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« He said: That is, ‘If God removed from me protection against acts of opposition (mukhālafāt), or the knowledge (maʿrifa) of acts of conformity (muwāfaqāt), could anyone bring them back to me? Or if He should desire some mercy for me, that is, in granting me forbearance (ṣabr) in avoid- ing what He has forbidden, and assistance (maʿūna) in carrying out what He has commanded, and in granting me full reliance (ittikāl) on Him at the end [of my life], [could they withhold His mercy?]. And he said: Mercy (raḥma) is well-being (ʿāfiya) in one’s religion, in this world and in the Hereafter. In »