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And He it is Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, the first of which was Sunday and the last, Friday - and His Throne, before creating them, was upon the water, borne by the winds - that He might try you (li-yabluwakum is semantically connected to khalaqa, 'He [Who] created'), in other words, He created them and all that is beneficial and good for you in them, in order to test you: which of you is best in conduct, that is, [which of you] is most obedient to Allahu ta’ālā. And if you were to say, O Muhammad "sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam" , to them: 'Truly you shall be raised again after death,' those who disbelieve will say, 'This, Qur'ān that speaks of resurrection - or, [this] that you are saying - is nothing but manifest, clear, sorcery' (sihrun: a variant reading has sāhirun, 'sorcerer', in which case the reference is to the Prophet, s).