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September
2014
Issue 26
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We intensify spiritual activities including prayers, giving Zakaat and are
more charitable during Ramadan. It
may thus be appropriate to cite some
salient points and verses from the glorious Quran.
At the very beginning of the Holy
Quran as per verses cited above, we
are told the importance of the first
three pillars of Islam i.e., belief in
(Unseen) Allah; prayer and Zakaat or
charity (spending on good works, out
of love and fear of Allah).
The significance of Zakaat and charity
can also be ascertained from the fact
that it is stated directly with or in asso-
various locations every year. For instance, in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu etc., apart from
Delhi. Alhamdulillah, by the grace of
our Sustainer, I have been able to visit
all these States; some of them several
times. It is gratifying to note that the
Beneficent has bestowed blessings on
the Jamaat as we now have over 300
members spread across the country
from only a few in 1999.
In light of the exponential growth
within a relatively short period, it is
felt that the disadvantaged members
deserve our generous contributions in
order to take the pure and pristine
teachings of the Holy Quran to the rest
of the communities and the country.
There are many verses which tell us to
give out of what Allah has given us,
such as: They only are believers whose
hearts are full of fear when Allah is mentionedthose who keep up prayer and
spend (on good works) out of what We have
given them (8:2-3). And those whokeep
up prayer and spend (on good works) out of
what We have given themwill enter
(gardens of perpetuity) along with those
who do good from among their fathers and
their spouses and their offspring (13:22
23). And give good news to the humble,
whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned, and who are patient in their afflictions, and who keep up prayer, and spend
(on good works) out of what We have given
them (22:3435). Surely those who recite
the Book of Allah and keep up prayer and
spend (on good works) out of what We have
given them. He may pay them back fully
their rewards and give them more out of His
grace (35:2930).
Further emphasis is placed on charity
in the broader sense when we are told
there is not much benefit in prayers if
what we recite is not practiced, i.e.,
doing good deeds (including paying
Zakaat and giving charity). The Reminder states: So woe to the praying ones,
who are unmindful of their prayer, who do
(good) to be seen, and refrain from acts of
kindness! (107:47).
The Glorious Quran also states
(pertaining to charity or spending in
the way of Allah):
the charitable men and the charitable women, and the fasting men and
the fasting womenand the men who
remember Allah much and the women
who remember Allah has prepared
for them forgiveness and a mighty
reward (33:35).
The Provider does not want to impose an
undue burden on anyone and has stated:
Let him who has abundant means spend out
of his abundance, and whoever has his
means of subsistence restricted for him, let
him spend out of what Allah has given him.
Allah does not lay on any soul a burden
beyond what He has given it (65:7).