Page 233 - Learning from the Qur'an

When harm touches man he calls on Us.Then when We grant him
a blessing from Us he says, 'I have only been given this because of
my knowledge.' In fact it is a trial but most of them do not know
it. (Qur'an, 39:49)

THEY ARE NEVER SATISFIED
Leave the person I created on his own to Me alone, him to whom
I have given great wealth and sons who stay with him, and whose
way I have smoothed. Then he wants Me to add yet more! (Qur'an,
74:11-15)
Your Lord is always lying in wait. As for man, when his Lord tests
him by honouring him and favouring him, he says, 'My Lord has
honoured me!' But then when He tests him by restricting his
provision, he says, 'My Lord has humiliated me!' (Qur'an, 89:14-16)

THEY ARE SQUANDERERS
Squanderers are brothers to the satans, and satan was ungrateful
to his Lord. (Qur'an, 17:27)

THEY ARE PARSIMONIOUS
As for those who are tight-fisted and direct others to be tight-
fisted, and hide the bounty Allah has given them, We have
prepared a humiliating punishment for those who do not believe.
(Qur'an, 4:37)
Or do they indeed really own a portion of Allah's kingdom? In
that case they do not give so much as a scrap to other people!
(Qur'an, 4:53)
Say: 'Even if you possessed the vast storehouses of my Lord's
mercy, you would still hold back, fearing they would run out.'
(Qur'an, 17:100)

THEY DO NOT HELP THE POOR
And deny help to others. (Qur'an, 107:7)

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