| Attribute | Qur’anic Verse (Translation) | Modern Application | |-----------|-------------------------------|---------------------| | 1. Humble walk | “They walk upon the earth gently.” | Avoiding arrogance, not strutting or acting superior. | | 2. Respond to ignorance with peace | “When the ignorant address them, they say, ‘Peace.’” | Not engaging in futile arguments or revenge insults. | | 3. Night prayer | “They spend the night prostrating and standing before their Lord.” | Maintaining Tahajjud or night worship, even if short. | | 4. Fear of Hell | “Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell.” | Constant self-accountability and seeking refuge from sin. | | 5. Balanced spending | “They are neither extravagant nor stingy.” | Financial moderation in charity, spending, and saving. | | 6. No shirk (polytheism) | “They do not invoke with Allah another god.” | Pure monotheism in belief and action. | | 7. No unlawful killing | “They do not kill the soul which Allah has forbidden.” | Respect for all human life. | | 8. No adultery | “They do not commit adultery.” | Guarding chastity and lowering the gaze. | | 9. Repentance from sin | “Whoever does that will meet a penalty... except those who repent, believe, and do good.” | Never losing hope in Allah’s mercy. | | 10. No false testimony | “They do not bear false witness.” | Honesty in speech, court, and daily life. | | 11. Avoid vain talk | “When they pass by ill speech, they pass by with dignity.” | Not engaging in backbiting, gossip, or vulgarity. | | 12. Attentive to Allah’s signs | “When reminded of the verses of their Lord, they do not fall upon them deaf and blind.” | Active listening and responding to the Qur’an. | | 13. Family-oriented prayer | “Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes.” | Raising righteous children and seeking a loving spouse. | | 14. Leadership in piety | “Make us for the righteous an imam (leader).” | Aspiring to be good examples, not followers of evil. | | 15. Ultimate reward | “They will be awarded the elevated palace (Jannah) for their patience.” | Eternal paradise as the culmination of all efforts. |
“Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant that he may be to the worlds a warner.” (Qur’an 25:1) surah no 25
The Surah does not shy away from describing Hell for those who deny the Furqan. It uses vivid, terrifying imagery: | Attribute | Qur’anic Verse (Translation) | Modern
The Surah warns of a terrible regret on the Day of Judgment when the wrongdoer will bite their own hands, saying, “Oh, would that I had taken a path with the Messenger.” (25:27). It’s a powerful reminder that regret on that Day will be too late. Respond to ignorance with peace | “When the