in any sense of weariness [Qaf: 38]—that is, fatigue (1).

Yet they say, “Allah is poor while we are rich” [Āl ʿImrān: 181]; and they say, “Allah’s hand is chained.” “Chained be their own hands, and cursed be they for what they say; rather, both His hands are outstretched” [al-Māʾidah: 64]; and they say, “Allah has pledged to us that we must not believe in any messenger unless he brings us an offering consumed by fire” [Āl ʿImrān: 183]; and they say, “The Fire will touch us only for a limited number of days” [al-Baqarah: 80]. They even claim that Allah, exalted is He, wept over the Flood until His eyes became inflamed and that the angels came to visit Him.

They also repeat—as we mentioned earlier—their assertion that Allah regretted creating the children of Adam, and they inserted this slander into the Torah.

They allege about Lot that he had intercourse with his two daughters, that they bore him two sons, and that a number of prophets are descended from those sons.

And in some of their liturgical prayers they say: “Awake—how long will You sleep, O Lord? Rouse Yourself from Your slumber!” (2). In this repugnant supplication they have dared to address the Lord of all worlds, as though they were rallying Him (3) to rise and defend them, as if informing Him that He has chosen obscurity for Himself and His loved ones—so they jolt Him with such words toward alertness and public acclaim.

One of their leading figures, after embracing Islam (4), remarked: “You will see one of them, when he recites these words in prayer, his skin shiver; he is utterly convinced that his speech enjoys great standing with Allah, that it influences his Lord, stirs Him, shakes Him, and spurs Him on.”