111 Preface ۞ قالوا أَنُؤمِنُ لَكَ وَاتَّبَعَكَ الأَرذَلونَYusuf AliThey said: “Shall we believe in thee when it is the meanest that follow thee?”1The leaders of the people are speaking, as the Quraish leaders spoke in the time of the Holy Prophet. “We know that thou hast been trustworthy in thy life. But look at the 'rag tag and bob tail' that follow thee! Dost thou expect us to be like them or to be classed with them?” His answer was: “I know nothing against them; if they have done any wrong, or are only hypocrites, they are answerable to God; how can I drive them away from me, seeing that I am expressly sent to admonish all people?”