85 Preface وَما خَلَقنَا السَّماواتِ وَالأَرضَ وَما بَينَهُما إِلّا بِالحَقِّ ۗ وَإِنَّ السّاعَةَ لَآتِيَةٌ ۖ فَاصفَحِ الصَّفحَ الجَميلَYusuf AliWe created not the heavens, the earth, and all between them, but for just ends.1 And the Hour is surely coming (when this will be manifest). So overlook (any human faults) with gracious forgiveness.2God’s Creation is all for a true, just, and righteous purpose. Cf. 10:5. It is not for mere whim or sport: 21:16.The Hour will not be long delayed when the true Design and Pattern of Life will be manifest. We must not be impatient, if there appear to be, to our limited vision, apparent injustices. We must bear and forbear, and as far as our own personal feelings are concerned, we must overlook other people’s faults with “a gracious forgiveness” (Cf. 30:8).