Hawzah News Agency-The Qur’an is the principle source of every Muslim’s faith and practice, but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and equitable economic principles. For next 100 days we are presenting some short articles on ethical issues that have been written based on the verses of Qur’an.

 Our God is a God of abundance! He wants to pour out His abundance on you until you are so full that you are running over! Qur’an says: “Parable of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is that of a grain which grows seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah enhances several fold whomever He wishes, and Allah is all-bounteous, all-knowing”. (Qur’an; 2:162) That is because your giving sets the blessing of God into motion in your life. When you give, you plant a seed. If you were to plant an apple seed, you would not just grow one single fruit. No, that one seed grows into a tree that produces an abundance of apples! That is what happens when you obey God in your giving. “Whoever brings virtue shall receive ten times its like; but whoever brings vice shall not be requited except with its like, and they will not be wronged”. (Qur’an; 6:160) You get an abundant harvest in return. You reap so much that you have to give it away, and the cycle just keeps repeating itself!

 Is there something the Lord is telling you to give today? What do you have in your hand that you can bless someone else with? It can be financial or material, but take a step of faith today and open the door to His abundance in every area of your life! As almighty God says: “Spend from what We have provided you before death comes to any of you, whereat he will say," My Lord, why did You not respite me for a short time so that I might have given charity and become one of the righteous!”. (Qur’an; 63:10)

 Today decide to obey the Lord, as He says: “Spend of the good things you have earned, and of what We bring forth for you from the earth”. (Qur’an; 2:267) When you obey almighty God and become a follower of His commands, your life becomes different. Everything about you becomes different. When we follow God’s commands, it means we do things differently from others. It means, instead of being offended, we choose love. Instead of insisting on our way, we serve others. It means, instead of trying to be right all the time, we build and lift others up.

Noble Words

 Author: Abolfazl Sabouri