The Economic System of Islam — Page 141
Publishers’ Note Please note that according to our system of counting Quranic verses, the verse Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir-Ra hi m (In the name of Al- lah, the Most Gracious, Ever Merciful) is counted as the first verse of the chapter which it precedes. Some publishers of the Holy Quran, however, begin counting following Bismill a hir-Ra h m a nir- Ra hi m. Should the reader not find the relevant verse under the number mentioned in this book, he or she is advised to deduct 1 from the number. For example, if this book quotes Ch. 35: F at ir: 25, then some copies of the Holy Quran will list the same verse un- der Ch. 35: F at ir: 24. Where necessary, translation of the Arabic text has been elabo- rated by additional words to explain the meaning. Such words are in italics. The word and at the commencement of a translated verse has been omitted. The form ibn has been used in both initial and medial position in the names of persons, in order to conform to current usage, al- though bin also occurs medially in some original texts (abbreviated usually as b ). Quotations from the Holy Bible are from King James version. The name of Muhammad sa , the Holy Prophet of Islam, has been followed by the symbol sa , which is an abbreviation of ( )