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Newsletter for January 2010
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PEARLS OF WISDOM FROM QURAN
Quran is a Book of Guidance for humanity. Revealed to the
Last Prophet (s),
fourteen hundred years ago, these verses of Quran provide a
perpetual as well as
universal code of ethics for men and women and children, for all
times. The chapter
and verse of Quran are listed at the end of each sentence. -
(al-huda Editor)
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]o
not walk
haughtily or with conceit [17/37, 31/18]*
* *
*16.* *Be moderate in thy pace [31/19]*
* *
*17.* *Walk with humility and sedateness [25/63]*
* *
*18.* *Keep your gazes lowered devoid of any lecherous leers
and salacious
stares [24/30-31, 40/19].*
* *
*19.* *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]*
* *
*20.* *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]*
* *
*21.* *Ascertain the truth of any news, lest you smite someone
in
ignorance and afterwards repent of what you did [49/6]*
* *
*22.* *Do not follow blindly any information of which you have
no direct
knowledge. (Usi ng 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].*
* *
*23.* *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]*
* *
*24.* *The believers are but a single Brotherhood. Live like
members of
one family, brothers and sisters unto one another [49/10].*
* *
*25.* *Do not make mockery of others or ridicule others
[49/11]*
* *
*26.* *Do not defame others [49/11]*
* *
*27.* *Do not insult others by nicknames [49/11]*
* *
*28.* *Avoid suspicion and guesswork. Suspicion and guesswork
might
deplete your communal energy [49/12]*
* *
*29.* *Spy not upon one another [49/12]*
* *
*30.* *Do not backbite one another [49/12]*
* *
*31.* *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]*
* *
*32.* *When you enter your own home or the home of somebody
else,
compliment the inmates [24/61]*
* *
*33.* *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]*
* *
*34.* *Treat kindly:*
* " Your parents*
* " Relatives*
* " The orphans*
* " And those who have been left alone in the
society
[4/36]*
* *
*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]*
* *
* *
*Treat kindly*
* " Your related neighbors, and unrelated
neighbors *
* “Companions by your side in public
gatherings, or
public transportation. [4/36]*
* *
* *
*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 behaviour,
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 endeavor
[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]*
courtesy: Owais Jafrey, Seattle, WA
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