84 Preface وَيَومَ نَبعَثُ مِن كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ شَهيدًا ثُمَّ لا يُؤذَنُ لِلَّذينَ كَفَروا وَلا هُم يُستَعتَبونَAli Quli QaraiThe day We shall raise a witness from every nation, then the faithless will not be permitted [to speak],1 nor will they be asked to propitiate [Allah]. Cf. 11:105; 23:108; 36:65; 78:38.