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130 very blessed thing. ‘Do you not know that Allah has power over everything?’ If a man still thinks of what he will do otherwise, then the Divine injunction is of no use. Allah’s power is great. Interest is a petty matter, if He had commanded us not to drink underground water, he would always have provided us rain water from the sky. At times of need, he always opens a way so that no one is forced to disobey Him. Such weakness remains only as long as a person’s faith has some impurity in it. Sin cannot be rid of unless God Himself makes one get rid of it. Otherwise man can make excuses for every sin and say that he cannot make ends meet without resorting to it. Look at the shopkeepers and perfumers etc. , they sell obsolete goods for years and hence deceive people, and those in employment resort to corruption, and they all make the excuse that they cannot do without it. If all such excuses are brought together, one can conclude that we should not act upon the Word of Allah, otherwise it will not be possible to survive. Whereas, Allah Himself provides for the believers. It is the tested remedy of all righteous ones, that Allah Himself provides the means at times of adversity and difficulty. People do not trust Allah and do not put such faith in Him as they do in that which is unlawful ( H ar a m ). Faith in Allah is the time-tested remedy which, if a man were to realize its value, he would wish to keep secret just as other wonderful remedies are kept secret. " 150 The Promised Messiah as was asked about giving or receiving interest. H u du r said: "We consider it H ar a m (unlawful) both to give and to receive interest. Believers are those who remain steadfast upon their faith. Allah Himself becomes their Sustainer and their Provider. He has power over everything. The countless believers who have passed in this world were never afflicted by such difficulties. Rather, according to the verse ‘Allah 150 Al-Badr , March 27, 1903.