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He it is, Who created the heavens and the earth and all that is between them in six days, of the [length of the] days of this world, since there was no sun at that point - had He willed He could have created them in an instant, but His not having done so is because He wishes to teach His creatures to be circumspect - then presided upon the Throne (al-'arsh in the [classical] language is the seat on which a Ruler sits) the Compassionate One (al-rahmānu substitutes for the subject of [the verb] istawā, 'presided') a presiding befitting of Him; so ask, O man, about Him, about the Compassionate One, anyone who is well aware, to inform you about His attributes!