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« singled them out by depositing something (maʿnā) within them; and His knowledge of them prior to their creation. So [in this verse], He reminded them of that bounty He had granted to them, and summoned them by this antecedent bounty to recognise a second bounty after their pre-eternal gift, which is the reality of gnosis (maʿrifa), and to accept [that] knowledge by dedicating their actions to Him. It was asked [of him], ‘What is the meaning and reality of mindfulness of God (taqwā)?’ He answered: Its reality belongs to God, Mighty and Majestic is He, by virtue of the fact that you will be pressed »