7 Comp. Talm. Kethuboth, 60, 1, "A woman is to suckle her child two years." Comp. Jos. Ant. ii. 9, 6. 8 Or, the seen and unseen, lit., outwardly and inwardly. 9 Or as rendered in verse 11, "the self-sufficient." 10 Wah. Omar ben Muhammad, Zam. and Beidh. suppose this and the three following verses to have been revealed at Medina, in answer to the Jews, who had affirmed that all knowledge was contained in their own Law. But the accuracy of this supposition is very doubtful, if considered with regard to the preceding and following context. 11 Between idolatry and Islam. SURA XLII.–COUNSEL [LXXXIII.] MECCA.–53 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. AIN. SIN. KAF.1 Thus unto thee as unto those who preceded thee doth God, the Mighty, the Wise, reveal! All that is in the Heavens and all that is in the Earth is His: and He is the High, the Great! Ready are the Heavens to cleave asunder from above for very awe: and the angels celebrate the praise of their Lord, and ask forgiveness for the dwellers on earth: Is not God the Indulgent, the Merciful? But whose take aught beside Him as lords–God watcheth them! but thou hast them not in thy charge. It is thus moreover that we have revealed to thee an Arabic Koran, that thou mayest warn the mother city2 and all around it, and that thou mayest warn them of that day of the Gathering, of which there is no doubt–when part shall be in Paradise and part in the flame. Had God so pleased, He had made them one people and of one creed: but He bringeth whom He will within His mercy; and as for the doers of evil, no patron, no helper shall there be for them. Will they take other patrons than Him? But God is man's only Lord: He quickeneth the dead; and He is mighty over all things. And whatever the subject of your disputes, with God doth its decision rest. This is God, my Lord: in Him do I put my trust, and to Him do I turn in penitence; Creator of the Heavens and of the Earth! he hath given you wives from among your own selves, and cattle male and female–by this means to multiply you: Nought is there like Him! the Hearer, the Beholder He! His, the keys of the Heavens and of the Earth! He giveth with open hand, or sparingly, to whom He will: He knoweth all things. To you hath He prescribed the faith which He commanded unto Noah, and which we have revealed to thee, and which we commanded unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying, "Observe this faith, and be not divided into sects therein." Intolerable to those who worship idols jointly with God Is that faith to which thou dost call them. Whom He pleaseth will God choose for it, and whosoever shall turn to Him in penitence will He guide to it.