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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Extravagance
. Arabic Israf Surah xvii 28, 29: "Waste not wastefully, for the wasteful were over the brothers of the devil; and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord." Surah vii 29: "O sons of men, take your ornaments to every mosque; and eat and drink, but be not extravagant, for He loves not the extravagant." 
. An extravagant person or prodigal is musrif, or mubazzir, and is condemned in the Qur’an: -
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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