12 Preface إِنَّ الَّذينَ يَخشَونَ رَبَّهُم بِالغَيبِ لَهُم مَغفِرَةٌ وَأَجرٌ كَبيرٌYusuf AliAs for those who fear their Lord unseen,1 for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.See n. 3902 to 35:18. Read “unseen” adverbially. To fear the Lord is to love Him so intensely that you fear to do anything which is against His Will, and you do it because you realise Him intensely in your hearts, though you do not see Him with your bodily senses. Nor is it of any consequence whether other people see your love or the consequences that flow from your love, for your good deeds are for the love of God and not for show in the eyes of men. Such intensity of love obtains forgiveness for any past, and is indeed rewarded with God’s love, which is immeasurably precious beyond any merits you may possess.