24 Preface أَلَم تَرَ كَيفَ ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرَةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصلُها ثابِتٌ وَفَرعُها فِي السَّماءِAli Quli QaraiHave you not regarded how Allah has drawn a parable? A good word is like a good tree: its roots are steady and its branches are in the sky.