Tazkirul Quran, Qur’an 57:18–19
Iron (Al-Hadid)
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
English text; the translator is not named in the archive’s data.
Translation
(18) Alms-givers, both men and women, who give a generous loan to God, shall have it multiplied and shall have an honourable reward. (19) Those who believe in God and His messengers are the truthful ones and the witnesses in the sight of their Lord. They shall have their reward and their light. But those who are bent on denying the truth and reject Our signs shall be destined for Hell.
Commentary
(a) To give one’s possessions to others and to spend on the requirements of religion are very great deeds. Those who spend like this, whether men or women, have proved their steadfastness in faith. In an atmosphere of doubt about the Truth, they were able to see the Truth. Such action on their part will become a beacon for them in the Hereafter. They will be treated as accepters of God’s signs. They will be given the status of God’s witnesses, i.e. presenters of the report of the deeds of the people in the Court of the Hereafter.