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“Some of the
lessons learnt from Qur’an that
apply to our general living!”
1. Respect and honor all
human beings irrespective of
their religion, color, race,
sex, language, status, property,
birth, profession/job and so on
[17/70]
2. Talk straight, to the point,
without any ambiguity or
deception [33/70]
3. Choose best words to speak
and say them in the best
possible way [17/53, 2/83]
4. Do not shout. Speak politely
keeping your voice low. [31/19]
5. Always speak the truth. Shun
words that are deceitful and
ostentatious [22/30]
6. Do not confound truth with
falsehood [2/42]
7. Say with your mouth what is
in your heart [3/167]
8. Speak in a civilized manner
in a language that is recognized
by the society and is commonly
used [4/5]
9. When you voice an opinion, be
just, even if it is against a
relative [6/152]
10. Do not be a bragging boaster
[31/18]
11. Do not talk, listen or do
anything vain [23/3, 28/55]
12. Do not participate in any
paltry. If you pass near a
futile play, then pass by with
dignity [25/72]
13. Do not verge upon any
immodesty or lewdness whether
surreptitious or overt [6/151].
14. If, unintentionally, any
misconduct occurs by you, then
correct yourself expeditiously
[3/134].
15. Do not be contemptuous or
arrogant with people [31/18]
16. Do not walk haughtily or
with conceit [17/37, 31/18]
17. Be moderate in thy pace
[31/19]
18. Walk with humility and
sedateness [25/63]
19. Keep your gazes lowered
devoid of any lecherous leers
and salacious stares [24/30-31,
40/19].
20. If you do not have complete
knowledge about anything, better
keep your mouth shut. You might
think that speaking about
something without full knowledge
is a trivial matter. But it
might have grave consequences
[24/15-16]
21. When you hear something
malicious about someone, keep a
favorable view about him/her
until you attain full knowledge
about the matter. Consider
others innocent until they are
proven guilty with solid and
truthful evidence [24/12-13]
22. Ascertain the truth of any
news, lest you smite someone in
ignorance and afterwards repent
of what you did [49/6]
23. Do not follow blindly any
information of which you have no
direct knowledge. (Using your
faculties of perception and
conception) you must verify it
for yourself. In the Court of
your Lord, you will be held
accountable for your hearing,
sight, and the faculty of
reasoning [17/36].
24. Never think that you have
reached the final stage of
knowledge and nobody knows more
than yourself. Remember! Above
everyone endowed with
knowledge is another
endowed with more knowledge
[12/76]. Even the
Prophet [p.b.u.h] was asked to
keep praying, "O My sustainer!
Advance me in knowledge."
[20:114]
25. The believers are but a
single Brotherhood. Live like
members of one family, brothers
and sisters unto one another
[49/10].
26. Do not make mockery of
others or ridicule others
[49/11]
27. Do not defame others [49/11]
28. Do not insult others by
nicknames [49/11]
29. Avoid suspicion and
guesswork. Suspicion and
guesswork might
deplete your communal energy
[49/12]
30. Spy not upon one another
[49/12]
31. Do not backbite one another
[49/12]
32. When you meet each other,
offer good wishes and blessings
for safety. One who conveys to
you a message of safety and
security and also when a
courteous greeting is offered to
you, meet it with a greeting
still more courteous or (at
least) of equal courtesy [4/86]
33. When you enter your own home
or the home of somebody else,
compliment the inmates [24/61]
34. Do not enter houses other
than your own until you have
sought permission; and then
greet the inmates and wish them
a life of blessing, purity and
pleasure [24/27]
35. Treat kindly Your parents,
Relatives, The orphans " And
those who have been left alone
in the society [4/36]
36. Take care of the needy, the
disabled, those whose hard
earned income
is insufficient to meet
their needs, And those whose
businesses have stalled, And
those who have lost their jobs.
[4/36]
37. Treat kindly Your related
neighbors, and unrelated
neighbors,
Companions by your side
in public gatherings, or public
transportation.
[4/36]
38. Be generous to the needy
wayfarer, the homeless son of
the street, and the one who
reaches you in a destitute
condition [4/36]
39. Be nice to people who work
under your care. [4/36]
40. Do not follow up what you
have given to others to afflict
them with reminders of your
generosity [2/262].
41. Do not expect a return for
your good behavior, not even
thanks [76/9]
42. Cooperate with one another
in good deeds and do not
cooperate with others in evil
and bad matters [5/2]
43. Do no try to impress people
on account of self-proclaimed
virtues [53/32]
44. You should enjoin right
conduct on others but mend your
own ways first. Actions speak
louder than words. You must
first practice good deeds
yourself, then preach [2/44]
45. Correct yourself and your
families first [before trying to
correct others] [66/6]
46. Pardon gracefully if anyone
among you who commits a bad deed
out of ignorance, and then
repents and amends [6/54, 3/134]
47. Divert and sublimate your
anger and potentially virulent
emotions to creative energy, and
become a source of tranquility
and comfort to people [3/134]
48. Call people to the Way of
your Lord with wisdom and
beautiful exhortation. Reason
with them most decently [16/125]
49. Leave to themselves those
who do not give any importance
to the Divine code and have
adopted and consider it as mere
play and amusement [6/70]
50. Sit not in the company of
those who ridicule Divine Law
unless they engage in some other
conversation [4/140]
51. Do not be jealous of those
who are blessed [4/54]
52. In your collective life,
make rooms for others [58/11]
53. When invited to dine, Go at
the appointed time. Do not
arrive too early to wait for the
preparation of meal or linger
after eating to engage in
bootless babble. Such things may
cause inconvenience to the host
[33/53]
54. Eat and drink [what is
lawful] in moderation [7/31].
55. Do not squander your wealth
senselessly [17/26]
56. Fulfill your promises and
commitments [17/34]
57. Keep yourself clean, pure
[9/108, 4/43, 5/6].
58. Dress-up in agreeable attire
and adorn yourself with
exquisite character from inside
out [7/26]
59. Seek your provision only by
fair Endeavour [29/17, 2/188]
60. Do not devour the wealth and
property of others unjustly, nor
bribe the officials or the
judges to deprive others of
their possessions [2/188]
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