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and likewise every report of the same nature regarding al-qadar (divine predestination), as well as all the hadiths about the ruʾya (the Beatific Vision). Even if such narrations are dissonant to the ears and the listener feels uneasy about them, his sole duty is to accept them with faith and to
وَمثل مَا كَانَ مثله فِي الْقدر وَمثل أَحَادِيث الرُّؤْيَة كلهَا وَإِن نبت عَن الأسماع واستوحش مِنْهَا المستمع وَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ الْإِيمَان بهَا وَأَن