Say, "I call only upon my Lord and do not associate anyone else with Him." 20 Say thou: verily I own not for you power of hurt nor of benefit 21 Say (O Muhammad SAW): "None can protect me from Allah's punishment (if I were to disobey Him), nor should I find refuge except in Him. 22 excepting a Deliverance from God and His Messages. And whoso rebels against God and His messenger, for him there awaits the Fire of Gehenna; therein they shall dwell forever.' 23 Till (the day) when they shall behold that which they are promised (they may doubt); but then they will know (for certain) who is weaker in allies and less in multitude. 24 Say, "I do not know whether what you are promised is imminent, or whether my Lord has set for it a far-off day. 25 The All Knowing of all the hidden does not give anyone the control over His secrets. 26 Except whom He has approved of messengers, and indeed, He sends before each messenger and behind him observers 27 [He (Allah) protects them (the Messengers)], till He sees that they (the Messengers) have conveyed the Messages of their Lord (Allah). And He (Allah) surrounds all that which is with them, and He (Allah) keeps count of all things (i.e. He knows the exact number of everything). 28