15 Preface اللَّهُ يَستَهزِئُ بِهِم وَيَمُدُّهُم في طُغيانِهِم يَعمَهونَAli Quli QaraiIt is Allah who derides them,1 and leaves them bewildered in their rebellion. That is, by letting them imagine that they are mocking the faithful.