19 Preface أَفَمَن حَقَّ عَلَيهِ كَلِمَةُ العَذابِ أَفَأَنتَ تُنقِذُ مَن فِي النّارِAli Quli QaraiCan he against whom the word of punishment has become due?1 Can you rescue someone who is in the Fire? Ellipsis; the omitted phrase is, ‘escape his punishment?’