60 Quranic Ayat’s To Help in Every Way of Life
60 Quranic Ayat’s To Help in Every Way of Life Some of the lessons learnt from Quran that apply to our general living!
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Respect and honour all human beings irrespective of their religion, colour, race, sex, language, status, property, birth, profession/job and so on [17/70]
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Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception [33/70]
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Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way [17/53, 2/83]
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Do not shout. Speak politely keeping your voice low. [31/19]
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Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and ostentatious [22/30]
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Do not confound truth with falsehood [2/42]
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Say with your mouth what is in your heart [3/167]
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Speak in a civilized manner in a language that is recognized by the society and is commonly used [4/5]
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When you voice an opinion, be just, even if it is against a relative [6/152]
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Do not be a bragging boaster [31/18]
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Do not talk, listen or do anything vain [23/3, 28/55]
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Do not participate in any paltry. If you pass near a futile play, then pass by with dignity [25/72]
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Do not be contemptuous or arrogant with people [31/18]
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Do not walk haughtily or with conceit [17/37, 31/18]
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Be moderate in thy pace [31/19]
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Walk with humility and sedateness [25/63]
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Keep your gazes lowered devoid of any lecherous leers and salacious stares [24/30-31, 40/19].
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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]
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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]
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Ascertain the truth of any news, lest you smite someone in ignorance and afterwards repent of what you did [49/6]
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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]. -
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] -
The believers are but a single Brotherhood. Live
like members of
one family, brothers and sisters unto one another
[49/10]. -
Do not make mockery of others or ridicule others
[49/11] -
Do not defame others [49/11]
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Do not insult others by nicknames [49/11]
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Avoid suspicion and guesswork. Suspicion and
guesswork might
deplete your communal energy [49/12] -
Spy not upon one another [49/12]
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Do not backbite one another [49/12]
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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] -
When you enter your own home or the home of
somebody else,
compliment the inmates [24/61] -
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] -
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] -
Be nice to people who work under your care. [4/36]
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Do not follow up what you have given to others to
afflict them
with reminders of your generosity [2/262]. -
Do not expect a return for your good behavior, not
even thanks
[76/9] -
Cooperate with one another in good deeds and do
not cooperate
with
others in evil and bad matters [5/2] -
Do no try to impress people on account of
self-proclaimed
virtues [53/32] -
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] -
Correct yourself and your families first [before
trying to
correct
others] [66/6] -
Pardon gracefully if anyone among you who commits
a bad deed out
of ignorance, and then repents and amends [6/54,
3/134] -
Divert and sublimate your anger and potentially
virulent emotions
to creative energy, and become a source of tranquility
and comfort to
people [3/134] -
Call people to the Way of your Lord with wisdom
and beautiful
exhortation. Reason with them most decently [16/125] -
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] -
Sit not in the company of those who ridicule
Divine Law unless
they engage in some other conversation [4/140] -
Do not be jealous of those who are blessed [4/54]
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In your collective life, make rooms for others
[58/11] -
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] -
Eat and drink [what is lawful] in moderation
[7/31]. -
Do not squander your wealth senselessly [17/26]
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Fulfill your promises and commitments [17/34]
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Keep yourself clean, pure [9/108, 4/43, 5/6].
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Dress-up in agreeable attire and adorn yourself
with exquisite character from inside out -
Seek your provision only by fair endeavor
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Do not devour the wealth and property of others
unjustly, nor
bribe the officials or the judges to deprive others of
their
possessions.