WCP: Diagnosis, Prognosis and Prescription in the Global Financial System

4: 29. O ye who believe! eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: but let there be amongst you traffic and trade by mutual good-will: nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful.

7: 48. The men on the heights will call to certain men whom they will know from their marks saying: "Of what profit to you were your hoards and your arrogant ways?

Chapter 102. Takathur  - The Piling Up

     1. The mutual rivalry for piling up (the good things of this world) diverts you (from the more serious things) 

     2. Until ye visit the graves. 

     3. But nay ye soon shall know (the reality). 

     4. Again, ye soon shall know! 

     5. Nay were ye to know with certainty of mind (Ye would beware!) 

     6. Ye shall certainly see Hell Fire! 

     7. Again ye shall see it with certainty of sight! 

     8. Then shall ye be Questioned that Day about the joy (ye indulged in)!