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« [112:4] nor is there anyone equal to Him.’ It means: no one is comparable to Him — [taking the word kufūʾ] as having been brought forward [in the verse].  1 See above, p. 49, n. 42 on the meaning of ikhlāṣ. See also IT, pp. lvi–lvii for Tustarī’s emphasis on the importance of sincerity. For other references to ikhlāṣ thoughout the Tafsīr see the index. 2 The word iflās can nowadays be used for bankruptcy or insolvency. It means being stripped of everything one owns. 318 »