86 Preface أَئِفكًا آلِهَةً دونَ اللَّهِ تُريدونَYusuf AliIs it a falsehood- gods other than God. that ye desire?1False worship?worship of idols or stars or symbols, or Mammon or Self-is due either to false and degrading conceptions of God, or to a sort of makebelieve, where practice is inconsistent with knowledge or ignores the inner promptings of Conscience. Abraham’s challenge to his people is: 'Are you fools or hypocrites?'