2 Preface ما يَفتَحِ اللَّهُ لِلنّاسِ مِن رَحمَةٍ فَلا مُمسِكَ لَها ۖ وَما يُمسِك فَلا مُرسِلَ لَهُ مِن بَعدِهِ ۚ وَهُوَ العَزيزُ الحَكيمُAli Quli QaraiWhatever mercy Allah unfolds for the people, no one can withhold it; and whatever He withholds no one can release it after Him,1 and He is the All-mighty, the All-wise. That is, after His withholding it. Or ‘no one can release it except Him.’