56 Preface يا عِبادِيَ الَّذينَ آمَنوا إِنَّ أَرضي واسِعَةٌ فَإِيّايَ فَاعبُدونِYusuf AliO My servants who believe! truly, spacious is My Earth:1 therefore serve ye Me - (and Me alone)!There is no excuse for any one to plead that he could not do good or was forced to evil by his circumstances and surroundings, or by the fact that he lived in evil times. We must shun evil and seek good, and God’s Creation is wide enough to enable us to do that, provided we have the will, the patience, and the constancy to do it. It may be that we have to change our village or city or country; or that we have to change our neighbours or associates; or to change our habits or our hours, our position in life or our human relationships, or our callings. Our integrity before God is more important than any of these things, and we must be prepared for exile for Hijrat) in all these senses. For the means with which God provides us for His service are ample, and it is our fault if we fail (Cf. 39:10).