8 Preface وَإِنّا لَجاعِلونَ ما عَلَيها صَعيدًا جُرُزًاYusuf AliVerily what is on earth we shall make but as dust and dry soil (without growth or herbage).1The fairest sights on the earth will become as dust and waste when this earth vanishes, and the spiritual values are restored.