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(Surat al-Baqara, 2:261)
On the contrary, the situation of the one who does
not spend in the way of Allah is that of one “who
piles up wealth and keeps on counting it, thinking
that his wealth would make him last for ever. By no
means! He will be sure to be thrown into the crushing
Fire. And what will make you know what the
crushing Fire is? It is the Fire of Allah kindled (to a
blaze).” (Surat al-Humaza, 104:2-6)

21 Being Grateful to Allah

Allah has created everything with a purpose; just
like His blessings. Each one of these blessings—our
life, faith, sustenance, health, eyes, and ears—is an
endowment for mankind to be grateful to Allah.
Once we leave heedlessness and ignorance
behind, and start to think and see with reasoning, we
shall surely realise that everything around us is
indeed a favour granted by our Creator Allah. All the
food that we eat, the air that we breath, all the
beauties around us, in particulars, our eyes that let us
see all these things — everything is a blessing of
Allah. These are so numerous that the Qur’an says:
“If you would count up the favours of Allah, never

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