8. " (they say:) ` our lord! let not our hearts deviate after you have
guided us, and bestow on us from your mercy, for you are,
indeed, the ever-bestower."
9. " our lord! verily you are the gatherer of mankind unto a day
in which there is no doubt;
for surely allah never fails (his) promise."

commentary:
since the allegorical verses of the qur'an and their hidden secrets
may cause to be the means of going astray for some persons so that they
fail in this kind of trial, so, those firmly rooted in knowledge and the
believing intellectual ones, besides utilizing their own existing
knowledge in comprehending the true meanings of these verses, seek
refuge to their lord. both of the above mentioned verses, which are
stated from the tongue of those firmly rooted in knowledge, make this
fact clear. they say:

" (they say:) ` our lord! let not our hearts deviate after you have
guided us, and bestow on us from your mercy, for you are,
indeed, the ever-bestower '."

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in view of the fact that belief in resurrection and being regardful
to the day of judgement are the most effective things for controlling
one's desires and lusts, then those firmly rooted in knowledge,
remembering that day, say:

" our lord! verily you are the gatherer of mankind unto a day in which
there is no doubt; for surely allah never fails (his) promise."

therefore, they, thereby, avoid of low desires, sensuality, and
excessive sentiments, which cause one to do wrong, and thus they can
understand the divine verses as they really are.