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It is He Who produces gardens, both cultivated and
wild, and palm-trees and crops of diverse kinds,
and olives and pomegranates, both similar
and dissimilar… (Surat al-An`am: 141)
Allah gives us countless blessings
that He has created for us to eat. He tests
human beings in this earthly life with
wealth and poverty, He is pleased with
those who display fine moral qualities
when confronted by these tests and He
reveals in the Qur'an that they will re-
ceive the endless blessings of the Garden.
For example, some people eat a fine break-
fast while others have only a few bits of food.
But a believer, whether or not he is prosperous,
will always behave in a manner so as to win Allah's
approval and will give thanks to Him with all sincerity. If
he is rich, he will not boast or become arrogant. If he is poor, he
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