P:  And when Abraham said (unto his Lord):  My Lord!  Show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said:  Dost thou not believe?  Abraham said:  Yea, but (I ask) in order that my heart may be at ease. (His Lord) said:  Take four of the birds and cause them to incline unto thee, then place a part of them on each hill, then call them, they will come to thee in haste, and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

S:  And when Ibrahim said:  My Lord! show me how Thou givest life to the dead, He said:  What! and do you not believe?  He said:  Yes, but that my heart may be at ease.  He said:  Then take four of the birds, then train them to follow you, then place on every mountain a part of them, then call them, they will come to you flying; and know that Allah is Mighty, Wise.

002.261 Y:  The parable of those who spend their substance in the way of Allah is that of a grain of corn:  it groweth seven ears, and each ear Hath a hundred grains.  Allah giveth manifold increase to whom He pleaseth:  And Allah careth for all and He knoweth all things.

P:  The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah’s way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains.  Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will.  Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.

S:  The parable of those who spend their property in the way of Allah is as the parable of a grain growing seven ears (with) a hundred grains in every ear; and Allah multiplies for whom He pleases; and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.

002.262 Y:  Those who spend their substance in the cause of Allah, and follow not up their gifts with reminders of their generosity or with injury,-for them their reward is with their Lord:  on them shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

P:  Those who spend their wealth for the cause of Allah and afterward make not reproach and injury to follow that which they have spent; their reward is with their Lord, and there shall no fear come upon them, neither shall they grieve.

S:  (As for) those who spend their property in the way of Allah, then do not follow up what they have spent with reproach or injury, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and they shall have no fear nor shall they grieve.

002.263 Y:  Kind words and the covering of faults are better than charity followed by injury.  Allah is free of all wants, and He is Most-Forbearing.

P:  A kind word with forgiveness is better than almsgiving followed by injury.  Allah is Absolute, Clement.

S:  Kind speech and forgiveness is better than charity followed by injury; and Allah is Self-sufficient, Forbearing.

002.264 Y:  O ye who believe! cancel not your charity by reminders of your generosity or by injury,- like those who spend their substance to be seen of men, but believe neither in Allah nor in the Last Day.  They are in parable like a hard, barren rock, on which is a little soil:  on it falls heavy rain, which leaves it (Just) a bare stone.  They will be able to do nothing with aught they have earned.  And Allah guideth not those who reject faith.