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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

may use it in Allah’s way. The end of those who do other-
wise is stated in the Qur’an as follows:
Those who are miserly with the bounty Allah has
given them should not suppose that that is better for
them. No indeed, it is worse for them! What they were
mean with will be hung around their necks on the Day
of Rising. Allah is the inheritor of the heavens and the
earth and Allah is aware of what you do. (Surah Al
‘Imran: 180)

- While spending the wealth bestowed upon him by
Allah, the individual must use it wisely to attain the ap-
proval of Allah, without fearing the exhaustion of his re-
sources. In the Qur’an, Allah draws attention to this
danger and reminds us that satan threatens man with
“poverty” (Surat al-Baqara: 268) It is further stated that
Allah repays whatever is spent in His way. The relevant
verse about this issue reads:
Say: “My Lord gives abundantly to whom He wills or
sparingly to whom He pleases. But anything you ex-
pend will be repaid by Him. He is the Best of
Providers.” (Surah Saba’: 39)
In the story of Qarun, Allah in fact reveals a general at-
tribute of the society of ignorance. A closer examination of
the story reveals that Qarun could actually be representa-
tive of a character in the society of ignorance that embod-
ies a number of rich and prestigious people.
In the relevant verses, reference is also made to those
who envy Qarun. These people have the very same igno-
rant rationale as Qarun and fail to understand that the real
owner of property is Allah. So, they attach great impor-
tance to Qarun and his wealth.

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