6 Preface يَقولُ أَهلَكتُ مالًا لُبَدًاYusuf AliHe may say (boastfully); wealth have I squandered in abundance!1The man who feels no responsibility and thinks that he can do what he likes in life forgets his responsibility to God. He boasts of his wealth and scatters it about, thinking that he can thus purchase the support of the world. For a time he may. But a rude awakening must come soon, for he bases his hopes on unsubstantial things. Or if he spends his substance on self-indulgence, he is weakening himself and putting himself into snares that must destroy him.