Page 430 - Learning from the Qur'an

Forbidden for you are carrion, blood and pork, and what has been
consecrated to other than Allah, and animals which have been
strangled, and animals which have been killed by a blow, and
animals which have fallen to their death, and animals which have
been gored, and animals which wild beasts have eaten—except
those you are able to slaughter properly—and animals which have
been sacrificed on altars, and deciding things by means of divining
arrows—that is deviance. Today the unbelievers have despaired
of overcoming your religion. So do not be afraid of them but be
afraid of Me. Today I have perfected your religion for you and
completed My blessing upon you and I am pleased with Islam as
a religion for you. But if anyone is forced by hunger, not intending
any wrongdoing, Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Qur'an,
5:3)
NOT TO BE EXTRAVAGANT
Children of Adam! Wear fine clothing in every mosque and eat
and drink but do not be profligate. He does not love the profligate.
(Qur'an, 7:31)
Give your relatives their due, and the very poor and travellers
but do not squander what you have. Squanderers are brothers to
the satans, and satan was ungrateful to his Lord. (Qur'an, 17:26-
27)
It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated and wild, and
palm-trees and crops of diverse kinds, and olives and
pomegranates, both similar and dissimilar. Eat of their fruits when
they bear fruit and pay their due on the day of their harvest, and
do not be profligate. He does not love the profligate. (Qur'an,
6:141)
NOT TO BE PARSIMONIOUS
Satan threatens you with poverty and commands you to avarice.
Allah promises you forgiveness from Him and abundance. Allah
is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing. (Qur'an, 2:268)

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