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- The fact that the Lord of all beings decrees a sin necessarily entails that He also decree(1) its consequence—unless that consequence is lifted through repentance.
(1) Manuscript A reads: "ka-taqdir."
٧٨- وتقدير ربِّ الخلق للذنب موجِبٌ ... لتقدير (١) عقبى الذنب إلا بتوبةِ
(١) في أ: كتقدير.