Qur’an Moral Commandments
Human Dignity and Respect
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Honor all human beings
We have honored the children of Adam and carried them by land and sea, provided them with good things, and favored them greatly over many of Our creations.
Surah Al-Isra 17:70
Speech and Communication
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Speak with clarity and truth
O you who believe! Be conscious of Allah and speak words that are straight to the point.
Surah Al-Ahzab 33:70 -
Choose the best words
Speak to people in the most beautiful manner.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:83 -
Lower your voice
Be modest in your bearing and lower your voice, for the most disagreeable of sounds is the braying of the donkey.
Surah Luqman 31:19 -
Speak truthfully
Shun the abomination of idols and shun all false statements.
Surah Al-Hajj 22:30 -
Do not mix truth with falsehood
Do not confound truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal the truth.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:42 -
Speak from the heart
[Be not of those] who say with their mouths what is not in their hearts.
Surah Al-E-Imran 3:167 -
Use recognized language
Address them with a word that reaches into their souls.
Surah An-Nisa 4:5 -
Be just in speech
When you speak, be just, even if it concerns a relative.
Surah Al-An’am 6:152
Conduct and Behavior
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Avoid arrogance
Do not turn your cheek away from people in scorn, and do not walk on earth with insolence.
Surah Luqman 31:18 -
Walk with moderation
Do not walk on earth with insolence – you cannot break through the earth, nor can you reach the mountains in height.
Surah Al-Isra 17:37 -
Walk humbly
The servants of the Merciful are those who walk on earth with humility.
Surah Al-Furqan 25:63 -
Lower your gaze
Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their private parts.
Surah An-Nur 24:30 -
Guard your modesty
Do not come near indecencies, whether open or concealed.
Surah Al-An’am 6:151
Knowledge and Verification
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Verify information
O you who believe! If a corrupt person brings you news, verify it carefully.
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:6 -
Do not follow without knowledge
Do not follow that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, hearing, sight, and the heart – all of these will be questioned.
Surah Al-Isra 17:36 -
Seek increase in knowledge
Say: “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”
Surah Ta-Ha 20:114 -
Avoid thinking ill without proof
Why did the believing men and women not think well of their own people when you heard it?
Surah An-Nur 24:12
Community Relations
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Believers are brothers
The believers are indeed brothers, so make peace between your brothers.
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:10 -
Avoid mockery and insults
O you who believe! Let not a people ridicule another people, nor let women ridicule other women. Do not defame one another or call each other by offensive nicknames.
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:11 -
Avoid suspicion and backbiting
Avoid much suspicion, for some suspicions are sins. Do not spy on one another or backbite.
Surah Al-Hujurat 49:12 -
Exchange good greetings
When you are greeted with a greeting, greet with a better one or return the same.
Surah An-Nisa 4:86 -
Seek permission before entering
Do not enter houses other than your own until you ask permission and greet their inhabitants.
Surah An-Nur 24:27
Care for Others
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Be kind to various groups
Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and be good to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, the neighbor who is near, the neighbor who is a stranger, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess.
Surah An-Nisa 4:36 -
Give without reproach
Those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah and do not follow their spending with reminders or harm will have their reward with their Lord.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:262 -
Give for Allah’s sake
“We feed you only for the face of Allah. We do not want from you any reward or thanks.”
Surah Al-Insan 76:9 -
Cooperate in righteousness
Cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and transgression.
Surah Al-Ma’idah 5:2
Self-Improvement
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Practice what you preach
Do you enjoin righteousness upon people while you forget yourselves?
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:44 -
Protect your families
O you who believe! Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire.
Surah At-Tahrim 66:6 -
Control anger
Those who restrain their anger and forgive people – Allah loves the doers of good.
Surah Al-E-Imran 3:134 -
Call to the path with wisdom
Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good instruction, and argue with them in the best way.
Surah An-Nahl 16:125
Practical Life Guidelines
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Avoid envy
Do not wish for what Allah has favored some of you over others.
Surah An-Nisa 4:32 -
Make room for others
When you are told to make room in assemblies, then make room.
Surah Al-Mujadilah 58:11 -
Observe proper etiquette
Do not enter until permission is given to you. And when you eat, disperse without seeking to remain for conversation.
Surah Al-Ahzab 33:53 -
Eat and drink in moderation
Eat and drink, but do not be excessive.
Surah Al-A’raf 7:31 -
Avoid wasteful spending
Do not spend wastefully. Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils.
Surah Al-Isra 17:26-27 -
Fulfill promises
And fulfill the covenant. Indeed, the covenant will be questioned.
Surah Al-Isra 17:34 -
Maintain cleanliness
Allah loves those who are constantly repentant and loves those who purify themselves.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:222 -
Seek lawful provision
Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly or send it to the rulers to consume a portion of people’s wealth.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:188