22 Preface لا تَجعَل مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلٰهًا آخَرَ فَتَقعُدَ مَذمومًا مَخذولًاYusuf Aliake not with God another object of worship;1 or thou (O man!) wilt sit in disgrace and destitution.2The seeming inequality of gifts to men might make short-sighted men impugn the impartiality of God. But the fault lies with such men’s own want of knowledge and want of Faith. There is no excuse for them to seek other objects of worship than God. For there is none worthy of worship except God.If foolish men turn to false objects of worship, they will not only be disappointed, but they will lose the respect of their own fellow-men, and spiritually they will be reduced to destitution. All their talents and their words will be of no avail.