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fa-ʾidhā quḍiyati ṣ-ṣalātu fa-ntashirū fī l-ʾarḍi wa-btaghū min faḍli llāhi wa-dhkurū llāha kathīran laʿallakum tufliḥūna
And when the prayer is finished disperse through the land and seek Allah’s grace, and remember Allah much so that you may be felicitous.
— Ali Quli Qarai
Surah al-Jum’a - Verse 10
Worldly possessions are Divine Bounties in Qur’anic terms. Thus, the blessed Verse is saying that after the establishment of the Friday prayer, return to your trade and procuring revenue. The Noble Prophet (S) is narrated as saying that whoever devotedly remembers God Almighty in the marketplace and place of trade while people neglect their obligations and merely attend to their business. Such person devotedly attending to the remembrance of God Almighty will receive the Rewards one thousand virtuous good acts and will be granted with Divine Forgiveness.29
The blessed Verse is saying that when the prayer comes to an end, you are free to disperse in the land, invoke God Almighty for bestowing His Bounties upon them, and remember Allah at all times so that you may attain to salvation. The injunctive
and similar Qur’anic expressions oftentimes connote seeking daily sustenance and engagement in trade and business, but it is clear that the semantic range of such expressions are broad and trade and business are included in it. Therefore, some Qur’anic exegetes maintain that such expressions connote visiting the ailing and the believer and gaining knowledge.
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