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Surah al-Humaza ayah 2

Arabic text

Alladhi jama'a malu waddadahu

Who gathers up wealth and counts it

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

Deluded as he is by the power of his wealth, he counts it and takes pleasure in counting it again and again. A wicked vanity is let loose in his being which drives him on to mock other people's positions and dignity, to taunt and slander them. He criticises others with his tongue, mocks them with his movements, either by imitating their movements and voices or by ridiculing their looks and features - by words and mimicry, by taunts and slander.