20 Preface وَلَولا فَضلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيكُم وَرَحمَتُهُ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ رَءوفٌ رَحيمٌAli Quli QaraiWere it not for Allah’s grace and His mercy upon you, and that Allah is all-kind, all-merciful.