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« and this is one of the conditions of [true] faith. It has been related of Ḥasan b. ʿAlī  that when he finished his ablutions, the colour of his face would change and he was asked about that. He said, ‘It is appropriate that the face of the one who intends to enter the presence of the Master of the Throne [God] should change colour.’ It is related of the Prophet  that he said to Muʿādh, ‘Truly, the Qurʾān has curbed (qayyada) the believer from much of what his lower self desires, and by God’s permission has come between him and his being ruined by that desire. Indeed, the believer is a captive to whomsoever has a »