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Monotheism: Part 1: Allah is the Sustainer (For More Files Please Visit) {www.quranictopics.com}Page 1

Allah Provides the Sustenance }{

He it is Who spread the earth for you; and made in it paths for you,

and sent down water from the sky, and then through it We brought

forth many species of diverse plant. So eat yourself and pasture your

cattle. Surely there are many Signs in this for people of

understanding. From this very earth We created you and to the

same earth We shall cause you to return, and from it We shall bring

you forth to life again. }{

We also sent down blessed water from the heaven, wherewith We

caused gardens and harvest-grain to grow, and tall palm-trees withtheir thickly-clustered spathes; all this as sustenance for Our

servants. And thus We do bring the dead land back to life with

water. Such shall be the coming forth (of human beings from the

earth).



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That is Allah, your True Lord…

There is not a single moving creature on the earth butAllah is responsible for providing its sustenance.

Is there beside Allah any other creator also, who provides food

for ou from the heavens and the earth?

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There is not a single moving creature on the earth but Allah is

responsible for providing its sustenance. He knows where it dwellsand where it will permanently rest. All this is recorded in a clear

Book. }{

How many an animal there is that does not carry about itssustenance. Allah provides sustenance to them and to you. He is All-

Hearing, All-Knowing.

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O people, remember Allah's favour upon you. Is there any creator,

apart from Allah, who provides you your sustenance out of the

heavens and earth? There is no god but He. Whither are you, then,

being misdirected? }{

Allah it is Who made the earth a dwelling place for you and made

the sky a canopy, Who shaped you and shaped you exceedingly well

and gave you good things as sustenance. That is Allah, your Lord;

blessed be Allah, the Lord of the Universe. }{

Ask them: 'Who provides you with sustenance out of the heavens

and the earth? Who holds mastery over your hearing and sight?

Who brings forth the living from the dead and the dead from theliving? Who governs all affairs of the universe?' They will surely say:

'Allah.' Tell them: 'Will you, then, not shun (going against reality)?

Such, then, is Allah, your true Lord. And what is there after truth but

error? How, then, are you being turned away?



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Can any of those whom you associate with Allah in His

Divinity! Do any such thing?

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It is Allah Who created you, then bestowed upon you your

sustenance, and He will cause you to die and then will bring you

back to life. Can any of those whom you associate with Allah in His

Divinity! Do any such thing? Glory be to Him and exalted be Heabove whatever they associate with Allah in His Divinity.

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Indeed those whom you worship beside Allah have no power to

provide you with any sustenance. So seek your sustenance from

Allah and serve only Him and give thanks to Him alone. It is to Him

that you will be sent back. }{

And Allah has given you spouses from your kind, and has granted

you through your spouses, sons and grandsons, and has provided



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Who shall provide for you if He withholds His sustenance?

you wholesome things as sustenance. (After knowing all this), do

they still believe in falsehood and deny Allah's bounty, and worship

instead of Allah, those helpless beings who have no control over

providing them any sustenance from the heavens and the earth; do

you worship those who have no power to do anything of this sort?

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And to Him belongs all that dwells in the night and the day. He is All-

Hearing, All-Knowing. Say: 'Shall I take for my guardian anyone other

than Allah - the Originator of the heavens and earth; He Who feeds

and Himself is not fed?' Say: 'Surely I have been commanded to be

the first among those who submit (to Allah) and not to be one of

those who associate others with Allah in His divinity (even though

others may do so) .'

}{Who shall provide for you if He withholds His sustenance?

}{Say to them: “Did you even consider: if all the water that you have

(in the wells) were to sink down into the depths of the earth, who

will produce for you clear, flowing water?”

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He Who feeds and Himself is not fed?



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Allah it is Who gives abundantly to those of His servants He

wants and sparingly to those He wills.

Eat without hesitation of the good and clean things

wherewith We have provided you…

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Believers! Do not hold as unlawful the good things which Allah has

made lawful to you, and do not exceed the bounds of right. Allah

does not love those who transgress the bounds of right. And partake

of the lawful, good things which Allah has provided you assustenance, and refrain from disobeying Allah in Whom you believe.

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O Believers, if you are true worshippers of Allah alone, eat without

hesitation of the good and clean things wherewith We have

provided you and be grateful to Allah.

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Allah enlarges the sustenance of any of His servants whom He will,

and straitens the sustenance of whom He will. Surely Allah has

knowledge of everything.



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Say, (O Prophet): “Verily, my Lord grants provision abundantly to

whomsoever He pleases and straitens it for whomsoever He pleases.

Whatever you spend, He will replace it. He is the Best of all

Providers .”

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)O Prophet), say to them: “My Lord grants provision abundantly to

whomsoever He pleases and straitens it for whomsoever He pleases.

But most people do not know this.

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His are the keys of the heavens and the earth. He enlarges and

straitens the sustenance of whomsoever He pleases. Surely He has

knowledge of everything.

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Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning.

Do not desire what Allah has conferred more abundantly onsome of you than others.

When We make people have a taste of Our Mercy, they exult in it; and

when any misfortune befalls them in consequence of their deeds, then lo

and behold, they despair. Do they not see that Allah enlarges and

straitens the sustenance of those whom He pleases? There are Signs in

this for those who believe. So give his due to the near of kin, and to the

needy, and to the wayfarer. That is better for those who desire to please

Allah. It is they who will prosper.

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Allah provides sustenance to whom He wills beyond all reckoning. }{

Allah provides without stint for anyone He pleases.

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Example of Qarun (Korah)….

He (the ignorant) says: “I have been granted this on account

of my knowledge.”

Do not desire what Allah has conferred more abundantly on some of

you than others. Men shall have a share according to what they have

earned, and women shall have a share according to what they have

earned. Do ask of Allah His bounty. Allah has full knowledge of

everything.

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When an affliction befalls man, he cries out to Us; but when We

grant him a favour from Us, he says: “I have been granted this on

account of my knowledge.” Nay; this (favour) is a test; but most of

them do not know.

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To be sure, Qarun (Korah) was one of Moses' people; then he

transgressed against them. We had bestowed on him such treasure

that their very keys would have been raised with difficulty by a

whole group of strong people. Once when his people said to him:

"Do not exult, for Allah does not love those who exult (in their

riches). Seek by means of the wealth that Allah has granted you the

Abode of the Hereafter, but forget not your share in this world and

do good as Allah has been good to you and do not strive to create

mischief in the land, for Allah loves not those who create mischief ".He replied: "All this has been given to me on account of a certain

knowledge that I have." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed

before him those who were stronger in might than he and were

more numerous in multitude? The wicked are not asked about their

acts of sin. Once Korah went forth among his people in full glitter.

Those seeking the life of this world said: "Would that we had the like

of what Korah has! He truly has a great fortune ".But thoseendowed with true knowledge said: "Woe to you. The reward of

Allah is best for those who believe and act righteously. But none

except those who are patient shall attain to this ".At last We caused

the earth to swallow him and his house. Thereafter there was no

group of people that could come to his aid against Allah; nor was he

able to come to his own aid. And those who had envied his position



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Some advice …

the day before began to say on the morrow: "Alas, we had forgotten

that it is Allah Who increases the provision of those of His servants

whom He will and grants in sparing measure to those whom He will.

But for Allah's favour upon us, He could have made us to be

swallowed too. Alas, we had forgotten that the unbelievers do not

prosper".

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Do not keep your hand fastened to your neck nor outspread it,

altogether outspread, for you will be left sitting rebuked, destitute.

Certainly Your Lord makes plentiful the provision of whomsoever He

wills and straitens it for whomsoever He wills. He is well-aware andis fully observant of all that relates to His servants.

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Seek by means of the wealth that Allah has granted you the Abode

of the Hereafter, but forget not your share in this world and do good

as Allah has been good to you and do not strive to create mischief in

the land, for Allah doesn't love those who create mischief ".



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If Allah were to grant ample sustenance to His servants they

would go about transgressing in the land.

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Allah has favoured some of you with more worldly provisions than

others.

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It is We Who have distributed their livelihood among them in the life

of this world, and have raised some above others in rank that some

of them may harness others to their service.

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If Allah were to grant ample sustenance to His servants they would

go about transgressing in the land. But He sends down in due

measure whatever (sustenance) He wills. Surely He is Well-Aware

and All-Seeing concerning matters that relate to His servants.



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Sustenance for believers and disbelievers in this world ….

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And remember that Abraham prayed, "Lord, make this city a city of

peace and security, and provide with every kind of fruit those of its

people, who believe in Allah and the Last Day'. Allah answered, "As

for the disbelievers, I will also provide them with the necessities of

life in this world, though in the Next World I will drag them to the

torment of Hell, and that is the worst abode". }{

They say: “Why was this Qur'an not sent down upon some great

man from the two (main) cities? ”Is it they who distribute the Mercy

of your Lord? It is We Who have distributed their livelihood among

them in the life of this world, and have raised some above others in

rank that some of them may harness others to their service. Your

Lord's Mercy is better than all the treasures that they hoard. Were it



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But pious people will rank above them on the Day of Resurrection.

not that all mankind would become a single community (and follow

the same way), We would have provided for all those who disbelieve

in the Merciful One, roofs for their houses, and stairs on which to go

up, and doors to their houses, and couches upon which they would

recline; be made of gold and silver. Surely all this is only the

enjoyment of the life of the world. But (true prosperity) in the

Hereafter with Your Lord is only for the God-fearing.

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Say ( Muhammad): 'Who has forbidden the adornment which Allah

has brought forth for His creatures or the good things from amongthe means of sustenance?' Say: 'These are for the enjoyment of the

believers in this world, and shall be exclusively theirs on the Day of

Resurrection.' Thus do We clearly expound Our revelations for those

who have knowledge. }{

This worldly life has been made very charming and alluring for those

who have adopted the way of disbelief. So they mock at those who

have adopted the way of belief, but (they forget that) the pious

people will rank above them on the Day of Resurrection. As to the



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Some scenes on the Day of Judgment…

worldly provisions, Allah has full authority and power to bestow

these without measure on anyone He wills.

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And on the Day when the unbelievers will be exposed to the Fire,

they will be told: “You have exhausted your share of the bounties in

the life of the world, and you took your fill of enjoyments. So,

degrading chastisement shall be yours on this Day for you waxed

arrogant in the earth without justification and acted iniquitously .” }{

And the people of the Fire will cry out to the people of Paradise:

'Pour out some water on us or throw at us something of what Allah

has bestowed upon you.' They will reply: 'Allah has forbidden them

to the deniers of the truth, who have made their religion a sport and

play. and whom the life of the world has beguiled. So on that Day

We shall forget them in the manner they forget their meeting of this

Day with Us and persist in denying Our revelations .'



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Had the Peo le of the Book …

Abundance…………………..How?

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Had the People of the Book only believed and been God-fearing, We

should surely have effaced from them their evil deeds, and caused

them to enter Gardens of Bliss. Had the People of the Book observed

the Torah and the Gospel, and all that had been revealed to them

from their Lord, sustenance would have been showered over them

from above and risen from beneath their feet.

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Had the people of those towns believed and been God-fearing, We

would certainly have opened up to them blessings from the heavens

and the earth; but they gave the lie [to their Prophets] and so We

seized them for their deeds. So, do the people of those towns feel

secure that Our punishment will not come to them at night while

they are asleep? Or, do the people of those towns feel secure that

Our punishment will not come to them by daylight while they are at



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Do not kill our children for fear of overt .

Allah will find a way out for him who fears Allah, and will

provide him sustenance from whence he never even imagined.

An Individual Reward of fearin Allah

play? Do they feel secure against the design of Allah None can feel

secure against the design of Allah except the utter losers.

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Allah will find a way out for him who fears Allah, and will provide

him sustenance from whence he never even imagined. Whoever

puts his trust in Allah, He shall suffice him. Surely Allah brings about

what He decrees; Allah has set a measure for everything.

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Say to them (O Muhammad!): 'Come, let me recite what your Lord

has laid down to you: (i) that you associate nothing with Him; (ii)

and do good to your parents; (iii) and do not slay your children out

of fear of poverty. We provide you and will likewise provide them

with sustenance; (iv) and do not even draw to things shameful - be



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they open or secret; (v) and do not slay the soul santified by Allah

except in just cause; this He has enjoined upon you so that you may

understand. }{

And, likewise, the beings supposed to have a share in Allah's divinityhave made the slaying of their offspring seem lawful to many of

those who associate others with Allah in His divinity so that they

may ruin them and confound them regarding their faith.

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Those who slayed their children in folly, without knowledge, and

forbade the sustenance that Allah has provided them, falsely

ascribing that to Allah, are utter losers; they have gone astray, and

are certainly not among those guided to the right way.

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Do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We will provide for

them and for you. Surely killing them is a great sin.



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Allah is the only God because He provides the sustenance.

So seek your sustenance from Allah and serve only Him and give thanks to Him alone.

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O people, remember Allah's favour upon you. Is there any creator,

apart from Allah, who provides you your sustenance out of the

heavens and earth? There is no god but He. Whither are you, then,

being misdirected?

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It is Allah Who created you, then bestowed upon you your

sustenance, and He will cause you to die and then will bring youback to life. Can any of those whom you associate with Allah in His

Divinity! Do any such thing? Glory be to Him and exalted be He

above whatever they associate with Allah in His Divinity.

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Indeed those whom you worship beside Allah have no power to provide

you with any sustenance. So seek your sustenance from Allah and serve

only Him and give thanks to Him alone. It is to Him that you will be sent

back.

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