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When the Prophet "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" promised his community sovereignty over the lands of Persia and Byzantium, the hypocrites said, 'How preposterous!', and so the following was revealed, Say: 'O Allahu ta’ālā, Mālik al-mulk (possessor, sovereign of the reign, sovereignty, asset), You give the reign to whom You will, from among your creatures, and seize the reign from whom You will; You exalt whom You will, by giving it [the reign] to him, and You abase whom You will, by seizing it from him; in Your hand, in Your power, is good, that is, as well as evil. You are Able to do all things.