54 Preface رَبُّكُم أَعلَمُ بِكُم ۖ إِن يَشَأ يَرحَمكُم أَو إِن يَشَأ يُعَذِّبكُم ۚ وَما أَرسَلناكَ عَلَيهِم وَكيلًاYusuf AliIt is your Lord that knoweth you best: If He please, He granteth1 you mercy, or if He please, punishment: We have not sent thee to be a disposer of their affairs for them.Man should never for a single moment entertain a thought that would imply that he was wiser than God. God’s knowledge is all-embracing. If He grants mercy to some that you consider wicked or punishment to some that you consider righteous, it is your knowledge or your deductions that are at fault, not God’s righteous Plan. Even Prophets of God are not sent to arrange or dispose of men’s affairs, but only to teach God’s Message. How much less can ordinary men presume to judge other men? The Mashi'ah- Will and Plan of God-is above all human wisdom. (R).