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{ لاَ يَسْبِقُونَهُ بِٱلْقَوْلِ وَهُمْ بِأَمْرِهِ يَعْمَلُونَ }

They do not [venture to] speak before He speaks, and they act according to His command.He said:Verily God, Exalted is He, has assigned every token of honour (karāmāt) [firstly] to those among His servants who are mindful of Him (muttaqūn), and then to novices (mubtadiʾūn). Then he described them saying They do not [venture to] speak before He speaks, meaning: There is no choice for them along with His choice; they act according to His command, which is outwardly following the Sunna, and inwardly, maintaining vigilence (murāqabat) concerning God.His words:

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