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{ أَلاَ يَعْلَمُ مَنْ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ }

Would He who has created not know…?Does the One who created the heart not know what He deposited within it, [whether it be] the attestation of His oneness (tawḥīd) or denial (juḥūd). He is the Subtle, in His knowledge of the secrets concealed within the core of hearts (lubb al-qulūb), just as the Prophet said, ‘Truly within hearts there is a concealed secret (sirr maknūn) pertaining to knowledge, which belongs to God, Exalted is He’; the Aware — He informs you of what is [hidden for] you in the unseen (fī ghaybik).His words, Exalted is He:

Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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