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bal ʾiyyāhu tadʿūna fa-yakshifu mā tadʿūna ʾilayhi ʾin shāʾa wa-tansawna mā tushrikūna
No, Him you will supplicate, and He will remove that for which you supplicated Him, if He wishes, and you will forget what you ascribe [to Him] as [His] partners.’
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah Al-‘An’am, Verse 41
41. "Rather upon Him you will call, and He removes that for which you supplicated Him, if He pleases, and you forget what you have associated (with Him)."
Natural Disposition, an Even Path toward Theology
A sincere supplication is the gateway toward security from dangers in this life. (Pagan's invocation has no answer in Hereafter.) Thus, why do you refer to Allah only at the times of danger when you neglect your imaginary gods, and in ordinary circumstances you do not refer to Allah?9 The verse says:
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