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" The provision that one receives is called rizq. Rarely does God use two very similar names that evoke one attribute. When it comes to provision, God is al-Rāziq and al-Razzāq; both names refer to Him as the Provider. We creatures are known as marzūq, the beneficiaries of God’s provision. Some scholars say that provision is anything from which a person derives benefit. Others say it refers to all the material possessions one has. The dominant opinion is the former, since God, the Exalted, says, “And there is not a creature treading the earth but that its provision depends upon God” (QUR’AN , 11:6). "

Hamza Yusuf , Purification of the Heart: Signs, Symptoms and Cures of the Spiritual Diseases of the Heart


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Hamza Yusuf quote : The provision that one receives is called rizq. Rarely does God use two very similar names that evoke one attribute. When it comes to provision, God is al-Rāziq and al-Razzāq; both names refer to Him as the Provider. We creatures are known as marzūq, the beneficiaries of God’s provision. Some scholars say that provision is anything from which a person derives benefit. Others say it refers to all the material possessions one has. The dominant opinion is the former, since God, the Exalted, says, “And there is not a creature treading the earth but that its provision depends upon God” (QUR’AN , 11:6).