15 Preface فَاعبُدوا ما شِئتُم مِن دونِهِ ۗ قُل إِنَّ الخاسِرينَ الَّذينَ خَسِروا أَنفُسَهُم وَأَهليهِم يَومَ القِيامَةِ ۗ أَلا ذٰلِكَ هُوَ الخُسرانُ المُبينُYusuf Ali“Serve ye what ye will1 besides him.” Say: “Truly, those in loss are those who lose their own souls and their People2 on the Day of Judgment: Ah! that is indeed the (real and) evident Loss!This is not a command or permission but a reproach and warning. The address of the Prophet of God may be paraphrased thus: 'Whatever happens I will follow the command of God. He has revealed Himself, and I know that He is One, supreme over all creatures. Him alone will I serve. Is there any so ignorant as to seek anyone else? Let him do so and see the results. The loss will be his own. For he falls from Grace into Evil.' (R).The cult of Evil results in the destruction of all that is best and most valuable in us, as well as poisons all the affections which link us to our families, and people, in the Final Adjustment, which we call the Day of Judgment.