📘 [then] a soul will know what it has presented.Every soul will be certain of the fact that whatever it strived to do will not be fitting for that assembly. Whoever is blessed by disclaiming any credit for himself will be saved, but whoever is tied to the [expectation of] reward for his deeds will be disappointed.His words, Exalted is He:

📘 So where are you going?⸢Where are you straying to (ayna taʿdilūna)⸣ away from His Book after [receiving] the explanation(bayān) that has come to you?

📘 It is only a reminder for all the worlds,He said:This Message [i.e. the Qurʾān] is especially for those among the worlds who are knowledgeable and submit to the Sacred Law (sharīʿa). Do you not notice how God, Exalted is He, has said: for those of you ⸢O people of Mecca,⸣ who wish to take the straight path [81:28], following the way (ṭarīq) to Him through faith (īmān) in Him. However, your rectitude (istiqāma) will notbe sound for you, either in its root or in its branches, save in accordance with My pre-existing will (mashīʾatī al-ṣābiqa) [which prevails] over you.But God, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows best.His words, Exalted is He:

📘 and when souls are coupled.It has been said that the souls of the believers will be joined with the dark-eyed maidens of Paradise [houris], while the souls of the disbelievers will be joined with devils. The disbeliever (kāfir) and the devil (shayṭān) will be coupled together with a single chain. In this verse there is a cautioning against taking evil companions (quranāʾ al-sūʾ).Sahl said:The natural self and spiritual self will be joined together and will be mingled in [their partaking of] the bliss of Paradise inasmuch as they were allied in this world in keeping remembrance constantly (idāmat al-dhikr) and upholding a state of gratitude (iqāmat al-shukr). His words, Exalted is He: