23 Preface ثُمَّ لَم تَكُن فِتنَتُهُم إِلّا أَن قالوا وَاللَّهِ رَبِّنا ما كُنّا مُشرِكينَAhmed AliThen their excuse will be but to say: “By God our Lord, we were not idolaters.”