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« and He adorned some hearts with the lights of His gnosis (maʿrifa), and the secrets of its light by virtue of firm belief (taṣdīq). So they spent freely of their whole being (muhaj) and their possessions for Him, like al-Ṣiddīq and al-Fārūq, and the other honourable Companions, .4 1 On ayyām Allāh see above p. 128, n. 1. 2 The word istirāḥa appears after idhā ṣāra ilā’l-ākhira in only MS F638, f. 55a. However, it makes more sense to include it, since firstly, Tustarī is contrasting this servant’s situation in this world with his situation in the Hereafter, and secondly because Tustarī is making the point in general that God has nothing to do with the false claimants, not specifically in »