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For Believers, There is Good in All Things

knowledge I have." Did he not know that before him
God had destroyed generations with far greater
strength than his and far more possessions? The
evildoers will not be questioned about their sins. (Surat
al-Qasas: 76-78)

As the above-quoted verses suggest, Qarun believed that
his treasures would bring him good. Thus, he exulted and
grew arrogant. But, ultimately, he only suffered great
disappointment.
How believers regard their wealth, on the other hand,
differs considerably from his flawed understanding. For a
believer, who adheres to the Qur'an, possessions are of no
great significance. A believer conducts himself nobly; he
never allows himself to make it his goal or ambition to
possess more, for it is a base pursuit founded in ignorance. A
believer devotes all his life only to earning God's consent.
Therefore, he spends all of his wealth for the cause of God,
and never allows himself to be seized by the selfish desires of
his lower-self; he aspires to the eternal rewards of the
Hereafter, not the worldly benefits of this world. God renders
believers with this mindset superior in His sight, and
promises them paradise:
God has bought from the believers their selves and
their wealth in return for the Garden. They fight in the
Way of God and they kill and are killed. It is a promise
binding on Him in the Torah, the Injil and the Qur'an
and who is truer to his contract than God? Rejoice then
in the bargain you have made. That is the great victory.
(Surat at-Tawba: 111)
Aware of this fact, prophets, messengers and true