[Say] ‘…If God should desire some harm to befall me, would they [be able] to remove the harm imposed by Him?’…He said:That is, ‘If God removed from me protection against acts of opposition (mukhālafāt), or the knowledge (maʿrifa) of acts of conformity (muwāfaqāt), could anyone bring them back to me? Or if He should desire some mercy for me, that is, in granting me forbearance (ṣabr) in avoidingwhat He has forbidden, and assistance (maʿūna) in carrying out what He has commanded, and in granting me full reliance (ittikāl) on Him at the end [of my life], [could they withhold His mercy?].And he said:Mercy (raḥma) is well-being (ʿāfiya) in one’s religion, in this world and in the Hereafter. In other words, it is [God’s] taking charge and taking care (tawallī) [of His creatures] from the beginning to the end.His words: