Lessons on Moral Conduct

Qur'aanic Verses 49:11 & 49:12:

Transliterations:

11. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo la yaskhar qawmun min qawmin AAasa an yakoonoo khayran minhum wala nisaon min nisa-in AAasa an yakunna khayran minhunna wala talmizoo anfusakum wala tanabazoo bial-alqabi bi/sa al-ismu alfusooqu baAAda al-eemani waman lam yatub faola-ika humu alththalimoona

12. Ya ayyuha allatheena amanoo ijtaniboo katheeran mina alththanni inna baAAda alththanni ithmun wala tajassasoo wala yaghtab baAAdukum baAAdan ayuhibbu ahadukum an ya/kula lahma akheehi maytan fakarihtumoohu waittaqoo Allaha inna Allaha tawwabun raheemun

Translations:

11. O you who believe! Let not one community laugh at another, lest the latter be better than the former. Nor let women laugh at other women, lest the latter be better than the former. Insult not your own people, or call one another by nick-names. It is bad to be called by a name indicating transgressions against divine law after attaining to faith. And one that turns not in repentance – such are the wicked ones! ¹

12. O you who believe! Avoid most of speculation! Speculation in some cases indeed is sin. And spy not on one another, nor let some of you backbite on others. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would abhor it! And fear Allah! Allah is indeed Acceptor of repentance, Merciful. ¹

Study Note:

1. Lessons on moral conduct!

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The above is an extract from the just published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VI.

Mohammad Shafi

Signs Galore!

Qur'aanic Verses 51:20 & 51:21:

Transliterations:

20. Wafee al-ardi ayatun lilmooqineena

21. Wafee anfusikum afala tubsiroona


Translations:

20. And in the earth are there many signs for those who are certain in their belief

21. And in your own persons too! Do you not see?⁴

^{Study Note:}

4. In Verse 41:56, the Qur'aan inter alia declares: We will show Our signs to them in the wide world outside and within themselves, until it becomes clear to them that it (Qur'aan) is the truth. If readers would take the trouble of scanning the two blog sites RabbunAllah and Al-mu'min they can find such signs galore pointed out therein. And if they would but sincerely reflect on how the earth is the only heavenly body in the entire Universe tailor-made to sustain life, human and non-human, they cannot fail to recognize the hidden hand of the Tailor Who fashioned it. Or, if they would just consider how their own fingers - and leave alone all the other parts of their bodies having even more complicated structure - are so ingeniously fashioned to enable them to do umpteen number of their daily jobs therewith, they should not fail to recognize the Great Fashioner working behind the scenes. Imagine life without those fingers!

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The above is an extract from yet-to-be-published Qur'aanic Studies Manzil VII.

Mohammad Shafi