sponsible for using what he has been given in performing the
good works that Allah has commanded. Along with the material
means that Allah has given him, a believer uses his body to gain
Allah's approval and to work in His way and thereby hopes to win
Allah's pleasure and mercy and attain the never-ending blessings of
the Garden:
Allah has bought from the believers their selves and their
wealth in return for the Garden… (Surat at-Tawba: 111)
A community of individuals living according to the teachings
of the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Best of Creation, may Allah
bless him and grant him peace, will by their payment of zakat and
their voluntary acts of giving remove the violence, strife, theft and
other ugly criminal activities caused by poverty, hunger, destitution
and other such problems. In this way
and Allah willing, peace of mind
and well-being will at-
tain their highest
level.
Harun Yahya
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