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« His words, Exalted is He: [17:13] And We have attached every person’s omen to his neck… He said: [This means] his action[s],3 that is, of whatever came to be of good or evil. His words: [17:14] Read your record! This day your own soul suffices as your own reckoner. He said: The following saying is related from Ḥasan al-Baṣrī: ‘Prepare for the questioning with an answer, and [be ready] to respond with what is correct. Or else, prepare to have the Fire as your cloak.’ ʿUmar  said: ‘Call yourselves to account before you are called to account. Weigh yourselves up before you are weighed up, and prepare for the great [Day of] Exposure before you are exposed.’4 »