16 Preface وَلَولا إِذ سَمِعتُموهُ قُلتُم ما يَكونُ لَنا أَن نَتَكَلَّمَ بِهٰذا سُبحانَكَ هٰذا بُهتانٌ عَظيمٌAhmed AliWhy did you not say when you heard it: “It is not for us to speak of it? God preserve us, it is a great calumny!”