52 Preface وَلا تَطرُدِ الَّذينَ يَدعونَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَداةِ وَالعَشِيِّ يُريدونَ وَجهَهُ ۖ ما عَلَيكَ مِن حِسابِهِم مِن شَيءٍ وَما مِن حِسابِكَ عَلَيهِم مِن شَيءٍ فَتَطرُدَهُم فَتَكونَ مِنَ الظّالِمينَYusuf AliSend not away those who call on their Lord morning and evening, seeking His face.1 In naught art thou accountable for them, and in naught are they accountable for thee,2 that thou shouldst turn them away, and thus be (one) of the unjust.Face: wajh: see 2:112, n. 114, and 18:28. (R).Some of the rich and influential Quray sh thought it beneath their dignity to listen to Muḥammad’s teaching in company with the lowly disciples, who were gathered round him. But he refused to send away these lowly disciples, who were sincere seekers after God. From a worldly point of view they had nothing to gain from Muḥammad as he was himself poor, and he had nothing to gain from them as they had no influence. But that was no reason for turning them away; indeed their true sincerity entitled them to precedence over worldly men in the kingdom of God, Whose justice was vindicated in Muḥammad’s daily life in this as in other things. If their sincerity was in any way doubtful, it involved no responsibility for the Preacher.