God hath made the pious living in their death and hath made the wicked dead during their lives, i.e., the pious, though they be dead, yet live, since the angels utter blessings on their piety until they are made immortal by the recompense which they receive at the Resurrection.

— Shaqiq al-Balkhi The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004)

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