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314 who have believed that they have a standing of truth with their Lord. Do not turn away from Allah’s creatures and be not tired of people and deal kindly with the Muslims. The Company of the Lounge, and how would know what the Company of the Lounge is? You see their eyes streaming with tears. They call down blessings on you: Our Lord, we have heard a crier calling to the faith. Our Lord, we have believed, then write us down among the witnesses. Wondrous is your standing and near is your reward. With you are the hosts of the heavens and of the earth. You are to Me like My Unity and My Uniqueness. The time has come that you should be helped and be recognised among people. Blessed are you, O Ahmad, and deserving of the blessing that Allah has bestowed on you. You have a high standing in My Presence. I have chosen you for Myself and you have a standing with Me of which people have no notion. Allah would not leave you till He separates the unclean from the clean. Look at Y u suf [Joseph] and his glory. Allah is supreme over His commands, but most people know it not. I decided to appoint a vicegerent and created A dam so that he might establish the law and revive the faith. The book of [My] friend is the Dhulfaq a r [sword] of ‘Al i. If faith had ascended to the Pleiades a man from among Abn a -e-F a ris [children of Persia] would have brought it down. Its oil would well-nigh glow forth even though no fire were to touch it. The Champion of Allah in the mantle of Messengers. Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will then love you. Call down blessings on Muhammad and the people of Mu h ammad, the Chief of all mankind and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah will have mercy on you and will safeguard you Himself even if men will not safeguard you. Allah will safeguard you Himself even if no one from the dwellers of the earth will safeguard you. Ruined are the two hands of Ab u Lahab and ruined is he. It did not behove him to enter into this affair but in fear. Whatever befalls you is from Allah and know that the end is for the righteous. Warn your near relatives. We shall show them a Sign from among our Signs in the matter of the widow and shall return her to you. This has been settled from Our side and We shall certainly do it. They used to reject Our Signs as false and were of the scoffers. Good tidings to you on the marriage. The truth is from your Lord, then be not of the doubters. We have married her to you. There is no changing the words of Allah. We shall return her to you. Your Lord surely accomplishes that which He determines upon. This is grace from Us so that it should be a Sign for the beholders. Two goats will be slaughtered and all that are upon the earth are