8 Preface وَإِلىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارغَبAhmed AliAnd turn to your Lord with all your love.1 Al-Hallaj explains it thus: “Allah enunciated my knowledge with me from my heart. He drew me near to Him after I had been far from Him. He made me His intimate and chose me.” ‘The Ta-Sin of Purity.’