Inspiring quotes from the Meccan Revelations (... more)
[ Voluntary charity and obligation upon oneself ]
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Voluntary charity is voluntary servitude tinged with sovereignty, and if it is not like that, then what is voluntary charity, for He has obligated it upon Himself by obliging Himself to have mercy on Himself for whoever repents and makes amends among those who do evil out of ignorance. This is like it, tinged with deism, by which He judges him, for God Almighty does not oblige him to do anything with an obligation. Other than Him, He is the one who obligates Himself, the one who made Him obligatory in terms of what is obligatory, so whoever gave this obligation is of this status. Then we assume that if this divine rank does such a thing, and we impose on it an appropriate reward for this action, then we give it exactly to the one who gave this obligation of this status, and they are individuals of knowledge. With voluntary charity, the truth from that position will be rewarded if this is its drinking place. This is a matter of taste and well-known among the people, but I have not