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Rh In view of this, should they turn away from these wonderful verses which have encompassed the east and west, at the same time considering themselves people of faith? Or should they believe in the Revealer of verses? Considering this demonstration which He Himself hath made, how could He fail to account as people of faith, those who acknowledge it? Far be it that He should turn those away from the doors of His mercy who believe and confess the verses of Unity, or threaten those who adhere to the confirmed proof! For verily He is the Confirmer of truth through His verses, and Establisher of the command through His words! Verily He is the Powerful, the Protector, the Omnipotent!

Likewise it is said: u Although had We caused to descend unto thee a book (written) on paper, and had they handled it with their hands, the unbelievers would still persist in saying, * This is no other than manifest sorcery' ' (K. S. 6). Most of the Koranic verses indicate and point to this fact; but this servant hath mentioned only these for the sake of brevity. Consider; hath He appointed in the whole Book anything but the verses as a proof for knowing the Manifestations of His Beauty, that they may cling to it and reject? Nay rather, in every instance He hath threatened with fire those who deny and scorn the verses, as already shown. Therefore should some one come with myriads (lit. half millions) of verses, homilies, epistles and communes, without having acquired them