The Quran alone has survived as the completely preserved utterances of the Almighty. Nevertheless, preserving the Quran was a laborious task requiring remarkable skill and dedication. As such, it was the most extraordinary undertaking of the age. This feat is essential when seen in the loss of authority of previous texts that were not maintained in their pristine state. God made arrangements to preserve His guidance for future generations as a special blessing to man. That is how – by the special succour of God – the Prophet and his companions were victorious in their long tussle with the transgressors, thus ushering in a new era in world history. They succeeded in replacing the old world with a new world which, with its unassailable fidelity to truth, afforded an eternal guarantee for the preservation of the Quran.