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“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.
— Quran 2:261 (Surah Al-Baqara) – tr. Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)
Quran 2:261 (Surah Al-Baqara) – tr. Marmaduke Pickthall (1930)
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