For God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
For God is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-Tawbah 9:28] وَتَرَى الْفُلْكَ مَوَاخِرَ فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ “And thou seest the ships therein that plough the waves, that ye may seek (thus) of the bounty of God.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-Naĥl 16:14] الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ وَيَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبُخْلِ وَيَكْتُمُونَ مَا آتَاهُمُ اللّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِ “(Nor) those who are niggardly or enjoin niggardliness on others, or hide the bounties which God hath bestowed on them.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-Nisaa 4:37] وَلَوْلَا فَضْلُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَتُهُ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ لَمَسَّكُمْ فِي مَا أَفَضْتُمْ فِيهِ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ “Were it not for the grace and mercy of God on you, in this world and the Hereafter, a grievous penalty would have seized you in that ye rushed glibly into this affair.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-Nur 24:14] And using the Arabic word ‘Khayr’ in the following verses: كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَوْتُ إِن تَرَكَ خَيْرًا “It is prescribed when death approaches any of you if he leave any goods.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-Baqarah 2:180] و ** ** َمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلأنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلاَّ ابْتِغَاء وَجْهِ اللّهِ وَمَا تُنفِقُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لاَ تُظْلَمُونَ “Whatever of good ye give benefits your own souls, and ye shall only do so seeking the "Face" of God.
Whatever good ye give, shall be rendered back to you, and ye shall not be dealt with unjustly.”[The Holy Qur’an, al-Baqarah 2:272] وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ “And violent is he in his love of wealth.” [The Holy Qur’an, al-
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