SIMILARITIES TO ISLAM · CHARITY
Charity as a God-Pleasing Act
He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, And He will pay back what he has given.
[Al-Baqarah - 245]
﴿ مَّن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يُقۡرِضُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗا فَيُضَٰعِفَهُۥ لَهُۥٓ أَضۡعَافٗا كَثِيرَةٗۚ وَٱللَّهُ يَقۡبِضُ وَيَبۡصُۜطُ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُرۡجَعُونَ ﴾ [البقرة - ٢٤٥]
[Al-Baqarah - 245] Who is he that will lend to Allah a goodly loan so that He may multiply it to him many times? And it is Allah that decreases or increases (your provisions), and unto Him you shall return.
This verse is relevant because it presents charitable giving as an investment with God, echoing Islamic teachings that support for the needy is divinely rewarded. By linking Islamic charity to biblical tradition, Muslims demonstrate that fundamental moral obligations have been preserved rather than altered over time.
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Charity as a God-Pleasing Act