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festation of the power of the One Supreme Being. This most special grace is to some degree enjoyed in this very life by those perfect personalities who tread com- pletely along the path of truth and, discarding their selfish designs and desires, lean wholly towards God. They die before their death, and though they appear to be in this world, they in truth dwell in the other world. In- asmuch as they withdraw their hearts altogether from the material means of this world, breaking away from the habits of humanness and turning away altogether from that which is beside All a h, adopt the way which is above the ordinary. God Almighty treats them in the same way and, in an extraordinary manner, manifests those lights for them which in the case of the others are only mani- fested after death. They experience to some degree this most special grace in this life. This is a very special grace and is the ultimate end of all graces. He who achieves it arrives at the greatest good fortune and enjoys eternal prosperity which is the foun- tainhead of all joys. He who is deprived of this grace is condemned forever to hell. By virtue of this grace, God Almighty has named Himself M a lik-i-Yaum-id-D i n in the Holy Qur’ a n. The recompense referred to in this juxtapo- sition is the perfect recompense, the details of which are set out in the Holy Qur’ a n. That perfect recompense can- not be manifested without the manifestation of complete Mastership. This is referred to at another place where it is said: 47 This means that: On that day God's Rub u biyyat will mani- 47 al-Mu’min, 40:17 [Publisher] 40