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DIVINE PURPOSES IN SPENDING IN GOD'S WAY

demands for gratitude or insulting words, like him
who spends his wealth, showing off to people and
not believe in God and the Last Day. His likeness is
that of a smooth rock coated with soil, which, when
heavy rain falls on it, is left stripped bare. They have
no power over anything they have earned. God does
not guide disbelieving people.
The metaphor of those who spend their wealth,
desiring the pleasure of God and firmness for
themselves, is that of a garden on a hillside. When
heavy rain falls on it, it doubles its produce; and if
heavy rain does not fall, there is dew. God sees what
you do. (Surat al-Baqara: 264-265)

Each one of these verses is a secret that God reveals to
believers in the Qur'an. Believers spend their wealth only to
earn the good pleasure and mercy of God and His paradise.
However, being aware of these secrets revealed in the Quran,
they also hope for God's blessings and grace. The more they
spend their goods and extend themselves in God's way and
the more meticulous they become in observing what is
forbidden and lawful, the more God increases their wealth,
makes their tasks easy, and provides more of the
opportunities to spend in His way. Every believer who fears
God and harbours no fear in his heart for future, experiences
this secret in the course of his life.