19 Preface كَلّا لا تُطِعهُ وَاسجُد وَاقتَرِب ۩Yusuf AliDay, heed him not: but bow down in adoration, and bring thyself the closer (to God)!1The righteous man has no fear. He can disregard all the forces of evil that are brought against him. But he must learn humility: that is his defence. He will bow down in adoration to God. He must have the will to bring himself closer to God. For God is always close to him,—closer to him than his life blood in the jugular vein, (50:16). Man’s humility and adoration remove him from being an insolent rebel on the one hand and, on the other, prepare his will to realise his nearness to God.