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And they also said: And do not believe except in one who (the lām of li-man, 'in one who', is extra) follows, accords with, your religion'. Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, says, say, to them, O Muhammad "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , 'True guidance is Allah’s guidance, that is Islam, everything else being error (this statement is parenthetical) - that (an [and what follows] is the direct object of the verb wa-lā tu'minū, 'do not believe') anyone should be given the like of what you have been given, of the Book, wisdom, and of the virtues (the term ahad, 'anyone', from whom the exclusion is being made, precedes that which is being excluded, 'the like of what you have been given', the meaning being: 'Do not affirm that anyone should be given this unless they follow your religion'); or that they, the believers, should dispute with you, [that they should] prevail over you, before your Rabb', on the Day of Resurrection, for you have the sounder religion (a variant reading has a-an, 'such that', the extra hamza denoting rebuke) in other words, [the Jews say do not believe] that another has been given the like of it, such that you might affirm it. Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, says, Say: 'Surely bounty is in Allah’s Hand; He gives it to whomever He will, so how can you say that no one else will be given what you have been given? Allahu ta’ālā is Embracing, of ample bounty, Knowing, those who deserve it.