[1] In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Praise be to God who raised up heaven as an example to those who look, and spread out the earth, placing on it signs for those who are sure. He left [thereon] a variety of languages and different things, with differing climatic zones and countries, proofs for those who are able to see and testimonies of the universality of His mercy and the abundance of His favour [bestowed] upon the whole of mankind. God bless our lord, Muhammad, him chosen from His creation in the heavens and on earth. [God bless also] his worthy family and all his Companions.