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That (dhālika, an implied subject, al-amru, 'the matter [is]', is taken to precede this [predicate]). And whoever venerates the sacraments of Allahu ta’ālā, then that, in other words, then that veneration of them - namely, [of] the beasts of sacrifice offered in the Sanctuary, after the best of them have been selected and fattened - derives from the piety of the hearts, of those individuals. These [sacraments] are called sha'ā'ir because they are marked out [ish'ār] with something to indicate that they are offerings, such as having a hump pierced with a piece of metal.