Allah was most entitled to it and its people. By Allah, O Jabir, you are its people; to you this promise was made, and within you this explanation shall be fulfilled.

So thank Allah for the blessings He has bestowed upon you, for distinguishing you with them, and for the nature He instilled within you."

Then he—may His Might be exalted—said: "O company of believers, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has decreed upon every cognizant believer to offer a sacrifice (Qurban) to Allah therein, which he shall slaughter (yanharu) and shed its blood upon the face of the earth, then eat its meat, break its bones, and crush its belly, saying—while performing these acts upon it—:

"O Allah, this is a personified essence that turned away from You, opposed Your command, denied Your Essence, and took with You other gods whom he worshiped besides You. He rejected what Your messengers brought and what Your books clarified, after You had excused [him] and warned [him], and bestowed [Your favors] upon him and blessed [him] when You called him by Your Essence and manifested to him by Your power until You established Your proof against him.