Well, Allah himself has (repeatedly) stated in the Holy Qur'an that:
"And We have indeed made the Qur'an easy to understand (and remember): then is there any that will receive admonition?" [54:17, 54:22, 54:32 and 54:40]
Let's not try to make it complicated, or twist the meaning/interpretation of Quranic verses to
impose our own interpretation. That's the Mullahs' forte.
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@PAKIFALCON , Who wrote those Tafaseer and what is the authenticity of Such Tafaseer ? We don't need
secondary or
supplementary sources to understand Qur'an)
And as mentioned already, It is amply clear from the Quranic verses that
accumulation of wealth (by an individual) is prohibited in the Holy Qur'an. I am not talking about secondary sources (such as history and hadith) though. History and Hadith were written centuries after the demise of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) on the orders of Umayyad (and later Abbasid) Kings, for political reasons. After all,, they had to
justify their unIslamic actions (including their unIslamic lavish lifestyles and huge wealth that they had accumulated for themselves in violation of clear Quranic injunctions).
Have you ever wondered why was 'Bait ul Maal'
(the Central Treasury at Madinah) established in the first place ? According to Yaqubi the salaries and stipends charged to the central treasury amounted to over 30 million dirhams but even the Caliph Omar Ibn Khattab was held
accountable for taking an extra piece of cloth from the public treasury (which he clarified he didn't). They followed the Holy Quran and they knew that personal accumulation of wealth was prohibited, and that the Kingdom and the wealth belonged to Allah alone.
“To Him belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth and what is between them and what is under the soil” [20:6]
Islam does not allow ownership, as in exclusive use by a few, but gives trusteeship under defined terms. Those
(including Solomon & David A.S) who have been given this trust have huge responsibilities to others in terms of their well-being.
The Qur'an says:
".... Certainly, right has become clearly distinct from wrong... " [2:256]
How much investment did Muhammad (PBUH) have ? How much money did he have ? If you are spreading truth, You don't need money and investment.
“If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?”
― Alphonse de Lamartine,
You need money and investment for Propaganda purposes only, and that's exactly what Mr. Naik does. He doesn't preach Islam, he preaches a very literal and extremely narrow interpretation of Islam that has been around for two hundred years only. (i.e Wahhabism)
This, however, is not something unique to the Saudi Royal Family. Almost Every ruler/dynasty in the Islamic history has done the same. Hanafi madhab was the state sponsored religion during most of the Abbasid rule. Haroon Rashid patronized Mutazillahs. His successors supported Traditionalists. Saladin replaced the Hanafi courts with Shafi'i administration. The Safavids promoted Shiaism in (present day) Iran and Iraq. And so on
The Founders of the Saud Dynasty made an agreement with Abdul Wahhab al-Najdi. Abdul Wahhab issued 'Fatwas' (religious decrees) declaring that it was permissible to kill those who refused to accept the political authority of Ale Saud. And in turn Wahhabism was made the state religion and Abdul Wahhab was given religious authority. This 'Marriage' has continued to this day. the Descendants of the founders of Saud Dynasty enjoy Political Authority, and the descendants of Abdul Wahhab enjoy Religious authority in KSA. It was never about religion. It was about Politics, like it always had been in the 1400 years history of Islam. The billions of Petro-Dollars spent by Ale Saud worldwide, that has created unrest from Philippines to Nigeria, are meant for consolidating and strengthening their own rule and obtain (global) legitimacy. But what they fail to realize is that times have changed. And that their actions have only resulted in global opinion turning against them (and Islam). They are doing no service to humanity, they have done more harm than good to Islam and Muslims worldwide.