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« his abstinence (zuhd), his contentment (riḍā), his trust (tawakkul), and his [noble] characteristics (akhlāq). Indeed, God, Exalted is He, has said: Assuredly you possess a magnificent nature [68:4].’ He [Sahl] was asked about the meaning of the words of the Prophet , ‘Make yourselves hungry and denude yourselves.’10 He replied: Make yourselves hungry for knowledge and denude yourselves of ignorance. His words: [18:39] …What God has willed.11 There is no power except in God... That is, whatever God has willed in His prior knowledge, with which no one is acquainted except God, Exalted is He. There is no power except with God means, ‘We have no power »