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1425 This is the general summing-up of the argument. The government of the whole Creation and its maintenance and
sustenance is in the hands of Allah. How futile then would it be to neglect His true worship and go after false gods?
(10.31)
10:59 - Say: "See ye what things Allah hath sent down to you for sustenance? Yet ye hold
forbidden some things thereof and (some things) lawful." Say: "Hath Allah indeed permitted
you or do ye invent (things) to attribute to Allah?" 1447
1447 "Sustenance" is to be taken in both the literal and the metaphorical sense. In the literal sense, what fine and varied
things Allah has provided for us on land and in sea and air, in the vegetable, animal, and mineral kingdoms? Yet
narrow minds put artificial barriers against their use. In the metaphorical sense, what enchanting fields of knowledge
and spiritual endeavour are provided in our individual and social lives? And who is to say that some are lawful and
others forbidden? Supposing they were so in special circumstances, it is not right to attribute artificial restrictions of
that kind to Allah and falsely erect religious sanctions against them. (10.59)
10:93 - We settled the Children of Israel in a beautiful dwelling-place and provided for them
sustenance of the best: it was after knowledge had been granted to them that they fell into
schisms. Verily Allah will judge between them as to the schisms amongst them on the Day of
Judgment. 1474
1474 After many wanderings the Israelites were settled in the land of Canaan, described as "a land flowing with milk and
honey" (Exod. iii. 8). They had a prosperous land; and they were supplied with spiritual sustenance by men sent to
deliver Allah's Message. They should have known better than to fall into disputes and schisms, but they did so. This
was all the more inexcusable considering what bounties they had received from Allah. The schisms arose from selfish
arrogance, and Allah will judge between them on the Day of Judgment. (10.93)
11:6 - There is no moving creature on earth but its sustenance dependeth on Allah: He knoweth the
time and place of its temporary deposit: all is in a clear Record. 149814991500
1498 Cf. vi. 59. Nothing happens in Creation except by the Word of Allah and with the knowledge of Allah. Not a leaf stirs
but by His Will. Its maintenance in every sense is dependent on His Will. (11.6)
1499 Mustaqarr = definite abode; where a thing stops or stays for some time, where it is established. Mustauda = where a
thing is laid up or deposited for a little while. Referring to animals, the former denotes its life on this earth; the latter its
temporary pre-natal existence in the egg or the womb and its after-death existence in the tomb or whatever state it is
in until its resurrection. (11.6)
1500 Cf. vi. 59 and n. 880, and x. 61 and n. 1450. (11.6)
13:22 - Those who patiently persevere seeking the countenance their Lord; establish regular
prayers; spend out of (the gifts) We have bestowed for their sustenance secretly and openly;
and turn off Evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (Eternal) Home 1836
1836 Their journey in this life was at best a sojourn. The Heaven is their eternal Home, which is further prefigured in the two
following verses. (13.22)
13:26 - Allah doth enlarge or grant by (strict) measure the Sustenance (which He giveth) to whom
so He pleaseth. (The worldly) rejoice in the life of this world: but the life of this world is but
little comfort in the Hereafter. 18401841
1840 Allah, the Sustainer and Cherisher of all His creatures, gives sustenance to all. To some He grants it in abundance; to
others He gives it in strict measure. No one can question Him, for His Will is supreme, and it is the measure of all
good. (13.26)
1841 Cf. ix. 38. The meaning here may also be: This present life is just a furniture, a convenience, a stepping stone, a
probation, for the life to come. In itself it is less important than the Hereafter. (13.26)
14:31 - Speak to My servants who have believed that they may establish regular prayers and spend
(in charity) out of the Sustenance We have given them secretly and openly before the coming
of a Day in which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending. 190519061907
1905 Putting ourselves back in the position in which the Muslim community found themselves in Makkah just before the
Hijrat, we can imagine how much encouragement and consolation they needed from the preaching, the Faith, and the
steadfast character of Al-Mustafa. Intolerant persecution was the order of the day; neither the life nor the property or
reputation of the Muslims was safe. They are asked to find strength and tranquillity in prayer and in helping each other
according to their needs and resources. (14.31)
1906 Here, as elsewhere, "Sustenance" is to be taken in the literal as well as the metaphorical sense. There were many
among the Muslims who were poor, or slaves, or depressed, because they were deprived of the means of livelihood
on account of their Faith. They were to be fed, clothed, and sheltered, by those who had means. Charity was to be
ordinarily secret, so as to cut out all show or parade, and perhaps also lest the enemy should dry up those sources by
unprincipled violence; but there must be much that had to be open and organised, so that all the needy could know
where to go to be relieved. (14.31)
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