Tag: Ethical Lessons from the Quran Series

Ethical Lesson from the Quran, part 12
Ethical Lesson, part 12 دۡعُ إِلَىٰ سَبِيلِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلۡحِكۡمَةِ وَٱلۡمَوۡعِظَةِ ٱلۡحَسَنَةِۖ وَجَٰدِلۡهُم بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِٱلۡمُهۡتَدِينَ 16:125 “Call people to the way of your Lord with wisdom and good teaching. Argue with them in the most courteous way, for your Lord knows best who has strayed from His way and who is rightly guided.” The general meaning of the verse can be extracted from the […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 11
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 11 وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمۡشُونَ عَلَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ هَوۡنٗا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلۡجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُواْ سَلَٰمٗا Furqan, 25:63 “The worshipers of the Lord of Mercy are those who walk humbly on the earth, and who, when the foolish address them, they only respond with the word “peace”.” Our purpose in these series of discussions is to learn how to apply the verses (ayaat) […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 10
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 10 In these series of studies, we are learning lessons that the Quran teaches us in terms of how to behave with people who oppose our idea and don’t behave kindly with us. وَلَا تَسۡتَوِي ٱلۡحَسَنَةُ وَلَا ٱلسَّيِّئَةُۚ ٱدۡفَعۡ بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحۡسَنُ فَإِذَا ٱلَّذِي بَيۡنَكَ وَبَيۡنَهُۥ عَدَٰوَةٞكَأَنَّهُۥ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٞ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ صَبَرُواْ وَمَا يُلَقَّىٰهَآ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٖ 41:34 “Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond to evil with what is best, […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 9
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 9 وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ “Certainly, We have honored the children of Adam, …” (Isra, 17:70) When we observe the universe, the birds seem happier than us. Even the domestic pets are well taken care of. Under the light of this verse, what is the key point that lets […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 8
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 8 لَآ إِكۡرَاهَ فِي ٱلدِّينِۖ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشۡدُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَيِّۚ فَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤۡمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِٱسۡتَمۡسَكَ بِٱلۡعُرۡوَةِ ٱلۡوُثۡقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَاۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ 2:256 “There is no compulsion in religion: true guidance has become distinct from falsehood, so whoever rejects false gods and believes in God has grasped the firmest handhold, one that will never break. God is all hearing and all knowing.” Recap: In our last discussion, we talked […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 7
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 7 لَآ إِكْرَاهَ فِى ٱلدِّينِ قَد تَّبَيَّنَ ٱلرُّشْدُ مِنَ ٱلْغَىِّ فَمَن يَكْفُرْ بِٱلطَّـٰغُوتِ وَيُؤْمِنۢ بِٱللَّهِ فَقَدِ ٱسْتَمْسَكَ بِٱلْعُرْوَةِ ٱلْوُثْقَىٰ لَا ٱنفِصَامَ لَهَا وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ 2:256 “There is no compulsion in religion: true guidance has become distinct from falsehood, so whoever rejects false gods and believes in God has […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 6
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 6 We will continue with part 3 of the following verse: مَنِ اهۡتَدٰى فَاِنَّمَا يَهۡتَدِىۡ لِنَفۡسِهٖ ۚ وَمَنۡ ضَلَّ فَاِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡهَا ؕ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰى ؕ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِيۡنَ حَتّٰى نَبۡعَثَ رَسُوۡلًا 17:15 “Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 5
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 5 مَنِ اهۡتَدٰى فَاِنَّمَا يَهۡتَدِىۡ لِنَفۡسِهٖ ۚ وَمَنۡ ضَلَّ فَاِنَّمَا يَضِلُّ عَلَيۡهَا ؕ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰى ؕ وَمَا كُنَّا مُعَذِّبِيۡنَ حَتّٰى نَبۡعَثَ رَسُوۡلًا 17:15 “Whoever chooses to be guided, it is only for their own good. And whoever chooses to stray, it is only to their own […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 4
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 4 There are many verses that are misunderstood and may be seen as controversial verses pertaining to the religion of Islam. Our hope in these series of studies is to demystify such controversies. The aim is to really help us learn what Islamic teachings are, what Islam teaches to […]

Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 3
Ethical Lessons from the Quran, part 3 Recap: Last session, we reminded ourselves that we are using an inquiry-based approach to understanding the Quran as it applies to our practical lives. We are not criticizing the translators of the Quran who provide a general translation which we can take as a starting point. We appreciate […]