He only intends by it praised persons; as for what He (the Almighty) mentioned in His Book without praise or blame, these are Neglected Persons (ashkhāṣ muhmala).

The Almighty has informed us about them by His saying in Surah al-Tawbah:

{And [there are] others who have acknowledged their sins. They had mixed a righteous deed with another that was evil. Perhaps Allah will turn to them in forgiveness. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.} (Al-Tawbah: 102).

And the Almighty said:

{And [there are] others deferred for the command of Allah—whether He will punish them or whether He will turn to them in forgiveness. And Allah is Knowing and Wise.} (Al-Tawbah: 106).

Know that no two among these praised ranks are equal in degree—neither in knowledge, nor in action, nor in anything else. The same applies to the blamed and neglected ranks; they follow this [hierarchical] order.

As for these vanishing worldly things—the prohibited, the permitted, and otherwise—they are nothing but outward images (ṣuwar ẓāhira). He named the inward persons (al-ashkhāṣ al-bāṭina) with their names for the purpose of concealment (al-tastur), and He (Exalted is He) established them as a parable for teaching and