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And if (wa-la-in: the lām is for oaths) you ask them, 'Who created the heavens and the earth?' they will surely say, 'Allahu ta’ālā.' Say: 'Have you considered then those on whom you call, [those whom] you worship, besides Allahu ta’ālā, namely, the idols, if Allahu ta’ālā should desire some harm to befall me, would they [be able to] remove the harm imposed by Him? No! Or if He should desire some mercy for me, would they [be able to] withhold His mercy?' No! (a variant reading for the two clauses [kāshifātun durrahu and mumsikātun rahmatahu] has the genitive construction [kāshifātu durrihi and mumsikātu rahmatihi). Say: 'Allahu ta’ālā is sufficient for me. In Him do [all] the trusting put their trust'.