and verily, the life to come will be better for you than first [life]He said:What I have kept in store for you [Muḥammad], such as the Praiseworthy Station (maqām maḥmūd), and the place of intercession (maḥall al-shafāʿa), is better than that which I have given you in the life of the world, such as prophethood and messengership.His words, Exalted is He: