Verses on ethics and morality and rationality, humanity, honesty and integrity in the Holy Quran.

 

Ethics & Morality: Quran – 99 Verses

اخلاقیات – قرآن منتخب99 آیات 

اخلاقیات

 “And worship Allah and associate not aught with Him; and unto parents show kindness, and also unto kindred and orphans and the needy and the near neighbour and the distant neighbour and the companion by your side and the wayfarer and those whom your right hands own Verily Allah loveth not one who is vainglorious, boaster”-[Quran; 4:36]

Islam’s moral system is striking in that it not only defines morality, but also guides the human race in how to achieve it, at both an individual as well as a collective level. ….. [……..]

BASIC ETHICS FROM QURAN

Some of the basic human ethics outlined in the Qur’an applicable in our day to day lives:

1. 1. Respect and honour all human beings irrespective of their religion, color, race, sex, language, status, property, birth, profession/job and so on … [Quran:17:70], [Exegesis, Tafseer] 
   2. Talk straight, to the point, without any ambiguity or deception — [Quran:33:70]
   3. Choose best words to speak and say them in the best possible way.. [Quran:17:53] , [2:83]
   4. Do not shout. Speak politely keeping your voice low. [Quran: 31:19]
   5. Always speak the truth. Shun words that are deceitful and ostentatious: [Quran:22:30]
   6. Do not confound truth with falsehood .. [Quran:2:42]
   7. Say with your mouth what is in your heart… [Quran:3:167]
   8. Speak in a civilised manner in a language that is recognised by the society and is commonly used .. [Quran:4:5]
   9. When you voice an opinion, be just, even if it is against a relative.. [Quran:6:152]
   10. Do not be a bragging boaster… [Quran:31:18]
   11. Do not talk, listen or do anything vain… [Quran:23:3], [Quran:28:55]
   12. Do not participate in any paltry. If you pass near a futile play, then pass by with dignity.. [Quran:25:72] 
   13. Do not verge upon any immodesty or lewdness whether surreptitious or overt.. [Quran:6:151] 
   14. If, unintentionally, any misconduct occurs by you, then correct yourself expeditiously .. [Quran:3:134]
   15. Do not be contemptuous or arrogant with people… [Quran:31:18]
   16. Do not walk haughtily or with conceit.. [Quran:17:37], [Quran:31:18]
   17. Be moderate in thy pace.. [Quran:31:19]
   18. Walk with humility and sedateness…[Quran:25:63]
   19. Keep your gazes lowered devoid of any lecherous leers and salacious stares..[Quran:24:30],[Quran:24:31], [Quran:40:19]
   20. If you do not have complete knowledge about anything, better keep your mouth shut. You might think that speaking about something without full knowledge is a trivial matter.But it might have grave consequences.. [Quran:24:15] , [Quran:24:!6]
   21. When you hear something malicious about someone, keep a favourable view about him/ her until you attain full knowledge about the matter. Consider others innocent until they are proven guilty with solid and truthful evidence.. [Quran:24:12], Quran:24:13]
   22. Ascertain the truth of any news, lest you smite someone in ignorance and afterwards repent of what you did..  [Quran:49:6]
   23. Do not follow blindly any information of which you have no direct knowledge. (Using your faculties of perception and conception) you must verify it for yourself. In the Court of your Lord, you will be held accountable for your hearing, sight, and the faculty of reasoning.. [Quran:17:36]
   24. Never think that you have reached the final stage of knowledge and nobody knows more than yourself. Remember! Above everyone endowed with knowledge is another endowed with more knowledge .. [Quran:12:76].. Even the Prophet [p.b.u.h] was asked to keep praying, “O My sustainer! Advance me in knowledge.” .. [Quran:20:114]
   25. The believers are but a single Brotherhood. Live like members of one family, brothers and sisters unto one another … [Quran:49:10]
   26. Do not make mockery of others or ridicule others.. [Quran:49:11]
   27. Do not defame others .. [Quran:49:11]
   28. Do not insult others by nicknames ..[Quran:49:11]
   29. Avoid suspicion and guesswork. Suspicion and guesswork might deplete your communal energy .. [Quran:49:12]
   30. Spy not upon one another… [Quran:49:12] 
   31. Do not backbite one another .. [Quran:49:12]
   32. When you meet each other, offer good wishes and blessings for safety. One who conveys to you a message of safety and security and also when a courteous greeting is offered to you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous or (at least) of equal courtesy.. [Quran:4:86]
   33. When you enter your own home or the home of somebody else, compliment the inmates… [Quran:24:61]
   34. Do not enter houses other than your own until you have sought permission; and then greet the inmates and wish them a life of blessing, purity and pleasure..  [Quran:24:27]
   35. Treat kindly Your parents, Relatives, The orphans ” And those who have been left alone in the society..  [Quran:4:36]
   36. Take care of the needy, the disabled, those whose hard earned income is insufficient to meet their needs, And those whose businesses have stalled, And those who have lost their jobs… [Quran:4:36]
   37. Treat kindly Your related neighbours, and unrelated neighbours, Companions by your side in public gatherings, or public transportation.. [Quran:4:36]
   38. Be generous to the needy wayfarer, the homeless son of the street, and the one who reaches you in a destitute condition..  [Quran:4:36]
   39. Be nice to people who work under your care…. [Quran:4:36]
   40. Do not follow up what you have given to others to afflict them with reminders of your generosity… [Quran:2:262]
   41. Do not expect a return for your good behaviour, not even thanks… [Quran:76:9]
   42. Cooperate with one another in good deeds and do not cooperate with others in evil and bad matters… [Quran:5:2]
   43. Do no try to impress people on account of self-proclaimed virtues… [Quran:53:32]
   44. You should enjoin right conduct on others but mend your own ways first. Actions speak louder than words. You must first practice good deeds yourself, then preach… [Quran:2:44]
   45. Correct yourself and your families first Trying to correct others… [Quran:66:6]
   46. Pardon gracefully if anyone among you who commits a bad deed out of ignorance, and then repents and amends… [Quran:6:54], [Quran:3:134]
   47. Divert and sublimate your anger and potentially virulent emotions to creative energy, and become a source of tranquility and comfort to people.. [Quran:3:134]
   48. Call people to the Way of your Lord with wisdom and beautiful exhortation. Reason with them most decently… [Quran:16:125]
   49. Leave to themselves those who do not give any importance to the Divine code and have adopted and consider it as mere play and amusement… [Quran:6:70]
   50. Sit not in the company of those who ridicule Divine Law unless they engage in some other conversation… [Quran:4:140]
   51. Do not be jealous of those who are blessed.. [Quran:4:54]
   52. In your collective life, make rooms for others .. [Quran:58:11] 
   53. When invited to dine, Go at the appointed time. Do not arrive too early to wait for the preparation of meal or linger after eating to engage in bootless babble. Such things may cause inconvenience to the host .. [Quran:33:53]
   54. Eat and drink [what is lawful] in moderation .. [Quran:7:31]
   55. Do not squander your wealth senselessly… [Quran:17:26]
   56. Fulfill your promises and commitments… [Quran:17:34]
   57. Keep yourself clean, pure … [Quran:9:108] , [Quran:4:43], [Quran:5:6]
   58. Dress-up in agreeable attire and adorn yourself with exquisite character from inside out … [Quran:7:26]
   59. Seek your provision only by fair endeavour …  [Quran:29:17] , [Quran:2:188] 
   60. Do not devour the wealth and property of others unjustly, nor bribe the officials or the judges to deprive others of their possessions … [Quran:2:188]

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Quran- 99 Verses on Ethics and Morality  – Summarized

1. 1. Do not be rude in speech (3:159)
   2. Restrain Anger (3:134)
   3. Be good to others (4:36)
   4. Do not be arrogant (7:13)
   5. Forgive others for their mistakes (7:199)
   6. Speak to people mildly (20:44)
   7. Lower your voice (31:19)
   8. Do not ridicule others (49:11)
   9. Be dutiful to parents(17:23)
   10. Do not say a word of disrespect to parents (17:23)
   11. Write down the debt (2:282)
   12. Do not follow anyone blindly (2:170)
   13. Grant more time to repay if the debtor is in hard time (2:280)
   14. Don’t consume interest (2:275)
   15. Do not engage in bribery (2:188)
   16. Do not break the promise (2:177)
   17. Keep the trust (2:283)
   18. Do not mix the truth with falsehood (2:42)
   19. Appointment on merit, Judge with justice (4:58)
   20. Stand out firmly for justice (4:135)
   21. Wealth of the dead should be distributed among his family members (4:7)
   22. Women also have the right for inheritance (4:7)
   23. Do not devour the property of orphans (4:10)
   24. Protect orphans (2:220)
   25. Do not consume one another’s wealth unjustly (4:29)
   26. Try for settlement between people (49:9)
   27. Avoid suspicion (49:12)
   28. Do not spy and backbite (2:283)
   29. Do not spy or backbite (49:12)
   30. Spend wealth in charity (57:7)
   31. Encourage feeding poor (107:3)
   32. Help those in need by finding them (2:273)
   33. Do not spend money extravagantly (17:29)
   34. Do not invalidate charity with reminders (2:264)
   35. Honor guests (51:26)
   36. Order righteousness to people only after practicing it yourself(2:44)
   37. Do not commit abuse on the earth (2:60)
   38. Do not prevent people from mosques (2:114)
   39. Fight only with those who fight you (2:190)
   40. Keep the etiquettes of war (2:191)
   41. Do not turn back in battle (8:15)
   42. No compulsion in religion (2:256)
   43. Believe in all prophets (2:285)
   44. Do not have sexual intercourse during menstrual period (2:222)
   45. Breast feed your children for two complete years (2:233)
   46. Do not even approach unlawful sexual intercourse (17:32)
   47. Choose rulers by their merit (4,58. 2:247)
   48. Do not burden a person beyond his scope (2:286)
   49. Do not become divided (3:103)
   50. Think deeply about the wonders and creation of this universe (3:191)
   51. Men and Women have equal rewards for their deeds (3:195)
   52. Do not marry those in your blood relation (4:23)
   53. Family should be led by men (4:34)
   54. Do not be miserly (4:37)
   55. 56.Do not keep envy (4:54)
   56. Do not kill each other (4:92)
   57. Do not be an advocate for deceit (4:105)
   58. Do not cooperate in sin and aggression (5:2)
   59. Cooperate in righteousness (5:2)
   60. ’Having majority’ is not a criterion of truth (6:116)
   61. Be just (5:8)
   62. Punish for crimes in an exemplary way (5:38)
   63. Strive against sinful and unlawful acts (5:63)
   64. Do not enter parents’ private room without asking permission (24:58)
   65. Dead animals, blood, the flesh of swine are prohibited (5:3)
   66. Avoid intoxicants and alcohol (5:90)
   67. Do not gamble (5:90)
   68. Do not insult others’ deities (6:108)
   69. Don’t reduce weight or measure to cheat people (6:152)
   70. Eat and Drink, But Be Not Excessive (7:31)
   71. Wear good cloths during prayer times (7:31)
   72. protect and help those who seek protection (9:6)
   73. Keep Purity (9:108)
   74. Never give up hope of Allah’s Mercy (12:87)
   75. Allah will forgive those who have done wrong out of ignorance (16:119)
   76. Invitation to God should be with wisdom and good instruction (16:125)
   77. No one will bear others’ sins (17:15)
   78. Do not kill your children for fear of poverty (17:31)
   79. Do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge (17:36)
   80. Keep aloof from what is vain (23:3)
   81. Do not enter others’ houses without seeking permission (24:27)
   82. Allah will provide security for those who believe only in Allah (24:55)
   83. Walk on earth in humility (25:63)
   84. Do not neglect your portion of this world (28:77)
   85. Invoke not any other god along with Allah (28:88)
   86. Do not engage in homosexuality (29:29)
   87. Enjoin right, forbid wrong (31:17)
   88. Do not walk in insolence through the earth (31:18)
   89. Women should not display their finery (33:33)
   90. Allah forgives all sins (39:53)
   91. Do not despair of the mercy of Allah (39:53)
   92. Repel evil by good (41:34)
   93. Decide on affairs by consultation (42:38)
   94. Most noble of you is the most righteous (49:13)
   95. No Monasticism in religion (57:27)
   96. Those who have knowledge will be given a higher degree by Allah (58:11)
   97. Treat non-Muslims in a kind and fair manner (60:8)
   98. Save yourself from covetousness (64:16)
   99. Seek forgiveness of Allah. He is Forgiving and Merciful (73:20)