What does "doubled and multiplied" means in the context of usury in Qur'an 3:130?
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> O you who have believed, do not consume usury, doubled and multiplied, but fear Allah that you may be successful. -- Qur'an 3:130
**Question**: What does "doubled and multiplied" means in the context of usury in Qur'an 3:130?
I'm unclear under what circumstances this would be meaningful. I found some tafsir, but they didn't clarify what this means, e.g.:
> ... by increasing the amount to be repaid when the loan period comes to an end ... Tafsir al-Jalalayn
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> ... Among this is the loaning of one thing, demanding twice as much in return, and asking from you seven hundred times its amount, ad infinitum. ... -- Al Qushairi Tafsir
The latter one even reads as if only large quantities of interest are forbidden, but I don't think that's accurate.
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones
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Jun 11, 2017, 01:55 PM
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