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Some Noble Teachings of the Qur'an Saturday, June 20, 2009 Abu Mas'ud 'Uqba ibn 'Amr al-Ansari al-Badri reported that the Messenger of Allah, (PBUH), said, "Anyone who shows the way to something good has the same reward as the person who does it." [Muslim] E.g. if you encourage someone to go for Salah, or pay Zakat and the person actually goes ahead and prays or pays Zakat, Allah will reward him for the good deeds and at the same time give you (the one that encouraged them to do good) an equal reward as he has given them- without decreasing what he gave them. So Encourage Other To Do Good And Refrain From Bad Deeds Some Noble Teachings of the Qur'an The Qur'an offers
freedom of faith (10:108, 6:104, 10:99, 39:41, 11:121, 73:19, 43:88-89, 2:272, 76:29, 18:29, 42:48, 76:2-3, 3:20, 88:21-22, 16:82-83, etc.), freedom of religion (2:256, 109:6, 22:67-69, 42:15, 10:41, 2:139, 42:6, etc.), and freedom of freethinking (15:3, 17:84, 6:110, 10:11, 11:121, 52:45, etc.). The Qur'an teaches to
believe in all the previous Messengers of God as they represent the chain of
evolution (2:1-4, 3:84, 2:285, 4:152, 37:37, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
that Islam is for everyone (2:62, 22:17, 21:107, 2:111-112, 5:69, 34:28, 103:1-3, 22:67, 10:47, 35:24, 16:36, 68:52, 49:13, 4:1, 2:213, 10:19, 17:70, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
love, mercy, kindness, and forgiveness (1:1-2, 85:14, 21:107, 60:7, 4:17, 7:199, 39:53, 16:119, 3:159, 15:85, 16:119, 19:96, 2:160, 2:163, 4:27-28, etc.). The Qur'an is the
only non-Jewish scripture in the world where Jews have been honored and
protected in so many verses (2:40, 2:47-52, 2:57-58, 5:20, 5:44, 10:47, 10:90-93, 14:6, 17:2-3, 20:47-52, 20:77-80, 44:30-32, 45:16, etc.), good Jews have been
praised and they have also been offered salvation if they follow the true
teachings of Moses (2:62, 2:121-122, 3:113-115, 3:199, 5:12, 5:65-66, 5:69, 29:46, etc.). The Qur'an is the
only non-Christian scripture in the world where Jesus and Mary have been
honored with very high respect (3:42-55, 5:44-46, 5:110, 43:59, Chapter 19 on Mary, etc.), good Christians have
been praised and they have also been offered salvation if they follow the true
teachings of Jesus (2:62, 2:121-122, 3:113-115, 3:199, 5:65-66, 5:69, 5:82,
29:46, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
that the pre-Qur'anic people will be judged according to their own deeds and
actions (2:134, 10:47, 35:24, 16:36, 40:78, 4:164, 17:15, 62:5, 5:44, 20:133-4, etc.). Unlike Bible that
prescribes death penalty for idolatry and polytheism (Deuteronomy 17:3-5,
13:6-15; 2 Chronicles 15:13; etc.), the Qur'an doesn't have any temporal punishment for the same (22:17, 6:107-8, 22:67-69, 17:84, 49:11, 4:48). The Qur'an is the
only religious Book that strongly condemns female infanticide (16:58-59,
81:8-9, 6:137, 6:140, 6:151, 17:31). The Qur'an teaches in
various ways to free the slaves that come into possession as a result of war (90:12-13, 9:60, 5:89, 2:177, 4:3, 4:25, 4:92, 24:33, 58:3, 8:67, 47:4, etc.). The Qur'an strongly
condemns terrorism and oppression (4:75, 22:39-40, 9:13-14, 42:39-43, 38:28, 2:190-193). The Qur'an strongly
condemns unjust killing and suicide (5:32, 2:195, 4:29-30, 4:91-93, 17:31, 17:33, 6:151, 25:68, 3:21, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
self-defense and tolerance (60:7-9, 2:190-3, 6:107-8, 6:68, 49:11, 39:3, 16:126-128, 73:10, 19:46-47, etc.). The Qur'an advises
Muslims not to take terrorist, intolerant, and hypocrite Jews and Christians as
friends and protectors (5:51, 5:57-61, 60:8-9, 3:118-120). The Qur'an strongly
condemns priesthood and religious peddlers (2:41, 2:79, 5:44, 3:187, 9:9, 9:31, 9:34, 2:174, 12:104, etc.). The Qur'an strongly
forbids eating up others' property (2:188, 4:2, 4:10, 4:161, etc.). The Qur'an strongly
condemns defrauders (83:1-4, 55:7-9, 17:35, 6:152, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
not to follow feeble oath-monger, slanderer, greedy, and hinderer of the good (68:10-13, 49:11-12). The Qur'an protects
religious temples (22:40). The Qur'an teaches to
follow the middle and straight path (17:29, 25:67, 2:143, 23:62, 4:171, 17:9, 2:286). The Qur'an gives
equal status and rights to men and women (4:1, 4:7, 4:124, 3:195, 16:97, 33:35, 49:13, etc.). The Qur'an gives
rights to orphans, needy, and widows (2:177, 2:115, 2:220, 2:240-241, 4:2, 4:8, 4:10, 4:36, 9:60, 17:26, 17:34, 93:9-10, 89:17-18, 6:152, 107:1-3, etc.). The Qur'an encourages
men to give dower to women as free gift whom they marry (4:4). The Qur'an teaches to
give charity to poor and needy (2:43, 2:177, 2:277, etc.). The Qur'an protects
women's dignity from wicked men (24:4, 24:23). The Qur'an teaches
that widow can re-marry, if she wishes (2:234-240). The Qur'an teaches
that woman can get divorce, if she wishes (2:228-232). The Qur'an teaches
that divorced woman can re-marry, if she wishes (2:229, 2:232). The Qur'an teaches to
be kind, helpful, and respectful to your parents (29:8, 17:23, 46:15, 19:14, 6:151, 4:36, 2:215, 2:83, 71:28, etc.). The Qur'an forbids
marrying one's mother, daughters, sisters, and many other close relatives (4:22-23). The Qur'an encourages
both men and women to be modest and chaste (7:26-28, 24:30-31, 33:59, 2:268, 17:32, etc.). The Qur'an prescribes
hundred stripes as a symbol of punishment for adultery and fornication to keep
the society healthy (24:2). The Qur'an strongly
discourages intoxicants and gambling (5:90-91). The Qur'an forbids
eating dead animals, ferocious animals, blood, and pork (16:115). The Qur'an condemns
bad magic that may harm gullible people (2:102). The Qur'an teaches to
strive for good works (2:148). The Qur'an teaches
not to lie and not to mix up truth with falsehood (45:7, 2:42, 52:11-12, 3:94, 3:71, 39:3, etc.). The Qur'an encourages people for seeking knowledge and
asking question (17:36, 39:9, 47:24, 25:33, 38:29, 17:85, 21:7, 2:215-220, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
not to ask those types of questions, which may cause you pain and trouble (5:101). For example, who is your real father? The Qur'an teaches
not to follow conjecture (10:36, 17:36, 49:12). The Qur'an teaches,
contrary to the superstitious belief of the then Arabs, that adopted son and
biological son are not the same (33:4-5). The Qur'an teaches
that majority may not be granted (6:116). The Qur'an encourages
traveling (29:20, 22:46, 6:11, 40:21, 47:10, 30:42, 3:137, etc.). The Qur'an offers practical
Golden Rule that can be followed (2:44, 41:34, 11:88, 60:7-9, 61:2-3, 8:61; Sahih Bukhari 8:73:26, 1:2:12). The Qur'an ensures
absolute justice in this world and in the hereafter (4:135, 5:8, 4:58, 57:25, 39:69-70, 40:17, 21:47, 36:54, 2:281, 7:29, 16:111, 17:13-15, 20:134-135, 4:123, etc.). The Qur'an teaches to
invite people to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching and to
reason with them in ways that are best and most gracious (16:125). The Qur'an teaches to
argue with the People of the Book in the best manner (29:46). The Qur'an teaches
that God begets not, nor is He begotten as begetting is an un-Godly act (112:3, 4:171, 19:35, 10:68, 19:88-92, 5:75, etc.). Both the Qur'an and
Bible teach that Jesus was a human (Acts 2:22; Qur'an 5:75, 25:20) and a Prophet of God (Matthew 21:11, Luke 24:19; Qur'an 2:87). The Qur'an teaches
not to believe in Trinity as Jesus himself never preached this kind of
irrational doctrine (Mark 12:29; Qur'an 4:171, 5:73). The Qur'an teaches
not to believe in Original Sin as Jesus himself never preached this kind of
inhumane doctrine (Ezekiel 18:20; Qur'an 17:15, 6:164, 53:38). The Qur'an invites
people from the depth of Darkness into Light (14:1, 57:9). The Qur'an teaches
not to practice monasticism as it's an impractical way of life (57:27). The Qur'an teaches to
have Imaan (conviction) in The One and Only Unseen God (2:3, 112:1-4, 67:12,
36:11, 42:51, etc.). The Qur'an offers
falsification test and challenge for the skeptics to falsify its Divine Claim (4:82, 17:88, 2:23-24, 10:37, etc.). The Qur'an very
emphatically and uniquely claims to be the Revelation from the Lord of the
Worlds in so many verses (4:82, 17:88, 2:23-24, 10:37, 32:2, 26:192-4, 16:102, 36:5, 42:51-53, 41:52-53, 56:77-82, 69:40-51, 25:4-6, etc.). The Qur'an offers
various logics for the unbelievers of Creator (22:5, 75:36-40, 22:73, 23:91, 2:28, 17:99, 19:66-67, 21:22, 29:46, 6:99, etc.). The Qur'an teaches
that this temporal world is a test for the hereafter (18:7, 67:2, 2:155, 2:214, 29:2-3), and each and every individual will be judged perfectly according to his/her own deeds and actions (36:54, 4:85, 40:17, 21:47, 36:54, 2:281, 7:29, 16:111, 17:13-15, 20:134-135, 42:24, 4:123). The Qur'an promises
eternal peace and salvation in the hereafter (85:11, 4:122, 14:23, 19:60-61, 32:19, 2:25, 2:112, 16:97, 4:124, etc.). Posted by immanent peace at 9:06 PM Widget by Hoctro | Jack Book 0 comments: to “ NOBLE TEACHINGS FROM THE QURAN ” so far... http://immanentpeace.blogspot.com/2009/06/abu-masud-uqba-ibn-amr-al-ansari-al.html |
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