45 Preface وَلَو يُؤاخِذُ اللَّهُ النّاسَ بِما كَسَبوا ما تَرَكَ عَلىٰ ظَهرِها مِن دابَّةٍ وَلٰكِن يُؤَخِّرُهُم إِلىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذا جاءَ أَجَلُهُم فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كانَ بِعِبادِهِ بَصيرًاAli Quli QaraiWere Allah to take mankind to task because of what they have earned, He would not leave any living being on its back.1 But He respites them until a specified time, and when their time comes, Allah indeed sees best His servants. That is, on the surface of the earth.