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Quotes from the Quran and Hadith

Justice | Kindness/Charity | Knowledge | Prayer | The story of Jesus | The Ten Commandments | Tolerance | Women | Women and Men

Justice:

1. "Whosoever of you sees an evil action, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then with his tongue; and if he is not able to do so, then with his heart - and that is the weakest of faith." Muslim

2. "If you do not do so, then be prepared to face war declared by God and His messenger! If you repent, you may retain your principal. Do not wrong [others] and you will not be wronged." The Quran 2:279

3. (Cain and Abel) "On account of that, We prescribed with the Children of Israel that anyone who kills any person without another soul being involved or for causing mischief in the land, acts as if he had killed all mankind. Anyone who spares life acts as if he had granted life to all mankind. Our messengers have brought them explanations; then later on many of them committed excesses on earth." The Quran 5:31

Kindness/Charity:

1. "Each person's every joint must perform a charity every day the sun comes up: to act justly between two people is a charity; to help a man with his mount, lifting him onto it or hoisting up his belongings onto it is a charity; a good word is a charity; every step you take to prayers is a charity; and removing a harmful thing from the road is a charity." Bukhari and Muslim

2. "Show kindness to both [your] parents and with near relatives, orphans, the needy, the neighbor who is related [to you] as well as the neighbor who is a stranger, and you companion by your side and the wayfarer, and anyone else under your control. God does not love someone who is conceited, boastful, not those who are tight-fisted and order [other] people to be stingy, and hide anything that God has given them out of His bounty. We have reserved humiliating torment for disbelievers who spend their wealth to be seen by other people and yet neither believe in God nor the Last Day. Anyone who has Satan for an intimate has such an evil soulmate! What does it matter for them whether they believe in God and the Last Day and spend something form what God has supplied them with? God is Aware of them! God does not harm anything so much as an atom's weight: if a fine deed exists, he multiplies it and adds a splendid fee for Himself besides. How would it be if We were to bring a witness from every nation, and bring you as a witness against such people? On that day those who have disbelieved and defied the Messenger would like to have the earth levelled off while they are still [standing] on it! They will not hide anything that happens from God!" The Quran 4:34-39

Knowledge:

1. "Acquire knowledge, it enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven. It is our friend in the desert, our company in solitude and companion when friendless. It guides us to happiness, it sustains us in misery, it is an ornament amongst friends and an armour against enemies." Widely attributed to Prophet Muhammed (Peace Be Upon Him)

2. "The most excellent jihad is that for the conquest of self" Baihaqi

Prayer:

1. "God! There is no deity except Him, the Living, the Eternal! Slumber does not overtake Him, nor does sleep. What the Heavens hold and what Earth holds [belongs] to Him. Who is there to intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what lies before them and what's behind them, while they embrace nothing of His knowledge except whatever He may wish. His Seat extends far over Heaven and Earth; preserving them both does not overburden Him. He is the Sublime, the Almighty!" The Quran 2:254

2. "God holds whatever is in Heaven and whatever is on Earth; whether you disclose what is on your minds, or hide it, God will bring you to account for it. He forgives anyone He wishes to and punishes anyone He wishes; God is Capable of everything!" The Quran 2:284

The story of Jesus:

1. "So the angels said: 'Mary, God has selected you and purified you. He has selected you over [all] women in the Universe. Mary, devote yourself to your Lord; fall down on your knees and bow alongside those who so bow down.' Such is some information about the Unseen We have revealed to you. You were not in their presence as they cast [lots with] their pens [to see] which of them would be entrusted with Mary. You were not in their presence while they were so disputing. Thus the angels said: 'Mary, God announces word to you about someone whose name with be Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, [who is] well regarded in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those drawn near [to God]. He will speak to people while still and infant and as an adult, and will be an honorable person.' She said: 'My Lord, how can I have a child while no human being has ever touched me?' He said: 'That is how God creates anything He wishes. Whenever He decides upon some matter, He merely tells it: 'Be!', and it is. He will teach him the Book and wisdom, plus Torah and the Gospel as a messenger to the Children of Israel: 'I have brought you a sign from your Lord. I shall create something in the shape of a bird for you out of clay, and blow into it so it will become a [real] bird with God's permission. I shall cure those who are blind from birth and lepers, and revive the dead with God's permission. Is hall announce to you what you may eat and what you should store up in your houses. That will serve as a sign for you if you are believers, confirming what I have already [learned] from the Torah. I shall permit you some things which have been forbidden you. I have brought you a sign from your Lord, so heed God and obey me! God is both my Lord and your Lord, so serve Him. This is a Straight Road!' When Jesus sensed disbelief among them, he said: 'Who will be my supporters in the cause of God?' The disciples said: 'We are God's supproteres! We believe in God; take note that we are Muslims. Our Lord, we believe in what you have sent down and [thus] have followed the Messenger, so enroll us among the witnesses.' They plotted, while God plotted; however God is the best Plotter!" The Quran 3: 42-54

2. "We had Jesus, the son of Mary, follow in their footsteps in order to confirm what had come before him from the Torah and We gave him the Gospel which contains guidance and Light, to confirm what he already had in the Old Testament, and as guidance and a lesson for those who do their duty. Let the people of the Gospel judge by what God has sent down in it; Those who do not judge by what God has sent down are perverse!" The Quran 5:45

3. "So God will say: 'Jesus, son of Mary, remember My favor towards you and towards your mother when I assisted you with the Holy Spirit. You spoke to people from the cradle and as an adult when I taught you the Book and wisdom, the Torah and the Gospel. So you created something out of clay looking like a bird with My permission; you breathed into it, and by My permission it became a bird! You cured anyone born blind, and the leper with My permission. So you brought forth the dead by My permission, and I fended off the Children of Israel from you, when you brought them explanations, so those among them who disbelieved said: 'This is sheer magic!' When I inspired the disciples to believe in Me and in My messenger, they said: 'We believe, take witness that we are Muslim.' When the disciples said: 'Jesus, son of Mary, can your Lord send a Table down from Heaven for us?', he said: 'Heed God if you are believers!' They said: 'We want to eat from it, and for our hearts to feel at rest, and so we know that you have told us the Truth, and that we should be witnesses for it.' Jesus the son of Mary said: 'O God our Lord, send us down a Tale from Heaven so it may be a recurring feast for us, for both the first of us and the last of us, and as a sign from You! Provide for us, since you are the best Provider.' God said: 'I shall send it down to you. Any of you who disbelieves afterward, I shall punish with such torment as I have never punished anyone in the Universe!' When God said: 'Jesus, son of Mary, have you told people: 'Take me and my mother as two gods instead of God [Alone]?'; he said: 'Glory be to You! It is not my place to say what I have no right to [say]. If I had said it, You would have know it already; You know what is on my mind while I do not know anything that is on Yours. You are the Knower of Unseen things. I have never told them anything except what You have ordered me to: 'Worship God as my Lord and your Lord.' I was a witness for them so long as I was among them. When you gathered my up, You became the Watcher over them; You are a Witness for everything. If you should punish them, they are still Your servants; while if You should forgive them, surely You are Powerful, Wise.' God said: 'This is a day when their truthfulness will benefit the truthful: they shall have gardens through which rivers flow, to live in for ever and ever.' God approves of them, while they are pleased with Him; that will be the supreme Achievement. God holds control over Heaven and Earth, as well as whatever lies within them. He is Capable of everything!" The Quran 5:110-120

The Ten Commandments:

1. "Say: 'Come close, I will recite what your Lord has forbidden you: i. Do not associate anything with Him; ii. And [show] kindness towards both [your] parents. iii. Do not kill your children because of poverty; We shall provide for you as well as for them. iv. Do no indulge in shocking acts which you may practice either openly or keep in secret. v. Do not kill any person whom God has forbidden, except through [due process of] law. He has instructed you in this so that you may use your reason. vi. Do not approach an orphan's estate before he comes of age, except to improve it. vii. Grant full measure and weight in all fairness. We do not assign any person to do more than he can cope with. viii. Whenever you speak, be just even though it concerns a close relative. ix. Fulfill God's agreement. Thus has He instructed you so that you may bear it in mind. x. This is My straight Road, so follow it and do not follow [other] paths which will separate you from His path. Thus has He instructed you so that you may do your duty." The Quran 6:151-153

Tolerance:

1. "There should be no compulsion in religion. Normal behaviour stands out clearly from error; so anyone who rejects the Arrogant ones and believes in God has grasped the Firmest Handle which will never break. God is Alert, Aware." The Quran 2:256

2. "Do you know what is better than prayer, fasting and charity? It is keeping peace and good relations between people, as quarrels and bad feelings destroy mankind" Muslim and Bukhari

3. "God has revealed to me, that you must be humble. No one should boast over one another, and no one should oppress another." Muslim

Women:

1. "Mankind, heed your Lord Who has created you from a single soul, and created its mate from it, and propagated so many men and women from them both. Heed God through Whom you hold on another responsible, as well as any ties of kinship. God is Watching over you." The Quran 4:1

2. "Men shall have a portion of whatever parents and near relatives leave, while women should have a portion of whatever parents and near relatives leave; no matter how small nor how large it is, a portion is stipulated. The Quran 4: 7

3. "Do not envy the way that God has made some of you excel over others: men should have a portion of whatever they have earned, while women should have a portion of whatever they have earned. Ask God for some of His bounty; God is Aware of everything." The Quran 4:32

4. "Men are the ones who should support women since God has given some persons advantages over others, and because they should spend their wealth [on them]. Honorable women are steadfast, guarding the Unseen just as God has it guarded." The Quran 4:34

Women and Men:

1. "All Muslims are like a foundation, each strengthening the other; in such a way they do support each other." Abu Musa: Bukhari and Muslim

2. "Lo! Men who surrender unto Allah, and women who surrender, and men who believe and women who believe, and men who obey and women who obey, and men who speak the truth, and men who persevere (in righteousness) and women who persevere, and men who are humble and women who are humble, and men who give alms and women who give alms, and men who fast and women who fast, and men who guard their modesty and women who guard (their modesty), and men who remember Allah much and women who remember - Allah hath prepared for them forgiveness and a vast reward." The Quran 33:35