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Had there been in [either of] them, that is, [in] the heavens and the earth, gods other than Allahu ta’ālā, that is, other than Him, the two would have surely deteriorated, they [the heavens and the earth] would have deviated from their observed order, because counteractive forces would exist among such [gods], as is usually the case, when there is more than one ruler, that there is counteraction and a lack of consensus regarding something. So glory be to Allahu ta’ālā - an exaltation - the Rabb, the Creator, of the Throne, al-kursī, above what they ascribe, the disbelievers, to Allahu ta’ālā, of His having a partner and otherwise.