any sayings in Our name, We would have seized him by the right hand, then severed his aorta, and none of you could have shielded him. Indeed, it is a reminder for the God-fearing. We certainly know that some of you deny it. It will surely be a source of regret for the disbelievers. Indeed, it is the absolute truth. So glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Great.”

Allah Most High also says:

“So remind them, for by your Lord’s grace you are neither a soothsayer nor a madman”—through to His words: “if they are truthful.”

Thus Allah, glorified and exalted is He, declared our Prophet Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, free of any association with those whom devils accompany: soothsayers, poets, and madmen. He explained that the one who brought him the Quran was a noble angel whom He had chosen.

Allah Most High says:

“Allah chooses messengers from among the angels and from among humankind.”

Allah Most High also says:

“Indeed, it is a revelation from the Lord of all worlds. The Trustworthy Spirit brought it down upon your heart, so that you might be one of the warners, in a clear Arabic tongue.”

Allah Most High also says:

“Say: Whoever is an enemy to Gabriel—it is he who brought it down upon your heart by Allah’s permission”—to the end of the verse.

Allah Most High also says:

“When you recite the Quran, seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed”—through to His words: “and glad tidings for the Muslims.”

Thus He called him the Trustworthy Spirit and the Holy Spirit.

Allah Most High also says:

“So I swear by those that recede, that run their courses and retreat to cover.”

This means the stars that remain concealed in the sky before they rise. When they appear, people see them moving across the sky; when they set, they withdraw to their hiding place, which conceals them.

“And by the night as it retreats”—that is, when it departs and dawn approaches—“and by the dawn