112 Preface قالَ رَبِّ احكُم بِالحَقِّ ۗ وَرَبُّنَا الرَّحمٰنُ المُستَعانُ عَلىٰ ما تَصِفونَYusuf AliSay:1 “O my Lord! judge Thou in truth!”2 “Our Lord Most Gracious is the One Whose assistance should be sought against the blasphemies ye utter!”3See above, n. 2666 to 21:4. The better reading is “Say” in the imperative, rather than “He (the Prophet) said (or says)” in the indicative mood. Note that, on that construction, there are three distinct things which the Prophet is asked to say: viz.: (1) the statement in verses 109-111, addressed to those who turn away from the Message; (2) the prayer addressed to God in the first part of verse 112; and (3) the advice given indirectly to the Believers, in the second part of verse 112.1 have marked these divisions by means of inverted commas.That is, God’s judgment as between the Teacher and those who refused the Message, or between the righteous and those who taunt them for their poverty, will be the true one, and both the Teacher and the Ummah must leave the judgment to God.Blasphemy is a dreadful sin. We must guard ourselves from it. But as regards others, if we cannot prevent it, we must pray to God for assistance and not rely upon carnal weapons.