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And what burden is on them if they were to believe in Allahu ta’ālā and al-yawm al-ākher (the Last Day), and expend of what Allahu ta’ālā has provided them?, that is to say, what harm would this cause them? In other words, there is no harm therein. Rather, harm lies in what they follow (the interrogative is meant as a disavowal; the law [of law āmanū, 'if they were to believe'] conveys the sense of the verbal noun [sc. mādhā 'alayhim īmānuhum, 'what burden would their belief be upon them?']). Allahu ta’ālā is ever Aware of them, and will requite them for what they have done.