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could live in any place he pleased. We grant Our bring Allah and the angels here as a guarantee; or
grace to anyone We will and We do not allow to possess a house built out of gleaming gold; or as-
go to waste the wage of any people who do good. cend up into heaven–and even then we will not
(12:56) believe in your ascent unless you bring us down
They said, ‘Are you Yusuf?’ He said, ‘I am indeed a book to read!’ Say: ‘Glory be to my Lord! Am I
Yusuf, and this here is my brother. Allah has acted anything but a human messenger?’ (17:90-93)
graciously to us. As for those who fear Allah and They will have Gardens of Eden with rivers flow-
are steadfast, Allah does not allow to go to waste ing under them. They will be adorned in them
the wage of any people who do good.’ (12:90) with bracelets made of gold and wear green gar-
But as for those who believe and do right actions, ments made of the finest silk and rich brocade,
We will not let the wage of good-doers go to waste. reclining there on couches under canopies.
(18:30) What an excellent reward! What a wonderful re-
pose! (18:31)
GOLD But Allah will admit those who believe and do
To mankind the love of worldly appetites is right actions into Gardens with rivers flowing
painted in glowing colours: women and children, under them where they will be adorned with
and heaped-up mounds of gold and silver, and gold bracelets and pearls, and where their cloth-
horses with fine markings, and livestock and fertile ing will be of silk. (22:23)
farmland. All that is merely the enjoyment of the They will enter Gardens of Eden where they will
life of this world. The best homecoming is in the be adorned with gold bracelets and pearls, and
presence of Allah. (3:14) where their clothing will be of silk. (35:33)
Among the People of the Book there are some Were it not that mankind might all become one
who, if you entrust them with a pile of gold, will re- community, We would have given those who re-
turn it to you. But there are others among them ject the All-Merciful silver roofs to their houses
who, if you entrust them with just a single dinar, and silver stairways to ascend and silver doors to
will not return it to you, unless you stay standing their houses and silver couches on which to re-
over them. That is because they say, ‘We are under cline, and gold ornaments. All that is merely the
no obligation where the gentiles are concerned.’ trappings of the life of this world. But the here-
They tell a lie against Allah and they know it. after with your Lord is for those who guard
(3:75) against evil. (43:33-35)
As for those who disbelieve and die while they are (Pharaoh said to his people,) ‘Why have gold
disbelievers, the whole earth filled with gold bracelets not been put upon his arms and why is
would not be accepted from any of them if they there not a train of angels accompanying him?’
were to offer it as a ransom. They will have a (43:53)
painful punishment. They will have no helpers. Platters and cups of gold will be passed around
(3:91) among them and they will have there all that
You who believe! Many of the rabbis and monks their hearts desire and their eyes find delight in.
devour people’s property under false pretences You will remain in it timelessly, for ever. (43:71)
and bar people from access to the Way of Allah.
As for those who hoard up gold and silver and do GOLIATH (JALUT)
not spend it in the Way of Allah, give them the When Talut marched out with the army, he said,
news of a painful punishment. (9:34) ‘Allah will test you with a river. Anyone who
They say, ‘We will not believe you until you drinks from it is not with me. But anyone who
make a spring gush out from the earth for us; or does not taste it is with me–except for him who
have a garden of dates and grapes which you merely scoops up a little in his hand.’ But they
make rivers come pouring through; or make the drank from it–except for a few of them. Then
sky, as you claim, fall down on us in lumps; or when he and those who believed with him had
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