People, here is an illustration, so listen carefully: those you call on beside God could not, even if they combined all their forces, create a fly, and if a fly took something away from them, they would not be able to retrieve it. How feeble are the petitioners and how feeble are those they petition

They have no grasp of God’s true measure: God is truly most strong and mighty

God chooses messengers from among the angels and from among men. God is all hearing, all seeing

He knows what lies before and behind them. All matters return to Him

Believers, bow down, prostrate yourselves, worship your Lord, and do good so that you may succeed

Strive hard for God as is His due: He has chosen you and placed no hardship in your religion, the faith of your forefather Abraham. God has called you Muslims––both in the past and in this [message]––so that the Messenger can bear witness about you and so that you can bear witness about other people. So keep up the prayer, give the prescribed alms, and seek refuge in God: He is your protector––an excellent protector and an excellent helper