68 Preface لَولا كِتابٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ سَبَقَ لَمَسَّكُم فيما أَخَذتُم عَذابٌ عَظيمٌAli Quli QaraiHad it not been for a prior decree of Allah, surely there would have befallen you a great punishment for what you took.