Chapter 2 · Verse 278
Quran 2:278
The Heifer
سُوۡرَةُ البَقَرَة
Al-Baqarah
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2:278
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَذَرُواْ مَا بَقِىَ مِنَ ٱلرِّبَوٰٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ ٢٧٨
O you who believe, you shall observe ALLAH and refrain from all kinds of usury, if you are believers.
Proofs and revelations
2:275 – 2:278 – It is a proven economic principle that excessive interest on loans can destroy the economy. The normal interest where no one is victimized and everyone is satisfied does not constitute usury.
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God Proven As 1 Sermons
1 writing · 1 passageCharity Is An Important And Mandatory Command Constituting Worship Of Allah
2:275 Those who charge usury are in the same position as those controlled by the devil's influence. This is because they claim that usury is the same as commerce. However, ALLAH permits commerce, and prohibits usury. Thus, whoever heeds this commandment from his Lord, and refrains from usury, he may keep his past earnings, and his judgment rests with ALLAH. As for those who persist in usury, they incur Hell, wherein they abide forever.2:276 ALLAH condemns usury, and blesses charities. ALLAH dislikes every…Read passage
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