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Since humanity and jinn are potentially inclined to and capable of endless evil and dispute, they recognize no bounds to opposition, rebellion, and transgression. Thus the Qur'an restrains them with such miraculous eloquence, sublime and clear styles, and exalted and evident comparisons and parables that the universe trembles. For example, listen to the awesome warning, fearsome threat, and severe restraining in:

O company of jinn and humanity, if you can penetrate beyond the spheres of the heavens and Earth, then do so. You will not be able to do so save by an authority. Then which of the favors of Your Lord do you deny? There will be sent, unto you both, the heat of fire and fireless smoke, and you will not be helped. (55:33-35)

This suggests: "If you, humanity and jinn, can ignore My Commands, pass beyond My Kingdom's bounds." Such miraculous eloquence breaks their conceited opposition, and shows how helpless and wretched they are in relation to the vast kingdom of God's Lordship and His Sovereignty's grandeur. Such verses, as well as: We have made them missiles for the devils (67:5), in effect say:

Humanity and jinn, despite their abjectness, destitution and weakness, are conceited and refractory, disobedient and obdurate. How dare you rebel against the commands of so glorious a King that the stars, moons, and suns obey His commands like orderlies at the service of an officer. You oppose a Majestic Ruler Who commands soldiers so awesome and obedient that were you to stand against them, they would stone you to death with mountain-sized cannon balls. Your ingratitude causes you to revolt in the realm of a Majestic Sovereign, Whose servants and troops could rout you, despite your size, with mountain-sized or even Earth-sized stars, blazing projectiles, and flames of fire and smoke. If necessary, they could throw Earth in your face and rain down Earth-sized stars like cannon balls on you.

The Qur'an concentrates on certain important points to display Divine Majesty and exhibit the enemies' wickedness. Sometimes it mobilizes the greatest and most powerful causes against the least and weakest thing to show the perfect order, infinite justice, boundless knowledge, and power of wisdom [displayed in it, the universe, and the human social system it builds]. By doing so, the Qur'an seeks to prevent injustice and aggression. For example:

If you (two women) support each other against him [the Prophet], truly God is his protecting Friend, and Gabriel and the righteous among the believers, and furthermore, the angels, are his supporters. (66:4)

What great respect it expresses for the Prophet, and how considerate it is for his wives' rights. This emphasis is only to express the great respect for the Prophet, the importance of two weak beings' (the women) complaints, and to remind others to observe their rights in a way to arouse compassion for them.

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