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Perfection and faultlessness belong to God. Believers make mistakes knowingly or unknowingly, but always repent each time wholeheartedly and try their best never to repeat the same sin. They do not try to portray themselves as free of sin and faults ...

Perfection and faultlessness belong to God. Believ...

For this people's heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them. (Matthew, 1...

For this people's heart has become calloused; they...

They say: "Our hearts are covered up against what you call us to, and there is a heaviness in our ears. There is a screen between us and you. So act - we are certainly acting." (Qur'an, 41:5) God has sealed up their hearts and hearing, and over their...

They say: "Our hearts are covered up against what ...

Throughout history, people have asked Prophets for miracles so that they would believe. As Jesus (pbuh) put it: "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders," Jesus told him, "you will never believe." (John, 4:48) The Qur'an reveals that those...

Throughout history, people have asked Prophets for...

Throughout history, Prophets and believers have invited people to God's path and virtue. They told people about God, the Hereafter, Paradise and Hell, and morality, and called on them to live according to His will. One verse commands: "Call to the wa...

Throughout history, Prophets and believers have in...

The Qur'an invites people to think. God commands them to reflect on its verses, humanity's creation, natural phenomenon, His gifts, and other beings. Believers are told to think carefully when evaluating events so that they can help other people comp...

The Qur'an invites people to think. God commands t...

People have been created impatient, for they want their desires to be fulfilled at once. But God has determined a time and place for everything, and no one can bring it forward or postpone it. This is why believers must remain patient. Prophets as we...

People have been created impatient, for they want ...

People answer the question of what they have done for God in many different ways. For example, they may say: I have stilled the hunger of the poor, I have prayed, or I have worshipped. Each of these is commendable, but it is a serious error to do wha...

People answer the question of what they have done ...

All people have faults and make mistakes. Believers need to admit their sins after committing them, make the intention to correct them, and ask God to forgive them. Even if they repent and then commit the same sin again, they should repent and seek H...

All people have faults and make mistakes. Believer...

Most people pray to God at certain times for certain reasons. Almost everybody knows what praying signifies, but the believers' prayers are completely different from those of the unbelievers. Believers turn to God at all times and pray wholeheartedly...

Most people pray to God at certain times for certa...

Rage, which prevents people from evaluating situations correctly, undermines accurate and fair decision-making, as well as acceptance and compassion. Thus, the Qur'an urges believers not to succumb to it, for doing so only results in misguided behavi...

Rage, which prevents people from evaluating situat...

Thankfulness means to express one's thanks and love to God for all of the gifts He gives, to declare that all we have comes from Him. Careful reflection reveals that God's gifts are countless and that we receive them due to His grace. For example, th...

Thankfulness means to express one's thanks and lov...

Believers encourage others to live a life of which God approves and help them improve themselves. They advise them to win God's good pleasure, whereas insincere and hypocritical people do so with profit in mind. They do not seek to serve God's religi...

Believers encourage others to live a life of which...

O you who believe! Give away some of the good things you have earned and some of what the earth produces for you. Do not have recourse to bad things when you give, things you would only take with your eyes tight shut! Know that God is Rich Beyond Nee...

O you who believe! Give away some of the good thin...

The Qur'an condemns stinginess. People who do not realize that God is the true owner of all property and possessions passionately cling to their material possessions, believing that these will be theirs forever or that their wealth will protect them....

The Qur'an condemns stinginess. People who do not ...

People make mistakes. While in this arena of testing, they will make many mistakes and be wronged by other people. Most unbelievers are intolerant of mistakes and impatient with those who make them. If they are harmed by the mistakes of others, they ...

People make mistakes. While in this arena of testi...

But do not obey any vile swearer of oaths, any backbiter, slander-monger, impeder of good, evil aggressor, gross, coarse, and, furthermore, despicable [person] simply because he possesses wealth and sons. When Our Signs are recited to him, he says: "...

But do not obey any vile swearer of oaths, any bac...

They will be given their reward twice over, because they have been steadfast and because they ward off the bad with the good and give from what We have provided for them. (Qur'an, 28:54) A good action and a bad action are not the same. Repel the bad ...

They will be given their reward twice over, becaus...

We have conveyed the Word to them so that, hopefully, they will pay heed. (Qur'an, 28:51) What of him who spends the night hours in prayer, prostrating and standing up, mindful of the Hereafter, hoping for the mercy of his Lord? Say: "Are they the sa...

We have conveyed the Word to them so that, hopeful...

Do you not see how God makes a metaphor of a good word: a good tree whose roots are firm and whose branches are in heaven? God makes metaphors for people so that, hopefully, they will pay heed. (Qur'an, 14:24-25) Torah Through patience a ruler can be...

Do you not see how God makes a metaphor of a good ...

And [We gave John] tenderness and purity from Us - he guarded against evil. (Qur'an, 19:13) As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love on them. (Qur'an, 19:96) Torah Let love and faithfulness never leave you;...

And [We gave John] tenderness and purity from Us -...