Al Sufian


iconSufa 113 – The Provider (Ar-Razzaq)

1O you who believe! Let it be said: Ar-Razzaq;
2The Provider;
3And the eighty-second name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty.
4The one who tills the soil;
5The one who tends the animals;
6The one who bakes the bread;
7The one who mixes the herbs;
8The one who weaves the cloth;
9The one who cures the skins;
10The one who cleaves the stone;
11The one who carves the wood;
12The one who bakes the clay;
13The one who fires the metal;
14The one who renders and seals the walls;
15The one who carries to market;
16Are all emissaries of the Divine when they devote their best skill.
17Thus, let it be said the prosperity of the community is to be found in the skill and diversity of providers.
18If there be too few, then a provider may demand a higher price with no competitor.
19If there be too many, then the quality of work will suffer.
20Thus, the wise council of a people encourage and protect providers.