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Pride, Envy and Suspicion Knowledge Check

Twelve questions test Pride and Self-Admiration and Envy, Malice and Suspicion. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark is…

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Twelve questions test Pride and Self-Admiration and Envy, Malice and Suspicion. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark is 100% so correction becomes part of the learning.

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Authenticated hadith study · Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 91a

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Arabic hadith text:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ. الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ.
Reading support

A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.

Meaning in English

This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.

Editorial paraphrase

Abdullah ibn Masud reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) explained that اللّٰه (ALLAH) is Jamil and loves beauty, then distinguished this from pride, which rejects truth and looks down on people.

Evidence use

Jamil appears as an indefinite Divine predicate. The context permits lawful care for appearance but explicitly prevents beauty from being turned into vanity, contempt, status competition or a claim that created beauty resembles the Creator.

How this hadith panel was sourced and checkedOpen the collection, locator and grading record
Collection and locator
Sahih Muslim 91a; Book 1, Hadith 171
Chapter shown by source
The Prohibition Of Pride And The Definition Of It
Narrator
Abdullah ibn Masud
Displayed grading
Sahih — Sahih Muslim collection. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
This controlled panel reproduces the beauty predicate and the report's definition of pride, without the chain and opening exchange. Open the source page for the complete narration.
Evidence boundary
Authenticated indefinite-predicate evidence. Created beauty, moral excellence, lawful adornment and pride require distinct explanation; no Qur'anic exact-title count is created.
Controlled check
Collection, number, chapter context, Arabic report text, displayed grading and source URL checked 28 August 2026. Qualified hadith and Arabic review remain release gates.

Inspect Sahih Muslim 91a at the named source

Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:54

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Arabic Qur’an:
أَمۡ يَحۡسُدُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ عَلَىٰ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضۡلِهِۦۖ فَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَآ ءَالَ إِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُم مُّلۡكًا عَظِيمٗا ٥٤
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Interlinear word study

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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
أَمۡamOr
يَحۡسُدُونَyaḥsudūnaare they jealous
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsa(of) the people
عَلَىٰʿalāfor
مَآwhat
ءَاتَىٰهُمُātāhumugave them
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
مِنminfrom
فَضۡلِهِۦۖfaḍlihiHis Bounty
فَقَدۡfaqadBut surely
ءَاتَيۡنَآātaynāWe gave
ءَالَāla(the) family
إِبۡرَٰهِيمَib'rāhīma(of) Ibrahim
ٱلۡكِتَٰبَl-kitābathe Book
وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَwal-ḥik'mataand [the] wisdom
وَءَاتَيۡنَٰهُمwaātaynāhumand [We] gave them
مُّلۡكًاmul'kana kingdom
عَظِيمٗاʿaẓīmangreat
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

Or do they envy people for what Allāh has given them of His bounty? But We had already given the family of Abraham the Scripture and wisdom and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

Compare · M. Pickthall

Or are they jealous of mankind because of that which Allah of His bounty hath bestowed upon them? For We bestowed upon the house of Abraham (of old) the Scripture and wisdom, and We bestowed on them a mighty kingdom.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of his bounty? but We had already given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom, and conferred upon them a great kingdom.

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 4:54. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 4:54 and the named translations on Quran.com

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Keep three lines in your notes: what the source explicitly says, what this lesson explains, and what remains for qualified review. That structure makes later correction clear rather than embarrassing.

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Review move: Name the source for one question.

Distinguish command and demonstration

Authenticated hadith study · Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 91a

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Arabic hadith text:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَمِيلٌ يُحِبُّ الْجَمَالَ. الْكِبْرُ بَطَرُ الْحَقِّ وَغَمْطُ النَّاسِ.
Reading support

A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.

Meaning in English

This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.

Editorial paraphrase

Abdullah ibn Masud reported that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) explained that اللّٰه (ALLAH) is Jamil and loves beauty, then distinguished this from pride, which rejects truth and looks down on people.

Evidence use

Jamil appears as an indefinite Divine predicate. The context permits lawful care for appearance but explicitly prevents beauty from being turned into vanity, contempt, status competition or a claim that created beauty resembles the Creator.

How this hadith panel was sourced and checkedOpen the collection, locator and grading record
Collection and locator
Sahih Muslim 91a; Book 1, Hadith 171
Chapter shown by source
The Prohibition Of Pride And The Definition Of It
Narrator
Abdullah ibn Masud
Displayed grading
Sahih — Sahih Muslim collection. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
This controlled panel reproduces the beauty predicate and the report's definition of pride, without the chain and opening exchange. Open the source page for the complete narration.
Evidence boundary
Authenticated indefinite-predicate evidence. Created beauty, moral excellence, lawful adornment and pride require distinct explanation; no Qur'anic exact-title count is created.
Controlled check
Collection, number, chapter context, Arabic report text, displayed grading and source URL checked 28 August 2026. Qualified hadith and Arabic review remain release gates.

Inspect Sahih Muslim 91a at the named source

Qur’an study · Al-Hujurat

Ayah 49:12

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Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمٞۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُواْ وَلَا يَغۡتَب بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًاۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن يَأۡكُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتٗا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٢
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
ٱجۡتَنِبُواْij'tanibūAvoid
كَثِيرٗاkathīranmuch
مِّنَminaof
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓanithe assumption
إِنَّinnaIndeed
بَعۡضَbaʿḍasome
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓaniassumption
إِثۡمٞۖith'mun(is) sin
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَجَسَّسُواْtajassasūspy
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
يَغۡتَبyaghtabbackbite
بَّعۡضُكُمbaʿḍukumsome of you
بَعۡضًاۚbaʿḍan(to) others
أَيُحِبُّayuḥibbuWould like
أَحَدُكُمۡaḥadukumone of you
أَنanto
يَأۡكُلَyakulaeat
لَحۡمَlaḥma(the) flesh
أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
مَيۡتٗاmaytandead
فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚfakarih'tumūhuNay, you would hate it
وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūAnd fear Allah
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAnd fear Allah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
تَوَّابٞtawwābun(is) Oft-Returning
رَّحِيمٞraḥīmunMost Merciful
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it… But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 49:12. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 49:12 and the named translations on Quran.com

A Qur’anic command and Prophetic demonstration belong together but do not become the same source. Later fiqh labels must remain visibly attributed.

Choose the answer that keeps these layers distinct.

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Read once for meaning and a second time for boundaries. On the second reading, test strong words such as always, never, invalid and required against the complete evidence shown.

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Review move: Label command, demonstration and classification separately.

Follow the sequence calmly

Qur’an study · Luqman

Ayah 31:18

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Arabic Qur’an:
وَلَا تُصَعِّرۡ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمۡشِ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ مَرَحًاۖ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخۡتَالٖ فَخُورٖ ١٨
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تُصَعِّرۡtuṣaʿʿirturn
خَدَّكَkhaddakayour cheek
لِلنَّاسِlilnnāsifrom men
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَمۡشِtamshiwalk
فِيin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe earth
مَرَحًاۖmaraḥanexultantly
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَا(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulike
كُلَّkullaevery
مُخۡتَالٖmukh'tālinself-conceited
فَخُورٖfakhūrinboaster
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And do not turn your cheek [in contempt] toward people and do not walk through the earth exultantly. Indeed, Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

Turn not thy cheek in scorn toward folk, nor walk with pertness in the land. Lo! Allah loveth not each braggart boaster.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

"And swell not thy cheek (for pride) at men, nor walk in insolence through the earth; for Allah loveth not any arrogant boaster.

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 31:18. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 31:18 and the named translations on Quran.com

Authenticated hadith study · Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6066

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Arabic hadith text:
إِيَّاكُمْ وَالظَّنَّ، فَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ أَكْذَبُ الْحَدِيثِ، وَلاَ تَحَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَجَسَّسُوا، وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا، وَلاَ تَحَاسَدُوا، وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا، وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا، وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا
Reading support

A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.

Meaning in English

This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.

Editorial paraphrase

Abu Hurairah reported Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) warning against suspicion, fault-seeking, spying, manipulated bidding, envy, hatred and estrangement, and directing the servants of the Creator to live as brothers.

Evidence use

Authenticated evidence that an inward suspicion can lead into outward surveillance, envy, hatred and broken relationships.

How this hadith panel was sourced and checkedOpen the collection, locator and grading record
Collection and locator
Sahih al-Bukhari 6066; Book 78, Hadith 96
Chapter shown by source
Avoiding suspicion, spying, envy, hatred and estrangement
Narrator
Abu Hurairah
Displayed grading
Sahih — Collection status: Sahih al-Bukhari. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
The exact teaching excerpt is reproduced without the chain. Open the linked source for the complete narration and context.
Evidence boundary
The report does not forbid responsible evidence-gathering for safeguarding, justice or formal investigation. Credible harm must be referred through an appropriate protected route.
Controlled check
Collection, number, chapter context, Arabic report text, displayed grading and source URL checked 1 September 2026. Qualified hadith and Arabic review remain release gates.

Inspect Sahih al-Bukhari 6066 at the named source

Prayer is learned through complete, calm actions. Speed, display and extra repetition are not substitutes for the established step.

Prefer the answer that completes the demonstrated action with stillness.

When two answers sound plausible, choose the one that preserves the complete source and its stated boundary. A familiar practice is not made safer by claiming consensus that the evidence record does not establish.

An adult guiding a child should praise careful attention and an honest “I need to ask” answer. The aim is worship with understanding, not performance for the teacher.

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Review move: Practise the relevant sequence once slowly.

Protect safety and dignity

Authenticated hadith study · Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 2564a

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Arabic hadith text:
لاَ تَحَاسَدُوا وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا وَلاَ تَدَابَرُوا وَلاَ يَبِعْ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ وَكُونُوا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ إِخْوَانًا
Reading support

A learner-facing transliteration is deliberately withheld until the complete Arabic wording has passed assigned language review. Learn the supplication from a capable teacher rather than guessing from English letters.

Meaning in English

This is a source-bound editorial paraphrase for understanding. It is not the Arabic report and is not presented as a verbatim translation.

Editorial paraphrase

Abu Hurairah reported Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him) forbidding envy, dishonest bidding, hatred and estrangement, and teaching that piety is not established by looking down upon another person.

Evidence use

Authenticated evidence linking heart conduct with honour, dignity and outward treatment.

How this hadith panel was sourced and checkedOpen the collection, locator and grading record
Collection and locator
Sahih Muslim 2564a; Book 45, Hadith 40
Chapter shown by source
The prohibition of wronging, abandoning or despising another Muslim
Narrator
Abu Hurairah
Displayed grading
Sahih — Collection status: Sahih Muslim. This records the named grading shown by the source; Tawheed Club does not silently present it as an unqualified editorial verdict.
Arabic scope
The exact teaching excerpt is reproduced without the chain. Open the linked source for the complete narration and context.
Evidence boundary
The report does not erase lawful boundaries or require continued unsafe contact. Abuse, coercion, crime and safeguarding risk need competent intervention.
Controlled check
Collection, number, chapter context, Arabic report text, displayed grading and source URL checked 1 September 2026. Qualified hadith and Arabic review remain release gates.

Inspect Sahih Muslim 2564a at the named source

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Choose referral when the real case exceeds the displayed evidence.

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If terminology becomes difficult, return to the practical question: what is the learner preparing to do, which step is established here, and what fact about the person or situation could change the answer?

This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.

Review move: Write one privacy-safe referral question.

Use feedback to correct

Qur’an study · Ash-Shams

Ayah 91:9

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Arabic Qur’an:
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
قَدۡqadIndeed
أَفۡلَحَaflaḥahe succeeds
مَنmanwho
زَكَّىٰهَاzakkāhāpurifies it
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Compare · M. Pickthall

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 91:9. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 1 September 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 91:9 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · Al-Isra

Ayah 17:36

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Arabic Qur’an:
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولٗا ٣٦
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
مَاwhat
لَيۡسَlaysanot
لَكَlakayou have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
كُلُّkulluall
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
كَانَkānawill be
عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.

Compare · M. Pickthall

(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 17:36 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · Al-Hujurat

Ayah 49:12

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Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمٞۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُواْ وَلَا يَغۡتَب بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًاۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن يَأۡكُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتٗا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٢
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
ٱجۡتَنِبُواْij'tanibūAvoid
كَثِيرٗاkathīranmuch
مِّنَminaof
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓanithe assumption
إِنَّinnaIndeed
بَعۡضَbaʿḍasome
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓaniassumption
إِثۡمٞۖith'mun(is) sin
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَجَسَّسُواْtajassasūspy
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
يَغۡتَبyaghtabbackbite
بَّعۡضُكُمbaʿḍukumsome of you
بَعۡضًاۚbaʿḍan(to) others
أَيُحِبُّayuḥibbuWould like
أَحَدُكُمۡaḥadukumone of you
أَنanto
يَأۡكُلَyakulaeat
لَحۡمَlaḥma(the) flesh
أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
مَيۡتٗاmaytandead
فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚfakarih'tumūhuNay, you would hate it
وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūAnd fear Allah
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAnd fear Allah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
تَوَّابٞtawwābun(is) Oft-Returning
رَّحِيمٞraḥīmunMost Merciful
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it… But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 49:12. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 49:12 and the named translations on Quran.com

Reopen the named locator for every missed answer. State what was confused—purpose, source, sequence, safety or scope—before retrying.

The feedback is teaching, not punishment.

Do not ask a child to make private family, financial, medical or intimate details public. Use neutral examples, route protected questions to an appropriate trusted adult and qualified teacher, and keep every correction calm and proportionate.

A resume point can preserve more than scroll position. Save the last completed step, the unresolved question and the next safe action so the learner can continue without unnecessary repetition.

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Review move: Correct each missed distinction in plain language.

Complete mastery responsibly

Qur’an study · Al-Isra

Ayah 17:36

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Arabic Qur’an:
وَلَا تَقۡفُ مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٌۚ إِنَّ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡبَصَرَ وَٱلۡفُؤَادَ كُلُّ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ كَانَ عَنۡهُ مَسۡـُٔولٗا ٣٦
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقۡفُtaqfupursue
مَاwhat
لَيۡسَlaysanot
لَكَlakayou have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلۡمٌۚʿil'munany knowledge
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱلسَّمۡعَl-samʿathe hearing
وَٱلۡبَصَرَwal-baṣaraand the sight
وَٱلۡفُؤَادَwal-fuādaand the heart
كُلُّkulluall
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَulāikathose
كَانَkānawill be
عَنۡهُʿanhu[about it]
مَسۡـُٔولٗاmasūlanquestioned
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart – about all those [one] will be questioned.

Compare · M. Pickthall

(O man), follow not that whereof thou hast no knowledge. Lo! the hearing and the sight and the heart – of each of these it will be asked.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

And pursue not that of which thou hast no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of (feeling in) the heart will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 17:36. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 30 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 17:36 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · Al-Hujurat

Ayah 49:12

Source checked
Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱجۡتَنِبُواْ كَثِيرٗا مِّنَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِنَّ بَعۡضَ ٱلظَّنِّ إِثۡمٞۖ وَلَا تَجَسَّسُواْ وَلَا يَغۡتَب بَّعۡضُكُم بَعۡضًاۚ أَيُحِبُّ أَحَدُكُمۡ أَن يَأۡكُلَ لَحۡمَ أَخِيهِ مَيۡتٗا فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ تَوَّابٞ رَّحِيمٞ ١٢
Listen to the complete ayahRecitation: Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy
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A human-reviewed full transliteration is being prepared. Listen to the complete ayah and use the Arabic with a capable teacher rather than relying on an unreviewed technical conversion.

Transliteration can help you begin, but it cannot reproduce every Arabic sound or replace listening, tajwid study, or correction from a capable teacher.
Interlinear word study

Read from right to left. Each column keeps one Arabic word, its reading aid and its contextual gloss together. Select a word to hear it.

Contextual gloss, not a complete translation
يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
ٱجۡتَنِبُواْij'tanibūAvoid
كَثِيرٗاkathīranmuch
مِّنَminaof
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓanithe assumption
إِنَّinnaIndeed
بَعۡضَbaʿḍasome
ٱلظَّنِّl-ẓaniassumption
إِثۡمٞۖith'mun(is) sin
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَجَسَّسُواْtajassasūspy
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
يَغۡتَبyaghtabbackbite
بَّعۡضُكُمbaʿḍukumsome of you
بَعۡضًاۚbaʿḍan(to) others
أَيُحِبُّayuḥibbuWould like
أَحَدُكُمۡaḥadukumone of you
أَنanto
يَأۡكُلَyakulaeat
لَحۡمَlaḥma(the) flesh
أَخِيهِakhīhi(of) his brother
مَيۡتٗاmaytandead
فَكَرِهۡتُمُوهُۚfakarih'tumūhuNay, you would hate it
وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūAnd fear Allah
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAnd fear Allah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
تَوَّابٞtawwābun(is) Oft-Returning
رَّحِيمٞraḥīmunMost Merciful
Meaning in translation

Saheeh International is the primary reading. The two named comparisons make translation choices visible; none is presented as the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Primary · Saheeh International

O you who have believed, avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is Accepting of Repentance and Merciful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Shun much suspicion; for lo! some suspicion is a crime. And spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you love to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Ye abhor that (so abhor the other)! And keep your duty (to Allah). Lo! Allah is Relenting, Merciful.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Avoid suspicion as much (as possible): for suspicion in some cases is a sin: And spy not on each other behind their backs. Would any of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? Nay, ye would abhor it… But fear Allah: For Allah is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

How this ayah panel was sourced and checkedOpen the transparent evidence record
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API controlled snapshot for Qur’an 49:12. The selected riwayah, Mushaf field and font are recorded in the release data.
Reading aids
The technical source transliteration is deliberately withheld until a learner-facing form passes human review. Transliteration is not Qur’an.
Word audio and contextual glosses
Quran Foundation word data. Glosses help align words; they are not presented as a complete translation.
Named translations
Saheeh International (resource 20), M. Pickthall (resource 19), and A. Yusuf Ali (resource 22).
Complete recitation
Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.
Controlled check
Arabic, audio locators, word alignment and named source identifiers checked 28 August 2026. Automated parity does not replace qualified Arabic/Qur’an review.

Inspect Qur’an 49:12 and the named translations on Quran.com

Passing records mastery of this assessment. Continue practical observation and qualified correction; do not use a score as authority over another person.

Save the corrected distinction and next learning action.

Complete the check without copying from a clipped answer card. The purpose is to build a dependable method: read, distinguish, practise, check once, record and refer when the question exceeds the lesson.

Explain the practice in plain language before using legal vocabulary. If the simple sentence overstates the evidence, a technical Arabic label will not repair it.

This resource teaches revealed foundations and authenticated Prophetic guidance without diagnosing another person’s heart. Mental-health distress, trauma, abuse, compulsive behaviour, legal rights and safeguarding concerns require appropriate qualified support before indexing.

Review move: Verify one practical step with a capable teacher.

See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an-primary; controlled Quran Foundation QPC Hafs panels. Named translations are human renderings and later explanation remains separately attributed. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
Controlled authenticated record: muslim:91a, bukhari:6066, muslim:2564a. Report wording, grading and personal application remain distinct. The collection and reference are preserved; a named displayed grading is not silently changed into a universal claim.
Teaching explanation
Explanatory prose, examples, diagrams and adult teaching advice are Tawheed Club editorial material. They are never presented as Qur’an, translation, tafsir or words of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (Peace and blessings be upon him).
Release control
This item must pass source, meaning, language, editorial and release checks. Corrections remain welcome when supported by an exact source locator.

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Adult companion · quiz · TC-QUIZ-094

Help a learner master Pride, Envy and Suspicion Knowledge Check

Twelve questions test Pride and Self-Admiration and Envy, Malice and Suspicion. Every answer includes evidence-directed feedback, signed-in attempts are saved and the pass mark is 100% so correction becomes part of the learning. Your role is to slow the learning down, keep the exact evidence visible and make it safe for the learner to say, “I am not sure yet.”

Begin with the source

Open the named ayah or hadith before explaining it. Tell the learner whether they are seeing Arabic revelation, a reading aid, a named translation, a hadith translation or editorial teaching.

Invite an answer before helping

Ask one precise question and wait. If the learner struggles, point to the relevant line, narrow the choice or replay the audio before supplying the answer.

Correct with dignity

Praise honest checking and careful effort. Correct the idea or sound without labelling the learner, and never turn a mistake into embarrassment.

01Prepare a focused session
  1. Read Pride, Envy and Suspicion Knowledge Check yourself and open every cited source before inviting the learner.
  2. Choose one realistic aim from the mastery statement. Do not try to teach the whole page in one sitting.
  3. Test any Arabic audio. If a sound is outside your confidence, plan to listen together and seek correction from a capable teacher.
  4. Remove distractions and decide when to stop: about 8–10 minutes for a younger child, 15–20 minutes for ages 8–11, or 20–30 minutes for an older learner.
  5. Keep paper optional. If Qur’anic text is printed, follow the respect and waste guidance shown above the ayah panel.

Opening words: “We are going to learn one idea carefully and see exactly where it comes from. We can pause, replay and check the source whenever we need to.”

02Use a source-led teaching conversation
  1. Connect: Ask what the learner already thinks the title means. Record the answer without immediately judging it.
  2. Read or listen: Open the first evidence panel or cited report. Hear the complete Arabic before isolating one word or phrase.
  3. Notice: Ask the learner to identify the exact words that support the first teaching point. A contextual word gloss is a clue; the complete named translation supplies the sentence meaning.
  4. Explain: Read the teaching paragraph. Ask, “Which part came directly from the source, and which part is the writer helping us understand?”
  5. Apply: Choose one practice task. Keep everyday examples within the boundary of the source; do not invent promises, hidden causes or rulings.
  6. Retrieve: Close the explanation and ask the learner to state the idea, evidence locator and one careful application in their own words.
03Questions for this exact resource
  • “What does Read the controlling source mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 4:54)?”
  • “What does Distinguish command and demonstration mean here, and which words or source locator support your answer (Qur'an 49:12)?”
  • “Which sentence is revelation or hadith, and which sentence is explanation?”
  • “What would be an overstatement that the cited source does not allow us to make?”
04Adapt the same truth for different ages

Ages 5–7

Teach one short source phrase and one meaning. Use text cards, colour bands, paths or simple geometric symbols—never a picture of اللّٰه (ALLAH) and never an image that implies His form. Let the child point, match, listen and repeat once or twice.

Ages 8–11

Use two or three evidence cards and ask the learner to match each idea to its locator. Invite a short explanation in their own words, then reopen the source to correct it together.

Ages 12–15

Compare the named English translations where provided. Ask what wording differs, what remains constant, and why a translation must not be called the Arabic Qur’an itself.

Ages 16+ and adults

Require a precise claim, an exact source locator and a stated boundary. Invite the learner to distinguish established meaning from inference and to mark any unresolved question for qualified review.

05Support Arabic without creating false confidence
  1. Listen to the whole ayah or supplication first.
  2. Follow the Arabic from right to left and use the word-level controls only after hearing the complete wording.
  3. Treat transliteration as temporary scaffolding. It cannot reproduce every Arabic sound.
  4. Let the learner echo a short unit, then return it to the full phrase so meaning and pronunciation remain connected.
  5. If neither of you can hear or form a sound confidently, record it for a capable Qur’an or Arabic teacher. Do not manufacture an English substitute and call it exact.

Gentle correction: “Let us listen once more and notice where the sound begins,” protects both accuracy and confidence.

06Choose one useful follow-up
  • Answer all twelve questions.
  • Use answer-specific feedback and exact source locators before retrying to 100% mastery.

Complete one task independently before adding another. Adult support should reveal the route, not hide whether the learner can use it.

07Revisit for durable mastery

After 24 hours · five minutes

  1. Ask for the central idea without showing the answer.
  2. Ask the learner to find its source locator.
  3. Replay one Arabic phrase and reconnect it to the complete meaning.
  4. Correct by reopening the source, then end with one successful retrieval.

After seven days · eight minutes

  1. Ask for the idea, source and boundary in the learner’s own words.
  2. Retry the most difficult mastery question.
  3. Apply the idea to one new but appropriate situation.
  4. Record what is secure and what needs another supported attempt.


Knowledge check

Answer every question correctly

A score of 100% is required. If an answer is incorrect, review the lesson and try again without charge.

For signed-in learners, each attempt records the score, correct-answer count and time taken in the Assignments tab.

01Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Pride rejects truth and despises people”?

Evidence locatorSahih Muslim 91a

02Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Beauty is not the definition of pride”?

Evidence locatorSahih Muslim 91a

03Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Arrogance appears in ordinary conduct”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 31:18

04Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Looking down on another person is serious”?

Evidence locatorSahih Muslim 2564a

05Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Self-admiration needs factual gratitude”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 91:9; learning boundary

06Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Humility does not mean accepting abuse”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 17:36; safeguarding boundary

07Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Envy resents another person’s favour”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 4:54

08Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Suspicion is not established fact”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 49:12

09Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “The Prophetic warning interrupts a chain”?

Evidence locatorSahih al-Bukhari 6066

10Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Honour remains protected”?

Evidence locatorSahih Muslim 2564a

11Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Safeguarding is not sinful spying”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 17:36; 49:12; safeguarding boundary

12Which statement best preserves the evidence and boundary for “Malice is repaired without forced closeness”?

Evidence locatorQur’an 49:12; pastoral boundary