10 Preface وَلَولا فَضلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيكُم وَرَحمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَوّابٌ حَكيمٌYusuf AliIf it were not for God’s grace and mercy on you, and that God is Oft-Returning, full of Wisdom,- (Ye would be ruined indeed).1Cf. 24:11-14, and n. 2962, which illustrates the matter by a concrete instance.