4 Preface إِنَّ سَعيَكُم لَشَتّىٰYusuf AliVerily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.1There are wide contrasts in the nature and aims of men. These may be broadly divided into two classes, good and evil. As night replaces day on account of certain relative positions, but does not annihilate it, so evil may for a time obscure good but cannot blot it out. Again, night in certain circumstances (e.g. for rest) is a blessing; so certain things, which may seem evils to us, may be really blessings in disguise. Whatever our aims or positions, we must seek the highest truth from the light of God. Considering these contrasts, do not be surprised or depressed. Men’s immediate aims may be different. The duty of all is to seek the one true Light.