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THE MERCY OF BELIEVERS

own needs or make other sacrifices to be able to offer this
help. Meanwhile, we have to keep in mind that there is al-
ways the possibility that these people whose hearts are to
be reconciled might never agree to embrace Islam. Even if
this is the case, none of the efforts of a believer go unno-
ticed; he will be rewarded most bountifully in the here-
after. Throughout history, all messengers who were
assigned to proclaiming the divine message, gave expres-
sion to this truth:

My people! I do not ask you for any wage for it. My
wage is the responsibility of Him who brought me
into being. So will you not use your intellect? (Surah
Hud: 51)
Say: "I do not ask you for any wage for it—only that
anyone who wants to should make his way towards
his Lord". (Surat al-Furqan: 57)

Compassion Shown to Women

Providing maintenance for divorced women

Allah states in the Qur'an that providing maintenance
for divorced women is an obligation for all men of faith:
Divorced women should receive maintenance given
with correctness and courtesy: a duty for all who be-
lieve. (Surat al-Baqara: 241)
The amount of the maintenance is to be determined
by mutual agreement of the involved parties. While de-
termining this amount, believers assume a conscientious
attitude and take into account the social status and the
needs of the woman. The appropriate behaviour Allah