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« that they are in trepidation while doing acts of obedience, for fear that they will suffer rejection. His words: [33:35] For Muslim men and women… He said: Faith (īmān) is superior to surrender (islām), but mindfulness of God (taqwā) within faith is superior to faith. Certainty (yaqīn) within mindfulness of God is superior to mindfulness of God, but veracity (ṣidq) within certainty is superior to certainty. Truly, you have taken a firm hold on the lowest (adnā) [of these],11 so you must not by any means let that escape from you. He also said: Faith in God is established (thābit) in the heart, and certainty is firmly rooted (rāsikh) [in it] »