28 Preface يَعلَمُ ما بَينَ أَيديهِم وَما خَلفَهُم وَلا يَشفَعونَ إِلّا لِمَنِ ارتَضىٰ وَهُم مِن خَشيَتِهِ مُشفِقونَAhmed AliHe knows what was there before them and what came after them; and they did not intercede for any one but whom He willed, and they were filled with awe of Him.