12 Preface ذٰلِكُم بِأَنَّهُ إِذا دُعِيَ اللَّهُ وَحدَهُ كَفَرتُم ۖ وَإِن يُشرَك بِهِ تُؤمِنوا ۚ فَالحُكمُ لِلَّهِ العَلِيِّ الكَبيرِYusuf Ali(The answer will be:) “This is because, when God was invoked as the Only (object of worship),1 ye did reject Faith, but when partners were joined to Him, ye believed! the Command is with God,2 Most High, Most Great!”Cf. 39:45, and n. 4313. When exclusive devotion is not rendered to God, there is no true understanding, in the mind of a creature, of his own true position, or of the working of the Divine Will and Purpose. How can he then hope to achieve the purpose of his life, or obtain God’s Mercy, which is the only way to obtain release from the consequences of Sin?At the Judgment, the matter will have passed out of the stage at which further chances could have been hoped for. But in any case God is High above all things, Great above all that we can conceive of, both in Mercy and injustice. The Decision will be with Him, and Him alone.