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The Moral Values of the Qur'an: Introduction

Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Just Estimation of Allah
  3. Fearing Allah as Much as One Can
  4. Destiny
  5. Putting Trust in Allah
  6. Pondering
  7. Being Careful
  8. Goodness in All
  9. Death is Near
  10. The Never-ending Attempts of Satan
  11. The Soul is Prone to Evil
  12. Being Chosen by Allah
  13. Prayer
  14. Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness
  15. Patience Till Death
  16. Support by Allah
  17. No Desperation for the Believers
  18. Evaluating Everything from the Point of View of the Qur’an
  19. Allah Knows the Secrets of All Hearts
  20. The Temporary Life in This World
  21. The Real Owner of All Possessions
  22. Being Grateful to Allah
  23. Our On-going Test
  24. Allah Does Not Place a Burden Greater Than One Can Bear
  25. No Love for the Unbelievers
  26. Regarding Nothing Dearer Than Allah, His Messenger and Striving in His Cause
  27. Humbling One's Self in Prayer
  28. Celebrating the Praises of Allah
  29. Remembering Allah in Adversity
  30. Reciting the Revelations of Allah
  31. Avoiding Profane Talk
  32. Being Moderate
  33. The Angels are Witness
  34. Writing Down Transactions
  35. Saying Something Which One Will Not Do
  36. No Dispute Among the Believers
  37. Seeking Allah’s Protection from Satan While Reading the Qur’an
  38. Being Considerate
  39. Turning Away from the Ignorant
  40. Not Arguing About Things About Which One Knows Nothing
  41. No Mocking
  42. Not Calling Believers by Nicknames
  43. Being Worthy of Trust

The moral values of the community we live in are rather distorted. These moral principles which are the products of selfish passions and the greed of people, yield then to selfishness, arrogance, sarcasm, rudeness and cruelty. People believe that, in order to improve their living standards they have to cheat or deceive others.

However, these are not the values that Allah has determined for the human beings He created. The Qur’an orders people to be dignified, modest, trustworthy, kind, faithful, mature and responsive. The Qur’an even describes the way we should walk:

"Turn not your face away from men with pride, nor walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah likes not each arrogant boast"

Surat al-Luqman, 31:18

On that account, duty of a believer is to apply these superior principles that Allah has decreed. Yet, today believers live in a miscreant community where these divine ethics have been deserted. For that reason, they have to be extremely careful against the perpetrating effects of this perverted and primitive culture. They must continuously judge themselves within this community not to be affected by their degenerated culture, and to be able to apply the moral values of the Qur’an.

This brochure has been prepared to help believers not to forget the basic teachings of the Qur’an, which they should always keep in mind.

In the following pages, these moral principles and prayers that are likely to be forgotten by the believers will be examined in the light of related verses of the Qur’an.