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We placed between them and the cities We had their relatives and to orphans and the very poor,
blessed other clearly conspicuous cities, making and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves free,
them measured stages on the way: ‘Travel be- and who perform prayer and give the alms; those
tween them in safety by night and day.’ (34:18) who honour their contracts when they make them,
Have they not travelled in the land and seen the and are steadfast in poverty and illness and in bat-
final fate of those before them? They were far tle. Those are the people who are true. They are the
greater than them in strength. Allah cannot be people who guard against evil. (2:177)
withstood in any way, either in the heavens or on They will ask you what they should give away.
earth. He is All-Knowing, All-Powerful. (35:44) Say, ‘Any wealth you give away should go to
Have they not travelled in the earth and seen the your parents and relatives and to orphans and the
final fate of those before them? They were greater very poor and travellers.’ Whatever good you do,
than them in strength and left far deeper traces Allah knows it. (2:215)
on the earth, yet Allah seized them for their Worship Allah and do not associate anything
wrong actions and they had no one to protect with Him. Be good to your parents and relatives
them from Allah. (40:21) and to orphans and the very poor, and to neigh-
Have they not travelled in the land and seen the bours who are related to you and neighbours
final fate of those before them? They were more who are not related to you, and to companions
numerous than them and greater in strength and and travellers and your slaves. Allah does not
left more and deeper traces on earth, but what love anyone vain or boastful. (4:36)
they earned was of no use to them. (40:82) Anything you catch in the sea is lawful for you,
Have they not travelled about the earth and seen and all food from it, for your enjoyment and that
the final fate of those before them? Allah de- of travellers, but land game is forbidden for you
stroyed them utterly. And those who disbelieve while you are in the state of pilgrimage. So have
will suffer the same fate. (47:10) fear of Allah, Him to Whom you will be gath-
Your Lord knows that you stay up nearly two- ered. (5:96)
thirds of the night–or half of it, or a third of it–and Know that when you take any booty a fifth of it
a group of those with you. Allah determines the belongs to Allah, and to the Messenger, and to
night and day. He knows you will not keep count close relatives, orphans, the very poor and trav-
of it, so He has turned towards you. Recite as ellers, if you believe in Allah and in what We
much of the Qur’an as is easy for you. He knows sent down to Our servant on the Day of
that some of you are ill and that others are travel- Discrimination, the day the two groups
ling in the land seeking Allah’s bounty, and that met–Allah has power over all things. (8:41)
others are fighting in the Way of Allah. So recite The alms are for: the poor, the destitute, those
as much of it as is easy for you. And perform who collect it, reconciling people’s hearts, free-
prayer and give the alms and lend a generous ing slaves, those in debt, spending in the Way of
loan to Allah. Whatever good you send ahead for Allah, and travellers. It is a legal obligation from
yourselves you will find it with Allah as some- Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise. (9:60)
thing better and as a greater reward. And seek One of them said, ‘Do not take Yusuf’s life but
forgiveness from Allah. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, throw him to the bottom of the well, so that some
Most Merciful. (73:20) travellers may discover him, if this is something
that you have to do.’ (12:10)
TRAVELLER Some travellers came that way and then dis-
It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East patched their water-drawer who let his bucket
or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness down. He said, ‘Good news for me, I’ve found a
are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, boy!’ They then hid him away among their
the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who, goods. Allah knew very well what they were
despite their love for it, give away their wealth to doing. (12:19)
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