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Giving · Quran 2:265

A garden on high ground

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وَمَثَلُ ٱلَّذِينَ يُنفِقُونَ أَمْوَٰلَهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ مَرْضَاتِ ٱللَّهِ وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةٍۭ بِرَبْوَةٍ أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٌ فَـَٔاتَتْ أُكُلَهَا ضِعْفَيْنِ فَإِن لَّمْ يُصِبْهَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

And the likeness of those who spend their wealth in search of Allah's pleasure, and for the strengthening of their souls, is as the likeness of a garden on a height. The rainstorm smiteth it and it bringeth forth its fruit twofold. And if the rainstorm smite it not, then the shower. Allah is Seer of what ye do.

Marmaduke Pickthall · Quran 2:265

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High ground

A garden stands on elevated ground.

Heavy rain or drizzle

Both forms of rainfall appear in the verse.

Fruit

The garden gives its yield. The comparison concerns spending seeking Allah’s pleasure.

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Al-Tafsir al-Muyassar compares sincere giving with a fertile elevated garden that benefits from rain or drizzle.

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Read this beside 2:264. What does each image emphasize about the act of giving?

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