10 Preface وَلَولا فَضلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيكُم وَرَحمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَوّابٌ حَكيمٌAli Quli QaraiWere it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you, and that Allah is all-clement, all-wise… .1 Ellipsis. For the omitted part of the sentence see verses 14 & 21 below.