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your companion has neither strayed nor is he misguided,
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nor does he speak out of his own desire.
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It (the Quran) is nothing but revelation sent down to him.
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He was taught by (an angel) who is mighty in power,
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and endowed with wisdom; who in time manifested himself;
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standing poised at the highest point on the horizon,
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until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer
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and revealed to God's servant what he revealed.
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The heart (of the Prophet) did not misconstrue what he saw.
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Will you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
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And certainly he saw him descend a second time:
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by the lote tree beyond which none may pass
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by the Garden of (Eternal) Repose,
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when the lote tree was covered in mystic splendour.
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His sight did not waver nor was it unduly bold.
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He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord.
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Have you really considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza,
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and the third one, Manat?
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'What! For you the males and for Him the females?'
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That indeed is an unfair division
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these are nothing but names which you yourselves have devised, you and your forefathers. God has sent down no authority for them. They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own selves desire, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord!
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Shall man have whatever he craves?
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But it is to God that the Hereafter and this world belong.
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There may be countless angels in heaven, but their intercession will be of no avail until God has given permission to those whom he chooses and accepts.
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Those who do not believe in the life to come call the angels by female names.
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They have no knowledge to base this on. They merely indulge in guess-work which can never replace the truth.
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So ignore those who turn away from Our revelation and seek nothing but the life of this world.
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That is the ultimate extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best those who stray from His path and He knows best those who follow His guidance.
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