‘But when the moon set...
‘But when the moon set, he said, ‘Unless my Lord guide me, I shall surely be among those who go astray.’’ [268] He meant that he would have gone astray, if his Lord had not guided him. On the next morning, ‘When he saw the sun rising in splendour, he said (in a questioning and denying manner,) ‘This is my Lord. This is the greatest (of all). But when the sun set’ [269] , he faced the three groups of people and said, ‘O my people! I am indeed free from your (guilt) of setting partners for God.
For me I have set my face, firmly and truly, towards Him Who created the heavens and…
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