84 Preface فَلَمّا رَأَوا بَأسَنا قالوا آمَنّا بِاللَّهِ وَحدَهُ وَكَفَرنا بِما كُنّا بِهِ مُشرِكينَAli Quli QaraiThen, when they sighted Our punishment, they said, ‘We believe in Allah alone, and disavow what we used to take as His partners.’