THE SPEECHES AT MEKKA
II. THE RHETORICAL PERIOD
Aet. 44-46
a.d. 613-615
THE KINGDOM.
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
Blessed be He in whose hand is the Kingdom: and He is powerful over all;
Who created death and life to prove you which of you is best in actions, and He is the Mighty, the Very Forgiving;
Who hath created seven heavens in stages: thou seest no fault in the creation of the Merciful; but lift up thine eyes again; dost thou see any cracks?