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When they said to the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , 'Bring us someone to testify to the truth of your prophethood, for the People of the Scripture have denied you', the following was revealed: Say, to them: 'What thing is greatest in testimony?' (shahādatan: this is for specification, and is derived from the [implied] subject of the sentence). Say: 'Allahu ta’ālā - even if they do not say this, there is no other response - He, is Witness between me and you, to my truthfulness; and this Qur'ān has been revealed to me that I may warn you, [that I may] make you fear, O people of Mecca, thereby, and whomever it may reach (wa-man balagha: this is a supplement to the [suffixed] pronoun ['you'] of undhira-kum, 'I may warn you'), that is to say, whomever among men and jinn the Qur'ān may reach. Do you indeed bear witness that there are other gods with Allahu ta’ālā?' (this interrogative is meant as a disavowal). Say, to them: 'I do not bear witness', to this. Say: 'He is only One God, and I am innocent of what you associate', with Him of idols.