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The Qur’an Answers Their Demand for Wealth
English rendering of the source section
Local English translation from the Arabic text; Qur’anic citations and editorial explanations are distinguished.
This local English rendering may condense the Arabic narration and editorial notes. It is not a complete published English edition. Consult the Arabic source for exact wording and context.
Read the corresponding Arabic sectionIn response to their demand that he acquire gardens, palaces, treasure, and an angelic witness, the Qur’an asks: “What is the matter with this Messenger that he eats food and walks in the markets? Why was an angel not sent with him? Or a treasure given to him, or a garden from which he could eat?” (25:7–10). The passage says that earlier messengers also ate food and walked in markets, and that people are a trial for one another (25:20).