Towards a better world

Towards a Better World
Towards a better World
Sabry Shaheen

Those who analyze the teachings of religions would realize
that the success involves obedience and good work to prove
the true faith
Business managers do not accept that each employee would
choose his own preferred way for doing business; they do
not agree with those who say ‘that is what is convenient for
us and that is what our fathers used to do
Driven by profit, productivity, and business improvement
requirements, managers bring external consultants who do
not have the pre-imposed limitations, they also consult other
business in different countries, then they ask everyone to
follow the same recommended procedures

Success and failure according to the
original gifts
The God who created people has empowered them with
original gifts; the gifts of minds, intelligence, and the
conscience are internal personal Prophets for each human to
guide him to the basic measures of the good things to do and
the bad things to avoid
Before we present the success guidelines according to what
God has revealed to the Prophets, we start with the
teachings of the normal wise people who did not claim that
they were prophets. The purpose is to clarify that the
guidance provided by the original gifts of intelligence and
conscience is similar to the guidance provided by the
prophets

The purpose also is to clarify that those who never heard of
Prophets are not forsaken because God has equipped them
by internal prophets and they will be guided to the wisdom
by their original gifts
Those who never heard of Prophets might have an easier
test; they might be saved if they follow their conscience.
Those who know the teachings of the prophets have a more
difficult test; they have to obey prophet’s teachings in
addition to following their original gifts
The fair teacher prepares easy tests for the children who are
in their first grade because they receive little education, but
he prepares more complex tests for the students of the
advanced degrees who receive more education

The common ground of all religions and all different sources
of wisdom is ‘the golden rule’
What you do not want done to yourself, do not
do to others.
Confucius
Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to
yourself. – Zoroaster, Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29
“Do not do to others what angers you if done to
you by others.” - Socrates
"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to
impose on others."— Epictetus (55-135)

"Do not do to others what would anger you if
done to you by others." – Isocrates
Putting oneself in the place of another, one should
not kill nor cause another to kill – Buddha
One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses
with violence other beings who also desire
happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter. –
Buddha, Dhammapeada, 10
“Resolve to be tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the
striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong.
Sometime in your life, you will have been all of
these.” Gautama Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no
one may. We ourselves must walk the path
― Gautama Buddha, Sayings Of Buddha
“Remember always that you are just a visitor
here, a traveller passing through. Your stay is but
short and the moment of your departure
unknown.”
Dhammavadaka
“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe,
that lures him to evil ways.”
― Gautama Buddha

“Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a
mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish
who do not know the true law.”
― Gautama Buddha
Do not believe in anything simply because you
have heard it.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is
spoken and rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is
found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority
of your teachers and elders.

Do not believe in traditions because they have
been handed down for many generations.
But after observation and analysis, when you find
that anything agrees with reason and is conducive
to the good and benefit of one and all, then
accept it and live up to it
― Gautama Buddha
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it
without.”
Gautama Buddha

Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for
they soon pass and are forgotten. Instead, nurture
love within you and strive to be a friend to all.
Truly, compassion is a balm for many wound
Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame
burn bright. Carry this lamp always and in good
time the darkness will yield and you will abide in
the Light
Dhammavadaka
However many holy words you read, however many
you speak, what good will they do you if you do
not act on upon them? Buddha
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love;
this is the eternal rule
Buddha

One should never do that to another which one
regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in
brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behaviour is due
to selfish desires. – Brihaspati, Mahabharata. Hinduism
Analysis of those teachings show that they are similar to the
prophet’s teachings, similar spiritual fruits from similar
gardens watered by the same spring , inspired and gifted by
the same great creator
He who sows the ground with care and diligence
acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he
could gain by the repetition of ten thousand
prayers
Zoroaster (c.628 - c.551)

It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss
virtue every day...for the unexamined life is not
worth living - Socrates
The safest course is to do nothing against one's
conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and
have no fear from death - Voltaire
The above refers to the original gifts like the conscience and
the intelligence; those are internal prophet within each human
to guide him to what is the right thing to do and to warn him
about the bad things to avoid
All sects are different, because they come from
men; morality is everywhere the same, because it
comes from God. - Voltaire
Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that
makes the difference.
Voltaire

There is no harm when we follow such wise teachings taught
by those spiritual leaders who taught wisdom in order to
enable us to know the truth, so that the truth will set us free
Those wise people were humble, who came to serve others,
who accepted persecutions in order to guide the humanity,
who did not claim to be of divine nature, who did not ask
people to worship them
We do not have full knowledge about God, we cannot say
that he allows temptations so he is a bad God, we cannot say
that since God allows suffering then he is a bad God. God has
revealed that we are being tested and there are many things
we do not know. That was valid thousands of

years ago, it is valid now, it will be valid until the end of that
temporary life
Job did not claim to be a Prophet and he did not claim that he
had received revelations from God, but his understanding was
based on the original gifts; the mind and the conscience. He
understood that the spirit in us is the breath of God which
makes us understand
But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the
Almighty that makes him understand
Job 32:8
In his simple statement, he taught that the human mind is not
like the stand-alone computer of limited memory and
intelligence, but it is connected to the network of unlimited
source of wisdom; connected to God. God does not store
everything in the human minds, but he listens, communicates,
answers the prayers, and enlightens us so that we know

what is right and what is wrong, and provides much more
resources of wisdom to those who use their original gifts, to
those who think and who communicate with their
conscience
When the student ignores to study his books; we cannot
blame the teacher who gave the books and who urged the
students to study hard in order to succeed. Similarly, we
cannot blame God who gifted people with minds and
conscience when people fail to think
Those who think, and ask God to help them understand,
they could be guided to the wisdom

The religion teachers who teach that ‘Only our Prophet is the
real Prophet of God, only our religion is the true religion, we
have the only way for salvation” those must be wrong
because they cannot prove that other Prophets are wrong;
only God knows those who have received his revelations
We do not have enough knowledge to say “that person have
not received revelation from God”, but we can compare the
teachings against the teachings of Moses, Jesus and the
similar consistent teachings by other Prophets and we can
always ask God to guide us to the truth; the God who
created us knows how to deliver his message to the people
he created and he knows how to answer our prayers

Guidelines for success and failure
according to Judaism
In order to succeed, we have to obey God and to keep his
commands
Deuteronomy 13:3-4 God is testing you to find out
whether you love him with all your heart and with
all your soul. - It is God you must follow, and him
you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him;
serve him and hold fast to him
God has promised blessings for obedience and curses for
disobedience
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you
today a blessing and a curse, the blessing if you
obey the commands of God that I am giving you
today; the curse if you disobey the commands
of God and turn from the way that I command
you today

Deuteronomy 32:46-47 "he said to them, “Take to heart
all the words I have solemnly declared to you this
day, so that you may command your children to
obey carefully all the words of this law. They are
not just idle words for you—they are your life.
Deuteronomy 28:2-6 confirms and reiterates the same
message
All these blessings will come on you and accompany
you if you obey God: You will be blessed in the
city and blessed in the country.
The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the
crops of your land and the young of your
livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs
of your flocks.

Your basket and your kneading trough will be
blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and
blessed when you go out.
The most frequent teachings of the Old Testimony are
'blessings for obedience & Curses for dis-obedience’
Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I set before you today life
and prosperity, death and destruction. For I
command you today to love God, to walk in
obedience to him, and to keep his commands,
decrees and laws; then you will live and increase,
and God will bless you in the land you are entering
to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call the heavens and the
earth as witnesses against you that I have set before
you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose
life, so that you and your children may live
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 what does God ask of you but
to fear God, to walk in all his ways, to love him,
to serve God with all your heart and with all your
soul, 13and to observe the LORD's commands and
decrees that I am giving you today for your own
good?
The same consistent teachings are also confirmed in
Deuteronomy 7:12-16, Deuteronomy 11:13-15,
Deuteronomy 15:5-6, Leviticus 26
Deuteronomy 29: 9 also urges people to follow the law in
order to succeed

Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do
them that you may prosper in all that you do
Similar teachings are also mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:15-
20, 28:47-48, 28:58-59, 30:8-10, and in many other verses
Deuteronomy 4:2" "Do not add to what I command
you and do not subtract from it, but keep the
commands of God that I give you.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our
God, the LORD is one! “You shall love the
LORD your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your might.

“These words, which I am commanding you today,
shall be on your heart. “You shall teach them
diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when
you sit in your house and when you walk by the
way and when you lie down and when you rise up.
“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and
they shall be as frontals on your forehead. “You
shall write them on the doorposts of your house
and on your gates
Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in
your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on
your hands and bind them on your foreheads.

Teach them to your children, talking about them
when you sit at home and when you walk along the
road, when you lie down and when you get
up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses
and on your gates
Deuteronomy 30:11-14 Now what I am commanding
you today is not too difficult for you or beyond
your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you
have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get
it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?
Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask,
“Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it
to us so we may obey it?” No, the word is very
near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so
you may obey it.

Moses taught that Justice should be granted to all – one
measure for the citizens and the strangers
Leviticus 19:34 The alien living with you must be
treated as one of your native-born. Love him as
yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt
The same message of loving the foreigners was confirmed in
Deuteronomy 10:19, and Leviticus 19:34
Deuteronomy 10:19 And you are to love those who
are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in
Egypt
Leviticus 19:34 The foreigner residing among you
must be treated as your native-born. Love them
as yourself

In Deuteronomy 10:13-29, Moses has summarized what
God wants from us.These verses teach us that God is
just and merciful; he likes us to be just and merciful to
orphans, strangers, and widows, to worship him as the
only God and to obey his law
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 - And now, Israel, what does
the Lord your God require of you? He requires only
that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way
that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all
your heart and soul. And you must always obey
the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you
today for your own good
Deuteronomy 10:17-19 teach that God is great, mighty,
awesome, does not show partiality; reminds us of the justice
for the orphan and the widow

For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the
Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome
God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. He
ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He
shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives
them food and clothing. So you, too, must show love
to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in
the land of Egypt
Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed is anyone who withholds justice
from the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow
Deuteronomy 24:17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the
fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a
pledge

Deuteronomy 24:14 -15 Do not take advantage of a hired
worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is
a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your
towns. Pay them their wages each day before sunset,
because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise
they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be
guilty of sin
Exodus 23:2 is a warning to those who follow the majority
Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give
testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding
with the crowd
Joshua 1:7-8 teaches people to keep God’s Law always on
their lips

Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all
the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from
it to the right or to the left, that you may be
successful wherever you go.
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be
careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be
prosperous and successful
The core teachings of Moses are also confirmed by the
Prophets; they have also taught that God revealed the laws
that are just and right, but most people became arrogant and
did not obey God’s commands

1 kings 3:9-14 teaches that when Solomon asked for wisdom
to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong; God
was pleased that Solomon had asked for the wisdom and not
for long life or wealth. God have answered his prayers and
asked him to continue to obey God
That is the conditions of answering the prayers; to obey
God. It is not a free gift to certain people; Obedience is a
condition for answering the prayers
Our life consists of a number of days, with each day passes,
we lose a part of our life – this should urge us to think, what
is the most important thing to do – to Get wisdom

Similar teachings are taught by David and Solomon
Psalm 90:12 teach us that we should be wise and know that
our life consists of days, each day passes, part of our life is
cut; this wisdom helps to bring us closer to God
So teach us to number our days that we may get
a heart of wisdom
Proverbs 17:15 states:
He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns
the righteous, both of them alike are an
abomination unto God
That should be considered as a warning to the teachers who
promise free salvation to the sinners without advising them
to obey God’s law

In Psalms 1:1-2 David teaches that there are wicked people
who choose the way of sinners and there are righteous
people who choose to obey; he did not teach that people are
born sinners
Blessed is the man who does not walk in
the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of
sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on
his law he meditates day and night
Psalms 4:4 teaches that people are chosen because of their
obedience. That teaching clarifies that the choice is not
because of the righteousness of their fathers, but because
they have obeyed God

Psalms 5:11-12 But let all who take refuge in you be
glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread
your protection over them that those who love
your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O LORD,
you bless the righteous; you surround them with
your favor as with a shield
Psalm 5:8-12 teach that God punishes the wicked and
blesses and protects the righteous
Psalms 25:10 teaches that the mercy of God is near to those
who keep his law

Psalms 119:1-2
Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who
walk according to the law of the LORD.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek
him with all their heart
Psalms 37:4-6 Delight yourself in the LORD and he
will give you the desires of your heart. Commit
your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will
do this: He will make your righteousness shine like
the dawn, the justice of your cause like the
noonday sun
Psalms 41:1-2
Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the
LORD delivers him in times of trouble.

The LORD will protect him and preserve his life;
he will bless him in the land and not surrender him
to the desire of his foes
Psalms 115:11 You who fear him, trust in the Lord
- he is their help and shield
Similar teachings are also written in Psalms 18:2 and 28:7
Proverbs 30:5 teaches us to trust in God’s words and to take
refuge in God as our shield
Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to
those who take refuge in him
Psalms 84:11 and Psalm 18:30 teach that God is the Shield
and Refuge to any obedient person; not only to Abraham or
Prophets

Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield;
The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing
does He withhold from those who walk uprightly
Psalm 18:30
This God – his way is perfect; the word of the
LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who
take refuge in him
Solomon also reiterated that wisdom in Proverbs 30:5
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him
But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let
them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection
over them, that those who love your name may
exult in you

Psalm 5:11
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do
not lean on your own understanding. In all your
ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight
your paths
Proverbs 3:5-6
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in
times of trouble
Psalm 9:9
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your
heart before him; God is a refuge for us
Psalm 62:8
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is
an everlasting rock

Isaiah 26:4
God is our refuge and strength, a very present
help in trouble
Psalm 46:1
Obedience to God's law and doing good deeds are
prescribed as the way for success by the Prophets
Psalms 112:1-8 urge people to obey God’s commands
Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds
great delight in his commands.

His children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth
and riches are in his house, and his righteousness
endures forever.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the
gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will
come to him who is generous and lends freely, who
conducts his affairs with justice. Surely he will never be
shaken; a righteous man will be remembered forever.
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast,
trusting in the LORD. His heart is secure, he will have
no fear
Psalms 119:1-2 Blessed are they whose ways are
blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.
Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him
with all their heart

Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbour sins, but
blessed is he who is kind to the needy
Proverbs 3:27-29 teach high moral values of fairness,
generosity, and peace
Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when
it is in your power to act. Do not say to
your neighbour, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow"
when you now have it with you. Do not plot harm
against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you
Proverbs 3:33-34 teach that God gives grace to those who
humble themselves and he does not like the proud mockers

The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but
he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud
mockers but gives grace to the humble
Proverbs 22:9 teaches generosity and urges people to feed
the hungry
A generous man will himself be blessed,
for he shares his food with the poor
Proverbs 19:17 teaches kindness
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he
will reward him for what he has done

Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will lack
nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them
receives many curses
Proverbs 1:7 teaches that wise people should fear God
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and knowledge
Proverbs 3:13-15 urge people to seek wisdom
Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain
understanding, for she is more profitable than
silver and yields better returns than gold. She is
more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can
compare with her

Proverbs 11:6 teaches that people can determine their fate
by their deeds
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but
the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires
Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than
much gain with injustice
Proverbs 19:16-17 Whoever keeps commandments
keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for
their ways will die. Whoever is kind to the poor
lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for
what they have done
Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights and differing
measures; God detests them both
Proverbs 20:22-23 teach forgiveness and fairness

Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”
Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.
God detests differing weights and dishonest scales
do not please him
Proverbs 21:3 means Justice better than sacrifice
Proverbs 21:13 means whoever does not answer the poor,
God will not answer him
Psalm 10:18 urges people to bring justice to the orphans and
to defend the oppressed
Bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so
mere people can no longer terrify them

Proverbs 24:11-12 urges us to help those led away to death
and those staggering toward slaughter by the unjust
authorities
Rescue those being led away to death; hold back
those staggering toward slaughter.
If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he
not repay everyone according to what they have
done?
According to the wisdom taught by verses like Proverbs
24:11-12, Psalm 10:18, Isaiah 1:23 and Isaiah 58, we should
not turn a blind eye to the bad leaders who kill their own
people and destroy their own countries in order to stay in

power; we should not say that those conflicts are not a
threat to our national security. Scholars should not continue
to teach that the existing authorities must have been
ordained by God
Killing the innocent people is against the teachings of all
religions
Killing the innocent people is against the guidelines of the
conscience and the intelligence even for those who do not
believe in God and for those who ignore the religion
teachings
Proverbs 24:29 teaches forgiveness
Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to
me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

Proverbs 28:4-9 teach that those who disobey the law
support the wicked and urge those who obey to resist the
wicked
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but
those who keep the law resist them
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who
seek the LORD understand it fully.
Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a
rich man whose ways are perverse.
He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a
companion of gluttons disgraces his father.

He who increases his wealth by exorbitant
interest amasses it for another, who will be kind
to the poor. If anyone turns a deaf ear to the
law, even his prayers are detestable
The verses reminds us that the setup of the testing
environment allows the co-existence of good and evil; that is
also taught by Jesus in Matthew 13:24-29
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 summarize some important teachings
Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of
the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is
the duty of all mankind.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including
every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
Isaiah 56:1-2 Maintain justice and do what is right, for
my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will
soon be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, the
man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without
desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil
Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them who call evil good, and good
evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 1:15-17 explain the reasons for not answering the
prayers and provide prescriptions for acceptance of prayers
When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes
from you;
even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening.
Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves
clean.
Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
Learn to do right; seek justice.

Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the
fatherless; plead the case of the widow
Isaiah 2:4 urges us to stop the wars, to use our tools for
agriculture purposes not for military purposes
They will hammer their swords into plow-blades and
their spears into pruning-knives;
nations will not raise swords at each other, and they
will no longer learn war
The wisdom taught by such verses is to use our resources to
increase the prosperity in order to feed more people instead
of using the military hardware to destroy the cities and to kill
people

Isaiah 60:18 No longer will violence be heard in your
land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders
Isaiah 30:9-10 and Isaiah 30:12-14 warn those who ignore
the true scripture and teach interesting stories
For these are rebellious people, deceitful children,
children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to
the prophets,
“Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us
pleasant things, prophesy illusions”

Because you have rejected this message, relied on
oppression and depended on deceit, this sin will become
for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that
collapses suddenly, in an instant.
It will break in pieces like pottery
Isaiah 30:15 teaches in repentance and obedience is your
salvation
Isaiah 40:25-28 teach to think of God and of the universe
“To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?”
says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created
all these?
Isaiah 59:2 "But your iniquities have separated between
you and your God,

and your sins have hid face from you, that he will not
hear." But your iniquities have separated you from your
God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that
he will not hear
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things, those of long
ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and
there is none like me
Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to my
commands, your peace would have been like a river, your
well-being like the waves of the sea
Isaiah 42:21 teaches that God could have consider them
righteous if they had glorified the law

Isaiah 58:6-11 teach that the true worships are not the
prayers, the fasting and the rituals, but are to loosen the
chains of injustice, to defend the oppressed, to feed the
hungry and to help others
Such verses are sample prescriptions for those who seek
righteousness and those who want God to answer their
prayers
It is not impossible for people to follow such wisdom and to
transform earth into a paradise
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to
loose the chains of injustice

and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed
free and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to
provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see
the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from
your own flesh and blood?
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your
healing will quickly appear;
then your righteousness will go before you, and the
glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will
cry for help, and he will say: Here am I

Isaiah 3:5 People will oppress each other - man against
man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up
against the old, the nobody against the honored.
He explained the reason of those disasters in 3:8-9
because they did not obey God but they chose to repel
and have rewarded evil unto themselves
Isaiah 3:10-15 teach that it is good to eat the fruit of our
labor and warn the unjust authorities which mislead people
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they
will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will
be paid back for what their hands have done.
My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you
from the path.
The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the
people. The Lord enters into judgment against the
elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder
from the poor is in your houses.
What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding
the faces of the poor?”

Isaiah 9:14-16 warns the false teachers who teach distorted
teachings and who mislead people
Micah 3:11 warns the bad religion teachers
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests
thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine
for money
Isaiah 9:15-16 warn the religion teachers who teach lies to
mislead people
the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets
who teach lies are the tail. Those who guide this people
mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.

Isaiah 1:23 warns the unjust authorities
Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all
love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend
the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not
come before them
2 Chronicles 7:14 teaches that God answers the prayers of
the repented sinners
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble
themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from
their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I
will forgive their sin and will heal their land

Jesus taught that when we obey God and do good works;
we will pass the test of this world and will become qualified
to receive God’s rewards in heaven
In Matt 5:13-16, Jesus taught that the believers should act as
the salt to protect against corruption and as a light to guide
others to the truth
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has
become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is
no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out
and trampled underfoot by men
Success and failure according to
Christianity

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill
cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put
it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives
light to all who are in the house. “Let your light shine
before men in such a way that they may see your good
works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven
The same is also written in mark 9:50 and Luke 14:34-35
In Matt 7:7-11, Jesus urged the believers to ask God and to
knock the door; he wanted us to trust that God answers our
prayers
Christianity

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will
find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks
finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Or
what man is there among you who, when his son asks
for a loaf, will give him a stone? “Or if he asks for a
fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to
your children, how much more will your Father who is
in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!
The same is also written in Luke 11:9-13
Christianity

In Matt 7:13-14, Jesus warned those who follow the
majority
Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is
wide and the way is broad that leads to
destruction, and there are many who enter
through it.
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that
leads to life, and there are few who find it
Most people ignore that teachings and say ‘As long as I am
with the majority, I should be fine’, but they are wrong
according to the teachings of Jesus in Luke 13:24-27,
Matthew 7:13-14
Christianity

In Matt 7:15-20, Jesus warned from the false teachers who
mislead people; he advised us to identify them from their
bad deeds Beware of the false prophets, who come
to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are
ravenous wolves. You will know them by their
fruits. Grapes are not gathered from
thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So
every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree
bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad
fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will
know them by their fruits
Christianity

In Matt 12:38-39, Jesus blamed those who asked him to
perform miracles
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to
Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from
You.” But He answered and said to them, “An evil
and adulterous generation craves for a sign;
and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of
Jonah the prophet
The same is also written in Mark 8:11-12, luke 11:29-32
In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus warned of the false teachers who
claim to perform miracles; he advised that only the believers
who obey will enter the kingdom of heaven
Christianity

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter
the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the
will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to
me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in
your name and in your name drive out demons and in
your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell
them plainly, ‘I never knew you.
Away from me, you evildoers!
In Matthew 22:35-40, Jesus confirmed the teachings of the
Old Testimony like Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 18:4-5
You must love God with all your heart, all your soul,
and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest
commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love
your neighbor as yourself.'
Christianity

All the other commandments and all the demands of
the prophets are based on these two commandments
In Luke 10:25-28 Jesus was asked
“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal
life?” He said to him, “What is written in the
Law? How do you read it?” And he
answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with
all your heart and with all your soul and with all
your strength and with all your mind, and your
neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You
have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”
The same teaching is written in Mark 12:28-34
Christianity

Mark 12:33 teaches: And to love one’s neighbour as
himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and
sacrifices
What Jesus taught here is not different from the wisdom
taught by the old testimony Hosea 6:6
For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of
God more than burnt offerings
In Mark 10:17-19 Jesus did not accept the title of ‘Good
Teacher’ and said Why do you call me good? No one
is good but God alone; he confirmed the law, he did not
mention the atonement or the mistake of Adam or that he
came to die for the sinners. Like other Prophets, he has
simply confirmed the law
Christianity

"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?"
Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one
is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder;
You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You
shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud;
Honor your father and mother.'"
The same teachings are written in Matthew 19:16-19 and in
Luke 18:18-20
Luke 12:16-21 is a parable to warn most people who
treasure for tomorrow while turning a blind eye to the
hungry people we see everyday
Christianity

Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich
man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself,
'What should I do, for I have no place to store my
crops?'
Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns
and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain
and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you
have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat,
drink, be merry.'
But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night
your life is being demanded of you. And the things you
have prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those
who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich
toward God."
Christianity

John 12:25 warns those who like to "live it up" urging them
to prepare for the eternal life
Those who love their life in this world will lose it.
Those who care nothing for their life in this world will
keep it for eternity
The same is also confirmed in Matthew 10:39 and Matthew
16:25
The same is also mentioned in Luke 9:23-25, Mark 8:34-35
Matthew 13:44 teaches us to give everything to obey so that
we get God’s rewards for the righteous
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a
field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he
goes and sells all that he has and buys that field
Christianity

James 4:1-5 also warns those who compete to enjoy the
pleasures of this life
What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they
come from your desires that battle within you? You
want something but don't get it.
You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you
want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because
you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not
receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you
may spend what you get on your pleasures.
You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship
with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who
chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy
of God
Christianity

John 15:10-11 reminds us of the rewards for obedience
If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my
love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments
and abide in his love.
I have said these things to you so that my joy may be
in you, and that your joy may be complete
Luke 6:27-36 and Matthew 5:38-42 set the high standard for
wise dealing with others; such teachings would replace
hatred by compassion and would transform earth into a
paradise
Christianity

But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do
good to those who hate you, bless those who curse
you, pray for those who abuse you. If
anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also;
and from anyone who takes away your coat do not
withhold even your shirt.
Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who
takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as
you wish that men would do to you, do so to them
But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting
nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you
will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the
ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as
your Father is merciful
Matthew 7:12 reminds us of the “Golden Rule”, the common
ground wisdom taught by all wise teachers
Christianity

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do
so to them; for this is the law and the prophets
Matthew 6:24 urges us to shift from the material life into a
spiritual life
No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either
hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the
one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and
wealth
Matthew 12:50 teaches that the real family of the prophet
are the obedient believers
For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is
my brother and sister and mother
Christianity

Luke 6:46-48 teaches that solid faith foundations are based
on obedience to the teachings
Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I
tell you? I will show you what someone is like who
comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That
one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and
laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the
river burst against that house but could not shake it,
because it had been well built
The same is also taught in John 14:15 and John 14:21
If you love me, you will keep my commandments
John 14:21 They who have my commandments and keep
them are those who love me; and those who love me
will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and
reveal myself to them
Christianity

In Matthew 25:31-45 Jesus described the final judgment as
being based on good works; he clarified that those who obey
the law will be saved
Salvation is not based solely on belief and nothing else;
salvation is not granted to those who merely profess
acceptance of Jesus without actually performing kind or
compassionate deeds
Jesus did not teach that a man is justified by faith without
the deeds of the law; In Matthew 16:27 and John 5:29, Jesus
has confirmed that God will reward each person according to
his deeds; those are the basic teachings of the old testimony
like the verses taught in Psalm 62:12, Ecclesiastes 12:14, and
many other old testimony verses
Christianity

Matthew 25:41-46 teach that when we give the poor, we
give to God
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,
Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire,
prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an
hungred, and ye gave me no meat:
I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a
stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed
me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw
we thee anhungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked,
or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto
you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of
these, ye did it not to me.
Christianity

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:
but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 6:19-20 is an advice to have Treasures in heaven,
not in earth
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth,
where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves
break in and steal. But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not
destroy, and where thieves do not break in and
steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will
be also.
Matthew 13:18-23 is a parable on those who accept the
teachings and do good deeds
Christianity

Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and
does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches
away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed
sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground
refers to someone who hears the word and at once
receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they
last only a short time. When trouble or persecution
comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The
seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who
hears the word, but the worries of this life and the
deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it
unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to
someone who hears the word and understands it. This is
the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty
or thirty times what was sown
Christianity

In Matthew 15:6-9 Jesus faced those who nullify the word of
God for the sake of their traditions
they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with
it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of
your tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he
prophesied about you:
“‘These people honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely
human rules.”
The same teaching that they ignore God’s law and prefer
fathers traditions is also mentioned in Mark 7:6-9
Christianity

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of
you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR
LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME.
‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS
DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’ “Neglecting the
commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of
men.”
He was also saying to them, You are experts at setting aside
the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition
In Luke 13:3 and13:5, Jesus taught that repentance is
necessary for salvation
But unless you repent, you too will all perish
Christianity

Matthew 3:8-10 clarifies that prophets preach of repentance
Prove by the way you live that you have repented of
your sins and turned to God. Don’t just say to each
other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of
Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can
create children of Abraham from these very
stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised,
ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree
that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down
and thrown into the fire
Matthew 3:2 and 4:17 shows that John and Jesus preached
repentance
Christianity

Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom
of Heaven is near
Matthew 9:13 teaches that Jesus came to call the sinner to
repentance
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call
the righteous, but sinners to repentance
In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesus taught that there is joy in
heaven over repentant sinner
I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven
over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine
righteous people who need no repentance.
Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the
angels of God over one sinner repenting
Christianity

Luke 15: 32 clarifies that the Repentant Sinner was dead and
is alive again
But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for
this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was
lost, and is found
James 5:19-20 urge us to guide the lost person to the truth
and to bring him back to God
My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth,
and someone causes him to return, you should know
that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path
will save him from death and cover many sins
In John 5:30-31 and 12:49-50 Jesus taught that he is only
delivering the message of God
Christianity

I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me.
Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the
will of the one who sent me, not my own will.
If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony
would not be valid
I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who
sent me has commanded me what to say and how to
say it. And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so
I say whatever the Father tells me to say
In John 17:3, Jesus taught that the father is the only true God
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent
Christianity

James 1:5 urges us to ask God for wisdom
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who
gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will
be given to you
James 1:22-26 urge us to be doers of the law, and not
hearers only
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what
it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For
if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like
glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk
away, and forget what you look like.
Christianity

But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets
you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget
what you heard, then God will bless
you for doing it. If you claim to be religious but don’t
control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your
religion is worthless
James 2:14 and 2:17 teach that faith without works is dead
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he
has faith but does not have works? Can faith save
him?
Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is
dead
Christianity

Quran Verse 2:136 of Quran urges us to acknowledge what
God has revealed to the other Prophets
Say: "We believe in God and that which is revealed
to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael,
Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which
was given to Moses, Jesus, and other Prophets
from God. We do not discriminate any of them,
and to God we have surrendered ourselves
Verse 42:13 teaches that there is one religion revealed by
God to all Prophets
the teachings of Islam

He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined
upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you,
and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and
Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided
therein. Difficult for those who associate others with
God is that to which you invite them. God chooses for
Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever
turns back [to Him]
7:96 confirms the ‘blessings for obedience and the curses for
disobedience’ – the same teachings of other prophets
And if the people of the towns had believed and kept
from evil, surely We should have opened for them,
blessings from the sky and from the earth; but they
rejected (the truth) and We seized them on account of
what they used to earn

14:7 teaches that God rewards the grateful and punishes the
ungrateful
And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will
give you more; but if ye are thankless, my punishment
is dire
45:30-31 the believers who obey and do good deeds will be
blessed
So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds,
their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is
what is the clear attainment. But as for those who
disbelieved, [it will be said], "Were not Our verses
recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a
people of criminals?
7:35 comforts those who accepted and obeyed the prophets;
no fears; no grieves. The verse is to all people, not to
Muslims only

O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers
from among you relating to you My verses, then
whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear
concerning them, nor will they grieve
7:42 teaches that those who believe and do righteous deeds
will be rewarded an eternal life in paradise. The verse is also
to all people, not to Muslims only
But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We
charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are
the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein
eternally
103:1-3 teach that mankind is in loss Except for those who
have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each
other to truth and advised each other to patience

30:41 teaches that Evil and the curses are the results of
disobedience
Evil has appeared throughout the land and sea by
[reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He
may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what
they have done that perhaps they will return [to
righteousness]
7:164 urges us to guide the lost person to the truth and to
bring him back to God
And when asked: "Why do you preach to a people whom
God is about to destroy or to punish with a severe
torment?" (The preachers) said: "In order to be free
from guilt before God, and perhaps they may fear God."

3:92 teaches that the evidence to the true belief is to spend
money to support the poor
You can never attain righteousness unless you
spend on others out of what you cherish
yourselves; and whatever you spend - verily, God
has full knowledge thereof
71:10 urges us to repent and pray to request God’s
forgiveness
saying: "Seek forgiveness of God, He is ever ready
to forgive you. He will shower upon you heavenly
blessings abundant, And will help you with wealth
and children, and will provide Gardens and Rivers
Many verses like 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21
teach that true Prophets do not accept any reward for
preaching the truth

O my people! I do not ask you any reward for my
services; for none can reward me except my
creator. Will you not then use your common sense?
The same is also taught by many Prophets in 26:145, 26:164,
and 26:180
11:117 teaches that God does not punish the obedient
righteous
God wouldn’t have destroyed the villages unjustly
while their habitants were righteous
41:30-31 teaches that the believers who obey God will be
supported by angels in this life and in the hereafter

As for those who say: "Our Lord is God," and then
stay firm on it, the angels will descend on them,
saying: "Let nothing fear or grieve you. Rejoice for the
good news of paradise that has been promised to you.
We are your protectors in this life and in the
hereafter. There you shall find all that your souls desire
and all that you can ask for
40:51 teaches that God supports the prophets and the
believers in this life and hereafter
We verily do help Our messengers, and those who
believe, in the life of the world and on the day
when the witnesses arise
The same is confirmed in other verses like 37:171-172

10:62-64 teach that the righteous have nothing to fear, and
neither shall they grieve
Oh, verily, the righteous have nothing to fear, and
neither shall they grieve, Those who believe and
obey. For them there is the glad tiding [of
happiness] in the life of this world and in the life
to come; [and since] nothing could ever alter [the
outcome of] God's promises, this, this is the
supreme triumph!
41:46 teaches that people have the choice to do either good
deeds or bad deeds and that God does not predetermine the
punishment or the rewards before the people are born and
before they have a change to do any good or bad deeds

He who does good deeds, does it for his own soul;
and he who commits evil does so at his own peril:
God is never unjust to people
38:28 clarifies that God does not treat the obedient believers
as the wicked
Shall We treat those who believe and do good
works as those who spread corruption in the earth;
or shall We treat the Pious as the wicked?
16:90 reminds us about justice, spending to support the
poor, and warns of immorality and oppression
Indeed, God orders justice and good conduct and
giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad
conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that
perhaps you will be reminded

12:105 teaches that there are enough signs in the heavens
and on earth to guide people to God
There are many signs in the heavens and the earth
which they pass by; yet they pay no attention to
them!
16:10-14 mention some signs like the rain, the fruits, the
night, the day, the sun, the moon, the sea as a source of food
and to enable transportation via ships, etc. (such signs
should make people grateful)
He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives,
palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed
in that is a sign for a people who give thought. And He
has subjected for you the night and day

and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by
His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who
reason. And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied
for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is
a sign for a people who remember
And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat
from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments
which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through
it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His
bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful
30:21-23 remind us of some signs like our creation, marriage,
creation of the heavens and the earth, different languages,
colors, our sleep, and earning our living; all those are signs
we should think of

And of His signs is that He created you from dust;
then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing
[throughout the earth]. And of His signs is that He
created for you from yourselves mates that you may
find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you
affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a
people who give thought. And of His signs is the
creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity
of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are
signs for those of knowledge.
And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and
your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for
a people who listen
30:44-45 teach that it is up to people to believe or to
disbelieve; free will, no predestinations

The wise judge does not judge based on any predetermined
thoughts or forced conditions, but he judges based on the
freedom of choices
Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence
of] his disbelief. And whoever does righteousness -
they are for themselves preparing,
That He may reward those who have believed and
done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He
does not like the disbelievers
6:116 teaches that the majority do not follow the truth but
follow opinions and guesses
If thou obey most of those on earth they would
mislead thee far from God's way. They follow
nothing but an opinion, and they do but guess

38:24 teaches that the majority is not right (and the true
obedient believers are not the majority – but those are the
minority)
in fact many partners are unjust to one another;
except those who believe and do good deeds, and
they are few indeed
This is similar to the wisdom taught by Moses in Exodus 23:2
This is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus when he
mentioned the narrow gate in Luke 13:24-27 and in Matthew
7:13-14
33:67-68 is a scene from the hereafter to teach that those
who follow the arrogant leaders will be misled

And they will say: Our God! we obeyed our
leaders and our great men, and it is they who have
led us astray from the right path! Our God! Give
them double punishment and curse them with a
great curse
34:32 teaches that those who followed the arrogant leaders
are also guilty
The arrogant ones will say to the weak who
followed them: "Was it we who kept you back
from Guidance after it reached you? Nay! Rather
you yourselves were guilty."
28:8 teaches that the soldiers who execute the commands of
the wicked authorities are also sinners
Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were
deliberate sinners

15:42 teaches that the devil does not have authority to force
people to sin
you will not have any authority over My devotees
except those misguided ones who follow you
16:99 teaches that obedient believers can resist devil’s
temptations
surely the devil has no authority over those who
believe and put their trust in God
17:65 teaches that the devil has no authority to mislead
people (they can resist temptations)
as for the obedient , you shall have no authority
over them. God is sufficient as their Guardian

27:83-85 is a scene from the hereafter, when we are asked
‘what else have you been doing?’
On that Day We shall gather from every nation a
multitude of those who disbelieved Our revelations;
then they shall be arranged in classifications according to
their merits,
until when they have all arrived, God will ask: "Did you
deny My revelations without gaining their comprehensive
knowledge? If not this, what else were you doing?
The sentence will be carried out against them for the
consequence of their wrongdoings and they will not be
able to utter a word
28:65-66 is also a scene from the hereafter to warn those
who reject the Prophets

Let them also not forget that, on that Day, He will
call them and ask: "How did you answer Our
messengers? "but all arguments and excuses will by then
have been erased from their minds, and they will not
[be able to] obtain any [helpful] answer from one
another
6:120 teaches us to be transparent; we should not have any
bad thoughts
But abstain from sinning, be it open or secret - for,
behold, those who commit sins shall be punished for all
that they have earned
61:2-3 teaches that God does not like those who talk about
good deeds but who fail to do so
O believers! Why do you say one thing and do another?
It is very hateful in the sight of God that you say
something which you don't do

25:43-44 warn those who follow their desires instead of
following God’s commands
Have you ever seen the one who has taken his own
desires as his god? Would you take the
responsibility of guiding him? Or do you think that
most of them listen or try to understand? They
are nothing but animals - nay, they are even
further off track!
16:105 teaches that the disbelievers are liars (because they
conceal the proofs of existence of God which they see
everywhere)
Surely those who do not believe in the revelations
of God, are the ones who forge the falsehood and
they are the ones who are liars!

27:14 teaches that some people reject God’s signs and
revelations although they know that the signs and
revelations are true
And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and
arrogance though their souls were convinced
thereof: so see what was the end of those who
acted corruptly!
16:22 teaches that non-believers are arrogant (those are
arrogant because they conclude that there is no God and
there is no hereafter without enough knowledge – they
acted like the child who has limited knowledge but makes
conclusions about the advanced science theories)

Your God is One God. But as for those who
believe not in the Hereafter their hearts refuse to
know, for they are arrogant
23:64-66 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who
prefer to live a luxury life ignoring God’s message
Till when We grasp those who enjoyed a luxury life
with the punishment, behold! they supplicate. We
shall say: "Do not cry for help this Day, for surely
from Us you shall receive no help.
Time and again were My messages conveyed unto
you, but [every time] you would turn about on
your heels

46:20 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant
people who did not obey but chose to enjoy a luxury life
And on the Day when the disbelievers will be
brought within sight of the hell, [they will be
told:] "You have exhausted your [share of] good
things in your worldly life, having enjoyed them
[without any thought of the hereafter]: and so
today you shall be requited with the suffering of
humiliation for having gloried on earth in your
arrogance offending against all that is right, and
for all your iniquitous doings!“
That is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus in Luke 16:25

4:150-152 Warns those who reject some of the prophets
those who disbelieve in God and His messengers,
and seek to make distinction between God and His
messengers, and say: We believe in some and
disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in
between; these are the real unbelievers and We
have prepared for such unbelievers a humiliating
punishment. As for those who believe in God and
His messengers and do not discriminate between
any of them, We shall give them their due
rewards. God is Forgiving, Merciful
7:30 teaches that God does not mislead people, but people
are misled when they follow the devils temptations

To one group He has guided while the other group
deserved to be left in error due to their own
choice; for they followed the devils instead of God
yet they think that they are guided
7:146 teaches that God does not guide the arrogant who
ignore the signs and deny God’s message
I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those
who are unjustly arrogant on earth, so that even if
they see each and every sign they will not believe
in it. If they see the Right Way before them they
will not follow it; but if they see a crooked way
they will follow it; this is because they denied Our
revelations and were heedless of them
This is similar to the wisdom taught in Isaiah 30:9-11

6:119 teaches that many are led astray by their own
lusts through ignorance
15:56 teaches that we should never despair of God’s mercy
Who would despair of the mercy of his God except
one who goes astray?
4:97 is a scene from hereafter to teach that people should
not submit to the unjust authorities which does not allow
justice or religion freedom
as for those whom the angels take (in death) while
they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In
what were ye engaged? They will say : We were
oppressed in the land.

(The angels) will say: Was not God’s earth
spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As
for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil
journey's end
28:59 teaches that God does not punish without sending
messengers; he punishes the wrongdoers
God would never destroy the towns until He had
sent a messenger, proclaiming to them Our
revelations; and We would not destroy towns
except when their dwellers had become wrongdoers

7:28 teaches that we should not automatically inherit the
bad habits of the disobedient parents
Whenever they commit a shameful deed, they say:
"We found our forefathers doing this and God
Himself has commanded us to do so." Tell them:
"Nay! God never commands what is shameful. Do
you attribute to God something about which you
have no knowledge?
37:69-70 warn those who blindly follow the father’s religion
They indeed found their fathers astray, and they
are eagerly following their footsteps
The same is confirmed in 43:23-25

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers
upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps
[rightly] guided."And similarly, We did not send
before you any warner into a city except that its
affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a
religion, and we are, in their footsteps,
following."[Each Warner] said, "Even if I brought
you better guidance than that [religion] upon
which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed
we, in that with which you were sent, are
disbelievers." So we took retribution from them;
then see how was the end of the deniers
16:35 warns those who say that it is all decided by God and
we do not have decisions about faith matters

And the idolaters say: "If God wanted, neither we
nor our forefathers would have worshipped anyone
else but Him, nor made anything
unlawful without His will." Such excuses were put
forward also by those who went before them. Yet
messengers have no more responsibility than to
convey the Message clearly
16:53 reminds us about God’s gifts and the fact that he is the
only refuge we seek in real disasters
Whatever gifts you enjoy are from God, and when
touched by distress, He is the One to Whom you
cry for help
16:83 warns those who enjoy the gifts of God but are ungrateful
They recognize the gifts of God, yet they deny
them; most of them are ungrateful disbelievers

17:14 is a scene from the hereafter teaches that each
person will validate his records of his deeds
Here is your book of deeds: read it. Today you
yourself are sufficient to take your own account
17:15 teaches that God enables people to choose their faith,
they will be rewarded according to their deeds, and there is
no punishment for those who do not know about the
Prophets
Whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows
it but for his own good; and whoever goes astray,
goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer, of
burdens shall be made to bear burdens of
others. Moreover, We do not inflict punishment
until We send forth a messenger to make truth
distinct from falsehood

17:72 warns those who turn a blind eye to the signs of God
in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter
But those who have turn a blind eye to the signs
of God in this world will be blind in the hereafter,
rather worse than blind in finding the Way to
Salvation
20:124-127 warn those who turn a blind eye to the signs of
God in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter
And whoever turns away from My remembrance -
indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will
gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."
He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me
blind while I was [once] seeing?" [God] will say,
"Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot
them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."

And thus do We recompense he who transgressed
and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And
the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe
and more enduring
21:24 teaches that most unbelievers do not know the truth
But most of them have no knowledge of the
truth, and that is why they have turned away
43:7 teaches that people used to persecute the Prophets
But there would not come to them a prophet
except that they used to ridicule him
23:44 teaches that people hate the true teachings of the
prophets

- and sent forth Our messengers one after
another: every time a messenger came to his
people, they disbelieved him, so We punished them
one by one and made them a history; so away with
a people who do not believe
21:35 teaches that we will be tested by bad and good things
before we return to God
Every human being is bound to taste death; and
We test you [all] through the bad and the good
[things of life] by way of trial: and unto Us you all
must return
23:55-58 teach that gifts in this life are not rewards to the
chosen, but are means for testing.

Do they think that, in giving them wealth and sons,
We are eager for their welfare? By no means! They do
not understand the reality of the matter. Surely those
who live cautiously for fear of God, And those who
believe in the signs and revelations of God and who do
not worship other than God, who do good deeds, and
their hearts are full of fear by the very idea that they
shall have to return to God, These race to do good
deeds, and they shall win them in the race
27:14 al warns those who reject the signs of God although
they know that they are true signs and revelations
- and in their wickedness and self-exaltation they
rejected them, although their minds were convinced
of their truth: and behold what happened in the
end to those spreaders of corruption!

28:50 warns those who follow their desires without
guidance from God
And since they cannot respond to this thy
challenge, know that they are following only their
own desires: and who could be more astray than he
who follows [but] his own desires without any
guidance from God? Verily, God does not grace
with His guidance the evildoers
29:60 teaches that God provides the means of living to
people and to the animals (which cannot store food for
future use)
How many creatures are there that do not carry
their provisions with them? God provides for them
as He provides for you. It is He Who is All-hearing,
All-knowing

32:12 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who fail to
do good deeds
If only you could visualize when the criminals will
hang their heads before God saying: "Our God! We
have seen and we have heard; please send us back
to the world and we will do good deeds: we are
now convinced."
32:22 warns those who ignore God’s signs
Who could be more unjust than the one who is
reminded of the signs and revelations of God and
he turns away from them? Surely We shall punish
such criminals

33:39 teaches that God will reward those who deliver his
messages and fear none save God (the verse does not
mention the reward; but says that those are very special
people to God; God knows how to reward his very special
people)
Those Who deliver the messages of God and fear
Him, and fear none but God. God knows how to
settle their account
34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judged for his deeds
only (not for the mistakes of fathers or others)
Say: You will not be asked of what we committed,
nor shall we be asked of what you do
Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He
will judge between us with truth. He is the All
knowing Judge

34:34 warns the wealthy people who are usually the first
people to reject the prophets
Whenever We have sent a Warner to a town, its
wealthy residents have said: "We surely disbelieve in
what you are sent with"
35:32 teaches that some of those who inherit the scripture
are bad and some are good (It is not an honor to get the task,
but the honor is to accomplish the mission)
Then We gave the Scripture as inheritance unto
those whom We elected. But of them are some
who wrong themselves and of them are some who
are lukewarm and of them are some who outstrip
(others) through good deeds, by God's leave. That
is the great favour!

35:37 is a scene from the hereafter to explain the conditions
of the disobedient who wish to go back to life to do good
deeds (although they are granted enough time to
demonstrate their behaviour)
And they cry for help there, (saying): Our Lord!
Release us; we will do right, not (the wrong) that
we used to do. Did not We grant you a life long
enough for who reflected to reflect therein? And
the Warner came unto you. Now taste (the
flavour of your deeds), for evil doers have no
helper
38:14 warns those who reject the Prophets
All rejected the apostles, so My Punishment came
justly and inevitably (on them)

40:60 warns those who do not ask God for guidance
And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer
your (Prayer): But those who are too arrogant to
obey Me will surely find themselves in Hell in
humiliation!“
41:53 urges us to think about God’s signs
We will show them Our signs in the horizons and
within themselves until it becomes clear to them
that it is the truth
39:59-61 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant
who deny the signs and revelations
Then God will say to him: "My revelations did come to
you; but you denied them, were arrogant and you
were among the disbelievers."

On the Day of Judgement you shall see that the
faces of those who uttered falsehood against God
shall be darkened. Is there not an abode in hell for
such arrogant?
And God will save those who feared Him by their
attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they
grieve
40:81 warns those who ignore God’s signs which he shows
everywhere
Thus, He shows you His signs; then, which signs of
God you will deny?

42:40 teaches that it is better to forgive than to return evil
for evil
And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one
like it, but whoever pardons and makes
reconciliation - his reward is [due] from God .
Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers
42:43 urges us to be patient and to forgive
And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that
is of the matters [requiring] determination
43:20 warns those who worship other Gods and claim that
they do not have a choice to choose the right faith
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed,
we would not have worshipped them." They have
of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying

43:36-37 warns those who ignore God Guidance that they
will be misled by devils
And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the
Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and
he is to him a companion. And indeed, the devils
avert them from the way [of guidance] while they
think that they are [rightly] guided
43:72 Teaches that people are rewarded according to their
deeds (God does not create people as holy or sinners. He
does not determine their salvation, but he delegates that
task to each person)
And that is Paradise which you are made to
inherit for what you used to do

45:15 teaches that people determine their fate by their
deeds
Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and
whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to
God you will be returned
45:21-22 teach that God distinguishes the righteous from the
evil doers
Or do those who commit evils think We will make
them like those who have believed and done
righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life
and their death? Evil is that which they judge.
And God created the heavens and earth in truth
and so that every soul may be recompensed for
what it has earned, and they will not be wronged

45:28-31 explains a scene from the hereafter; people will be
rewarded for their deeds, all deeds are recorded
You shall see every nation on its knees. Every nation
shall be summoned to its book of record, and God will
say: "Today you shall be rewarded for your deeds. This
book of Ours speaks about you with the truth. Surely
We have recorded all your deeds."
As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their
God will admit them into His mercy. That will be a
glorious achievement.
But as to those who disbelieved, God will say: "Were
My revelations not recited to you? But you showed
arrogance and chosen to be criminals"

46:13 teaches that the obedient believers can earn their
salvation
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is God ,"
and then remained on a right course - there will be
no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve
51:50 teaches that God is the only refuge to flee to. The
verse does not mention the sources of the disasters to flee
from; the only safe haven from all disasters is God
So flee to God . Indeed, I am to you from Him a
clear Warner

63:10 urges us to spend money to support the poor
And spend [in the way of God ] from what We
have provided you before death approaches one of
you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would
delay me for a brief term so I would give charity
and be among the righteous."
76:27 warns those who just enjoy life and forget to think
about their salvation
Indeed, those [disbelievers] love the immediate life
and leave behind them a grave Day

80:34-37 warn about the Day of Judgment
On the Day a man will flee from his brother, And
his mother and his father, And his wife and his
children, on that Day, to every one of them will
his own state be of sufficient concern
24:22 urges forgiveness
“...and you should forgive And overlook: Do you
not like God to forgive you? And God is The
Merciful Forgiving.”
83:2-3 urges justice
“Woe to those... who, when they have to receive
by measure from people, they demand exact full
measure, but when they have to give by measure
or weight to people, give less than due”

4:8-9 urge people to take care of the orphans and the needy
“...orphans and the needy, give them something
and speak kindly to them. And those who are
concerned about the welfare of their own children
after their death, should have fear of God [Treat
other people's Orphans justly] and guide them
properly.”
2:267 urge people to spend of the good things that they have
earned
“O you who believe! Spend [benevolently] of the
good things that you have earned... and do not
even think of spending [in alms] worthless things
that you yourselves would be reluctant to accept.”

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