98 Preface فَإِذا قَرَأتَ القُرآنَ فَاستَعِذ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطانِ الرَّجيمِYusuf AliWhen thou dost read1 the Qur-ān, seek God’s protection from Satan the rejected one.Evil has no authority or influence on those who put their trust in God. It is good to express that trust in outward actions, and a formal expression of it-as in the formula, “I seek God’s protection from Evil'-helps us. Reading or reciting the Qur-ān should be understood both literally and figuratively as the symbol of the earnest desire of the soul to know and understand God’s Will and act in accordance therewith. Man is weak at best, and he should seek strength for his will in God’s help and protection.