All that the Qur'an requires is that men and women strive to create a just society, where the vulnerable are treated decently. This was the bedrock of the Qur'anic message. . . . The early message of the Qur'an is simple. It is wrong to stockpile wealth to build a personal fortune, but good to give alms and distribute the wealth of society.
— Karen Armstrong, Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet