Page 67 - Islam: The Religion of Ease

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Is there anyone who will make Allah a generous loan so
that He can multiply it for him many times over? It is
Allah Who enriches and makes poor. And you will all be
returned to Him. (Surat al-Baqara: 245)
Those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah are
like a grain which produces seven ears; in every ear there
are a hundred grains. Allah gives such abundance to
whoever He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-
Knowing. Those who spend their wealth for the cause of
Allah, and then do not follow their alms-giving by de-
mands for gratitude or insulting words will be rewarded
by their Lord. They will feel no fear and will know no
sorrow. (Surat al-Baqara: 261-262)
For those who do not believe in Allah or the Hereafter, sacri-
ficing anything is a great loss, and seen as highly detrimental to
their interests. Because they don't have faith, they see the won-
derful benefits that will be a great gain for them as a bad loss.
They live with the tension and distress of selfishness, trying to
hold their possessions and money tightly in their hands. Even
when they are sitting at home they are in continuous discomfort.
Their furniture aging, their food being exhausted, their friends
visiting are always a form of suffering and trouble for people of
this kind. They torture themselves with their decadence and
miss out on the comfort and abundance decency brings.

Forgiveness is what is best and most
advantageous for a person

"It is He Who accepts repentance from His servants and par-
dons evil acts and knows what they do." (Surat ash-Shura: 25).
As is expressed in this verse, Allah is forgiving. And believers,

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