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And even so We have tried, We have tested, some of them by others, that is, the noble one by the commoner, the rich man by the poor man, preferring the [latter] one by giving [him] precedence in [attaining] faith, so that they, the noble ones and the rich, may say, in disavowal, 'Are these, the poor, the ones whom Allahu ta’ālā has favoured from among us?', with guidance? In other words [so that they may say]: if what they follow is [true] guidance, they would not have preceded us [in attaining it]. Allahu ta’ālā, exalted be He, says: Is Allahu ta’ālā not best aware of those who are thankful?, to Him, to guide them? Indeed [He is].