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It is also a Divine law, revealed in the Qur'an, that those who truly
believe that there is no other god than Allah will inherit the earth:
We wrote down in the Psalms, after the Reminder came: "It is My
honorable servants who will inherit the earth." (Surat al-Anbiya':
105)
We will leave you the land to live in after them. That is the reward
of those who fear My station and fear My threat. They asked for
Allah's victory, and every obdurate tyrant failed. (Surah Ibrahim:
14-15)
Rather We hurl the truth against falsehood and it cuts right through
it and it vanishes clean away! Woe without end for you for what you
portray! (Surat al-Anbiya': 18)

There Will be Hitherto Unseen Plenty

in the Golden Age
As well as peace and security, the Golden Age will be a time of
great plenty in terms of products and goods. Everyone will enjoy much
more than he needs, and there will be no hunger or poverty. Believers,
and those who serve the way of Allah, will receive all kinds of just rec-
ompense for what they have done, both in this world and in the here-
after. The plenty that will be experienced at every moment will be a
beauty that Allah gives to those faithful who live by Qur'anic morality.
Each of their good deeds will be returned to them as great wealth. In
one verse, Allah describes the plenty that will be enjoyed by those be-
lievers who sacrifice their own goods in His service:
The metaphor of those who spend their wealth in the Way of Allah
is that of a grain which produces seven ears; in every ear there are a
hundred grains. Allah gives such multiplied increase to whoever
He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Surat al-
Baqara: 261)
Many hadiths also describe how at that time there will be such a
plentiful supply of goods and products that they will be able to be
handed out to those who want them with no need even to count them: