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xii Arabic vocabulary, drawing upon the style and rhetorical devices in currency in ancient Arabic literature, and while concise, the Arabic prose is considered particularly formidable. Although this translation can never fully reproduce the rhetorical force or elo- quence of the original, we pray it nonetheless benefits and inspires its readers to strive towards spiritual growth. al- Ha j Munir-ud-Din Shams Additional Wak i lut-Ta s n i f, London April 2021