Surah Al-Muddaththir
Chapter 74 · Verse 12 · Revealed in Makkah
“And to whom I granted extensive wealth”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
A Threat for Whoever claims that the Qur'an is Magic
Allah threatens this wicked person whom He has favored with the blessings of this world, yet he is ungrateful for the blessings of Allah and he meets them with disbelief (in Allah) and rejection of His Ayat. He invents lies against Allah's Ayat and claims that they are the words of a man. Allah recounts to him His favors upon him when He says,
ذَرْنِى وَمَنْ خَلَقْتُ وَحِيداً
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
The Annual Income of Walid Ibn Mughirah: Ten Million Guineas
The disbeliever referred to here is Walid Ibn Mughirah. Allah had favoured him with abundant wealth, property and children. According to Ibn ` Abbas 4his land, property and gardens stretched from Makkah to Ta'if. According to Thauri, his annual income was ten million Dinars. Some scholars have estimated less than this amount. It is, nonetheless, agreed that the income and yearly produce of his fields and gardens were available in every season, winter or summer. Thus the Qur'an says:
What does this verse bring up for you today?