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{ وَعَنَتِ ٱلْوُجُوهُ لِلْحَيِّ ٱلْقَيُّومِ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ حَمَلَ ظُلْماً }

And faces shall be humbled before the Living, the Eternal Sustainer…He said:It means: They are humbled before Him in accordance with their station in gnosis (maʿrifa) of God and their being empowered (tamkīn) for receiving success (tawfīq) from Him.His words:

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