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« the river. Thus the love cast by God upon Moses was when he was still an infant. But interestingly, in his interpretation Tustarī refers to the bequest of knowledge before he speaks of the bequest of love, as will be seen in the commentary that follows. 4 By Moses, or even required of him. 5 Sufis teach that God rewards his prophets and saints by causing people to love them. However, possibly what is meant 125 20 Ṭā Hā are hearts that are rewarded before any action and punished before they have even con- sidered [such an action] (qabl al-raʾy), just as a person may experience joy within his soul »