(Muhammad), say, "I worship only my Lord and do not consider anyone equal to Him". 20 Say thou: verily I own not for you power of hurt nor of benefit 21 Say, “No one will ever save me from Allah, and other than Him, I will not find any refuge.” 22 except a deliverance from Allah and His Messages. He who disobeys Allah and His Messenger, for him is the Fire of Gehenna, which he will be in for ever. 23 Till the time when they will see what they are promised – so they will now come to know whose aide is weak, and who is lesser in number. 24 Say thou: I know not whether that which ye are promised is nigh, or whether my Lord hath appointed for it a distant term. 25 He [alone] knows that which is beyond the reach of a created being's perception, and to none does He disclose aught of the mysteries of His Own unfathomable knowledge, 26 "Except a messenger whom He has chosen: and then He makes a band of watchers march before him and behind him, 27 that He may know they have delivered the Messages of their Lord; and He encompasses all that is with them, and He has numbered everything in numbers.' 28