Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues — Page 174
174 islam’s response to contemporary issues to those under their control, so that they may be equal sharers in them. Will they then deny the favour of Allah? 5 Man’s responsibility is to discharge this trust honestly and equitably: Verily, Allah commands you to give over the trusts to those entitled to them, and that, when you judge between men, you judge with justice. Surely excellent is that with which Allah admonishes you! Allah is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. 6 The fact that material wealth is a source of trial is expressed in the Holy Quran as follows: Verily, your wealth and your children are a trial; but with Allah is an immense reward. 7 An important concept of possession under Islam is that certain resources are taken out of individual ownership and placed in the hands of mankind as a whole. Thus, mineral resources and the produce of seas and oceans is not the exclusive property of any individual or group of people.