4 Preface اللَّهُ الَّذي خَلَقَ السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ وَما بَينَهُما في سِتَّةِ أَيّامٍ ثُمَّ استَوىٰ عَلَى العَرشِ ۖ ما لَكُم مِن دونِهِ مِن وَلِيٍّ وَلا شَفيعٍ ۚ أَفَلا تَتَذَكَّرونَAli Quli QaraiIt is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days,1 then He settled on the Throne. You do not have besides Him any guardian or intercessor. Will you not then take admonition? That is, in six periods of time. Cf. 57:4.