" The above two verses strongly indicate that next to the belief in monotheism...

" The above two verses strongly indicate that next to the belief in monotheism, a healthy economy is of primary importance. It also shows that anarchy in an economic system can be a major source of corruption in any society. Commentary : Verse 86 (86) بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُؤْمِنينَ وَ ما أَنَا عَلَيْكُمْ بِحَفيظٍ "(The lawful wealth)which is left by Allah is better for you, if you be believers. And I am not a guardian over you.

" Commentary : ‏The Qur'anic term/ baqiyatullah/, mentioned in this verse, refers to the dividends which one can obtain through a godly and allowed capital, and it is certainly a hundred percent clean. However, according to the Islamic narrations, it refers to everything Divinely sanctioned that is left for humanity as a whole. One example of this are the faithful soldiers who return victoriously from a holy war, for they have remained alive by the Divine will.

It refers also to the contemporary Imam, Imam Mahdi(May Allah hasten his auspicious advent), who is also known as/ baqiyatullah/ since that noble person has been retained and stored for the guidance of mankind by the Divine Will. Some Islamic narrations denote that one of the names of this honorable man(Had rat Mahdi)is/ baqiyatullah/(1) whom we greet with this name saying:/ 'assalamu 'alayka ya baqiatullah fi 'ard eh/.

When he appears in Mecca, he will recite the above verse in a loud voice and say: "I am that promised Godly being kept by Allah.(2) Certainly the other immaculate Imams(a.s.) have been also entitled as:/ baqiatullah/. (1) Bihar ul 'Anwar, vol. 46, p. 259 (2) Tafsir- us- Safi, vol. 2, p. 468 Commentary : Verse 87 (87) قالُوا يا شُعَيْبُ أَ صَلاتُكَ تَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ نَتْرُكَ ما يَعْبُدُ آباؤُنا أَوْ أَنْ نَفْعَلَ في‏ أَمْوالِنا ما نَشؤُا إِنَّكَ لَأَنْتَ الْحَليمُ الرَّشيدُ " They said: 'O Shu'ayb!

Does your prayer command you that we should leave off that our fathers worshipped, or we(should forsake to do)what we like with our property Truly you are the forbearing, the right minded'. " Commentary : Now let us look at how this obstinate people reacted in face of this Divinely reformist voice.

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