Page 253 - A Call For Unity

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…
He(God) causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and
sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46If you love
those who love you, what reward will you get?..." (Matthew, 5:
43-46)
"But I tell you who hear Me: Love your enemies, do good to those
who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mis-
treat you." (Luke, 6: 27-28)
... But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them with-
out expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be
great.. "(Luke, 6: 35)
For if you forgive men when they sin against you, God will also
forgive you. (Matthew, 6: 14)

Avoiding Stinginess

Stinginess is one of the bad manners condemned in the
Qur'an. People who do not realize that Allah is the true
Owner of all property and possessions passionately cling to
their material possessions, believing that these will be theirs
forever or that their wealth will protect them. This belief is se-
riously mistaken, however, for whatever people possess ulti-

mately belongs only to Allah, Who gives or removes wealth
or poverty as He wills. As a result, in the Qur'an Allah disap-
proves both vanity and despair. Believers are deeply thankful
to Allah for what He has bestowed upon them and use these
gifts in His cause. If they are poor, they remain patient due to
their knowledge that some good will come of it.
Many unbelievers are stingy. They show off their wealth,

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