The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

57: 29
Iron 361
that is God’s bounty, which He bestows on whoever He pleases.
God’s bounty is infinite.
22 No misfortune can happen, either in the earth or in yourselves,
that was not set down in writing before We brought it into being –
that is easy for God – 23 so you need not grieve for what you miss or
gloat over what you gain. 24 God does not love the conceited,
the boastful, those who are miserly, and who tell other people to be
miserly. If anyone turns away, remember that God is self-sufficient
and worthy of praise. 25 We sent Our messengers with clear signs, the
Scripture and the Balance, so that people could uphold justice: We
also sent iron, with its mighty strength and many uses for mankind,
so that God could mark out those who would help Him and His
messengers though they cannot see Him. a Truly God is powerful,
almighty.
26 We sent Noah and Abraham, and gave prophethood and
scripture to their offspring: among them there were some who were
rightly guided, but many were lawbreakers. 27 We sent other messengers
to follow in their footsteps. After those We sent Jesus, son of
Mary: We gave him the Gospel and put compassion and mercy into
the hearts of his followers. But monasticism was something they
invented – We did not ordain it for them – only to seek b God’s pleasure,
and even so, they did not observe it properly. So We gave a
reward to those of them who believed, but many of them were
lawbreakers. 28 Believers, be mindful of God and have faith in His
Messenger: He will give you a double share of His mercy; He will
provide a light to help you walk; He will forgive you – God is most
forgiving, most merciful. 29 The People of the Book should know that
they have no power over any of God’s grace and that grace is in the
hand of God alone: He gives it to whoever He will. God’s grace is
truly immense.
a This could apply to God or His helpers.
b Alternatively, ‘only that they should seek’.