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ʾa-fa-ḥasiba lladhīna kafarū ʾan yattakhidhū ʿibādī min dūnī ʾawliyāʾa ʾinnā ʾaʿtadnā jahannama li-l-kāfirīna nuzulan
Do the faithless suppose that they have taken My servants for guardians in My stead? Indeed, We have prepared hell for the hospitality of the faithless.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-Kahf – Verse 102
102. “Do then those who disbelieve think that they can take My servants as guardians besides Me? Verily We have prepared Hell for the infidels to be entertained (therein).”
This holy verse has pointed to a mental deviation of those people. It had been the main origin of their other aberrations. It says:
Have these servants, such as Messiah (as) and the angels, who were worshipped, howsoever much their ranks may be high, any thing from themselves that can support others? Or, on the contrary, whatever they had were given them from the side of Allah. They themselves needed to be guided by the guidance of Allah, too. This is a fact that those people forgot and, therefore, sunk into disbelief. For a further emphasis, at the end of the verse, the Qur’an says: