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« with divinely-bestowed success (tawfīq) in [showing] gratitude, patience in the face of tribula- tion, and a laudable end. Then he said: There is a Paradise and a Hellfire in this life. Paradise ⸢is safety (ʿāfiya),⸣ 2 and safety is that God 1 i.e. ‘Don’t be afraid to be open about your prayers.’ The tradition is listed in Bayhaqī, Shuʿab al-īmān, vol. 5, p. 41. 2 Added on the basis of all three MSS: Z515, f. 124b, F638, f. 60a and F3488, f. 306a. Tafsīr al-Tustarī 254 takes care of your affairs, and Hellfire is tribulation (balwā). Tribulation is when He leaves you in charge of your self.3 »