55 Preface وَاتَّبِعوا أَحسَنَ ما أُنزِلَ إِلَيكُم مِن رَبِّكُم مِن قَبلِ أَن يَأتِيَكُمُ العَذابُ بَغتَةً وَأَنتُم لا تَشعُرونَYusuf Ali“And follow the Best1 of (the courses) revealed to you from your Lord, before the Penalty comes on you - of a sudden while ye perceive not!-Cf. 39:18, and n. 4269. God’s Command meets the weakness of His weakest servants, and only asks that His servants should surrender their selfish will to God’s Will. In divine compassion, therefore, we are allowed to do just what we can, even though our standard should fall short of the highest standard, and God’s Grace will come to our assistance. But we must do so in this life?and at once, as soon as the Word penetrates our mind or understanding. We must not delay a moment, for the Judgment may come at any time, suddenly, before we even perceive where we are.