45 Preface وَإِذا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَحدَهُ اشمَأَزَّت قُلوبُ الَّذينَ لا يُؤمِنونَ بِالآخِرَةِ ۖ وَإِذا ذُكِرَ الَّذينَ مِن دونِهِ إِذا هُم يَستَبشِرونَYusuf AliWhen God, the One and Only, is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust and horror;1 but when (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy! To evil ones, the mention of the exclusive service of Good is hateful: they only rejoice when other motives are added, e.g., personal indulgence, ancestral custom, and numerous things in life which compete with God’s Law in this world (Cf. 40:12).