…and [We have] raised some of them above others in ranks…He said:We raised some of them above others in gnosis (maʿrifa) and obedience (ṭāʿa) [this being their source of] subsistence (ʿaysh) in this world and in the Hereafter.His words: …and the mercy of your Lord is better than what they amass.That is, than an abundance of works done seeking reward. His words, Exalted is He: