3 Preface ذٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ الَّذينَ كَفَرُوا اتَّبَعُوا الباطِلَ وَأَنَّ الَّذينَ آمَنُوا اتَّبَعُوا الحَقَّ مِن رَبِّهِم ۚ كَذٰلِكَ يَضرِبُ اللَّهُ لِلنّاسِ أَمثالَهُمYusuf AliThis because those who reject God follow vanities, while those who believe follow the Truth from their Lord: Thus does God set forth1 for men their lessons by similitudes.We learn the greatest spiritual lessons by parables and similitudes from things that happen in the outer world. If a man goes after a mirage or a thing that has no real existence, he can never reach his goal, while the man that follows the kindly Light from God that leads him on must be happier in mind, sounder in heart, and firmer in life, generally for every moment that he lives.