5 Preface ما قَطَعتُم مِن لينَةٍ أَو تَرَكتُموها قائِمَةً عَلىٰ أُصولِها فَبِإِذنِ اللَّهِ وَلِيُخزِيَ الفاسِقينَAhmed AliThe palm trees that you cut down or left standing intact was by God’s dispensation, so that He might disgrace the transgressors.