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− while prohibiting drinking and gambling, acknowledges that there is, of course, some partial benefit to be derived from them, but most certainly their harm always outweighs their advantage: ©¯BÄ¿ ËjÎJ· QA FÀÈί ½³ jnÎÀ»AË jÀb»A ŧ ¹Ã̼ nÍ ‘ s å ê ä ä ì Ñ æê ä Ñ æê ä ê æ ê æ å ê È ê æ ä æ ä ê æ ä æ ê ä ä ä æ å Ú æ ä BÀȨ°Ã Å¿ jJ·A FÀÈÀQA Ë pBļ» È ä ê ê æ ì æ ê å ä æ ä ä å å æê ä ê ì ê yas’alunaka ‘anil khamri wal maisir qul fi hima ithmun − − − kabiruñwwa manafi‘u linnasi wa ithmu huma akbaru minnaf − − − − ‘ihima They ask thee concerning wine and the game of hazard. Say: 'In both there is a great sin and also advantages for men; but their sin is some greater than their advantage. ' (2:220) (Islam's Response to Contemporary Issues, Hadrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad, pp 130-132) − ± ± − ± − ± INTEREST God Almighty says in the Holy Qur’an: − AÌIj»A jYË ©ÎJ»A ɼ»A ½YA Ë ’ È Ð é ê ä ì ä ä ä æä æ å Õ ì ä ä ä wa a-hallalla hulbai’a wa harra marriba ± − ± − Whereas Allah has made trade lawful and interest unlawful (2:276) − The word used in the Holy Qur’an is " the Riba", − − connotation of which is not identical with the word "interest". Islam − condemns the institution of interest in all its forms and strongly urges its total elimination. However, if someone has money in the 455