AUGUST 22, 2012 / QURANIC
WAY OF LIFE
You
must not strive to acquire or consume any public or private
land, wealth or property through illegal means such as cheating,
fraud, forgery, bribery or misappropriation etc. [2:188; 5:42;
5:62-63; 9:34]. You must not get involved in any kind of crime
against public or private property through theft, looting,
robbery, burglary, larceny or embezzlement etc. [5:38; 60:12].
You must not aid, abet or benefit from the exploitative economic
system based on interest or usury [2:275-78; 3:130; 4:161;
Let not
your wealth and children divert you from the Divine Writ [63:9]
and let not others’ wealth and children impress you as it may be
that Allah intends to try and punish them in this very life
through their wealth and children [9:55; 9:85]. Your wealth and
children may be a source of trial for yourself, to evince your
inner traits [8:28; 64:15]. No doubt, wealth and children are
adornment of the worldly life, but the enduring good deeds are
far better in the sight of your Lord for reward
All
great and glorious goals are achieved by hard work. You shall
have nothing but what you strive for [53:39] and ultimately in
the court of your Lord, you shall be rewarded for nothing but
your personal deeds [10:52; 27:90; 36:54; 37:39; 45:28; 52:16;
66:7]. Human efforts are quite diverse [92:4]. You must invest
your efforts only in pursuing worthwhile goals. There are some
efforts which ultimately result in mere fatigue and exhaustion
coupled with humiliation [88:2-3] but others which ultima
You
should not be treacherous or dishonest in your demeanour nor
should you be inept in your occupation. You should develop such
a competence in your profession and such a character in your
conduct that you become dependable, reliable and worthy of trust
by others. And when someone puts confidence in your integrity
and ability, you should faithfully deliver it. If you are
charged with a responsibility, you should faithfully discharge
it and if you are entrusted with a heap of wealth, you should