38 Preface وَاتَّبَعتُ مِلَّةَ آبائي إِبراهيمَ وَإِسحاقَ وَيَعقوبَ ۚ ما كانَ لَنا أَن نُشرِكَ بِاللَّهِ مِن شَيءٍ ۚ ذٰلِكَ مِن فَضلِ اللَّهِ عَلَينا وَعَلَى النّاسِ وَلٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَ النّاسِ لا يَشكُرونَYusuf Ali“And I follow the ways1 of my fathers,- Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and never could we attribute any partners whatever to God. that (comes) of the grace of God to us and to mankind: yet most men are not grateful.Again the same note of personal modesty. 'You may think I am as young as you, or younger. Yes, but I have the heritage of great men renowned for wisdom and truth, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Surely what they knew is worthy of respect. Never did they swerve a hair’s breadth from the Gospel of Unity. It is not that we boast. It was God’s grace that taught us and God’s grace is teaching all mankind. But men show their ingratitude by inventing other so-called gods.'