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has knowledge of all things. (2:282) those who honour their contracts when they
Allah helped you at Badr when you were weak make them, and are steadfast in poverty and ill-
so have fear of Allah, so that hopefully you will ness and in battle. Those are the people who are
be thankful. (3:123) true. They are the people who guard against evil.
Now Allah has made it lighter on you, knowing (2:177)
there is weakness in you. If there are a hundred There is nothing wrong in your divorcing women
of you who are steadfast, they will overcome two before you have touched them or allotted a
hundred; and if there are a thousand of you, they dowry to them. But give them a gift–he who is
will overcome two thousand with Allah’s permis- wealthy according to his means and he who is
sion. Allah is with the steadfast. (8:66) less well off according to his means–a gift to be
It is Allah Who created you from a weak begin- given with correctness and courtesy: a duty for
ning then after weakness gave you strength then all good-doers. (2:236)
after strength ordained weakness and grey hair. Their Prophet said to them, ‘Allah has appointed
He creates whatever He wills. He is All- Talut to be your king.’ They said, ‘How can he
Knowing, All-Powerful. (30:54) have kingship over us when we have much more
Those who disbelieve say, ‘We will never believe right to kingship than he does? He has not even
in this Qur'an, nor in what came before it.’ If only got much wealth!’ He said, ‘Allah has chosen
you could see when the wrongdoers, standing in him over you and favoured him greatly in knowl-
the presence of their Lord, cast accusations back edge and physical strength. Allah gives kingship
and forth at one another! Those deemed weak to anyone He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing,
will say to those deemed great, ‘Were it not for All-Knowing.’ (2:247)
you, we would have been believers!’ (34:31) The metaphor of those who spend their wealth in
Those deemed great will say to those deemed the Way of Allah is that of a grain which pro-
weak, ‘Did we debar you from the guidance duces seven ears; in every ear there are a hun-
when it came to you? No, it is you who were dred grains. Allah gives such multiplied increase
evildoers.’ (34:32) to whoever He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing,
Those deemed weak will say to those deemed All-Knowing. (2:261)
great, ‘No, it was your scheming night and day Those who spend their wealth in the Way of
when you commanded us to reject Allah and as- Allah, and then do not follow what they have
sign equals to Him.’ But they will show their re- spent by demands for gratitude or insulting
morse when they see the punishment. We will words will have their reward with their Lord.
put iron collars round the necks of those who dis- They will feel no fear and will know no sorrow.
believe. Will they be repaid for anything but (2:262)
what they did? (34:33) You who believe! Do not nullify your charity by
demands for gratitude or insulting words, like
WEALTH – WEALTHY him who spends his wealth, showing off to peo-
We will test you with a certain amount of fear ple and not believing in Allah and the Last Day.
and hunger and loss of wealth and life and fruits. His likeness is that of a smooth rock coated with
But give good news to the steadfast. (2:155) soil, which, when heavy rain falls on it, is left
It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East stripped bare. They have no power over anything
or to the West. Rather, those with true devoutness they have earned. Allah does not guide disbe-
are those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, lieving people. (2:264)
the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who, The metaphor of those who spend their wealth,
despite their love for it, give away their wealth to desiring the pleasure of Allah and firmness for
their relatives and to orphans and the very poor, themselves, is that of a garden on a hillside.
and to travellers and beggars and to set slaves When heavy rain falls on it, it doubles its pro-
free, and who perform prayer and give the alms; duce; and if heavy rain does not fall, there is
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