Like a firm but loving parent, God had been obliged to speak “against ” his children, repeatedly warning them about their sinful ways.
فكأب جازم انما محب ،‏ اضطر الله ان ‹ يتكلم على › اولاده محذرا اياهم مرارا من عواقب مسلكهم الرديء .‏