a Code and general principles. This Surah is a Makkan Surah. The Code came later in MadTnah. But he is given the assurance that he will also have a Code, to supersede the earlier Law, and complete the Revelation of Allah. 3657 Its reaching (thee): liqa'ihi Commentators differ as to the construction of the pronoun hi, which may be translated either "its" or "his". I construe it to refer to "the Book", as that gives the most natural meaning, as explained in the last note.