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« 4 Again, it should be borne in mind that ṣabr also has the meaning of being ‘steadfast’ or ‘staunch’ as well as ‘patient’. 5 The section in brackets has been added on the basis of all three MSS: Z515, f. 139b, F638, f. 69a and F3488, f. 322b. 6 A similar saying of Tustarī is cited in Iṣfahānī, Ḥilyat al-awliyāʾ, vol. 10, p. 198. 7 On the virtue of waiting for relief (intiẓār al-faraj) see the commentary on 2:197 and 12:87 above. 305 »