10 Preface قُل يا عِبادِ الَّذينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقوا رَبَّكُم ۚ لِلَّذينَ أَحسَنوا في هٰذِهِ الدُّنيا حَسَنَةٌ ۗ وَأَرضُ اللَّهِ واسِعَةٌ ۗ إِنَّما يُوَفَّى الصّابِرونَ أَجرَهُم بِغَيرِ حِسابٍYusuf AliSay: “O ye my servants who believe! Fear your Lord,1 good is (the reward) for those who do good in this world. Spacious is God’s earth!2 those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure!”The “fear of God” (Taqwā) is explained in n. 26 to 2:2. See also n. 2912 to 23:60. The fear of God is akin to love, for it means that we are afraid to displease Him.Cf. 29:56 and n. 3489. We must always do right. We cannot plead that the circumstances in which we find ourselves force our hands. If our home conditions do not allow us to act according to the Faith that is in us, we must be prepared to suffer ostracism or even exile.