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Character, Family and Ethical Work

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Stage one · truth that costs something

Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:135

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٰمِينَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِ شُهَدَآءَ لِلَّهِ وَلَوۡ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوِ ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚ إِن يَكُنۡ غَنِيًّا أَوۡ فَقِيرٗا فَٱللَّهُ أَوۡلَىٰ بِهِمَاۖ فَلَا تَتَّبِعُواْ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ أَن تَعۡدِلُواْۚ وَإِن تَلۡوُۥٓاْ أَوۡ تُعۡرِضُواْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ خَبِيرٗا ١٣٥
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۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
كُونُواْkūnūBe
قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnacustodians
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِbil-qis'ṭiof justice
شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
لِلَّهِlillahito Allah
وَلَوۡwalaweven if
عَلَىٰٓʿalā(it is) against
أَنفُسِكُمۡanfusikumyourselves
أَوِawior
ٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِl-wālidaynithe parents
وَٱلۡأَقۡرَبِينَۚwal-aqrabīnaand the relatives
إِنinif
يَكُنۡyakunhe be
غَنِيًّاghaniyyanrich
أَوۡawor
فَقِيرٗاfaqīranpoor
فَٱللَّهُfal-lahufor Allah
أَوۡلَىٰawlā(is) nearer
بِهِمَاۖbihimāto both of them
فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
تَتَّبِعُواْtattabiʿūfollow
ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓl-hawāthe desire
أَنanlest
تَعۡدِلُواْۚtaʿdilūyou deviate
وَإِنwa-inAnd if
تَلۡوُۥٓاْtalwūyou distort
أَوۡawor
تُعۡرِضُواْtuʿ'riḍūrefrain
فَإِنَّfa-innathen indeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
خَبِيرٗاkhabīranAll-Aware
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, be persistently standing firm in justice, witnesses for Allāh, even if it be against yourselves or parents and relatives. Whether one is rich or poor, Allāh is more worthy of both. So follow not [personal] inclination, lest you not be just. And if you distort [your testimony] or refuse [to give it], then indeed Allāh is ever, of what you do, Aware.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Be ye staunch in justice, witnesses for Allah, even though it be against yourselves or (your) parents or (your) kindred, whether (the case be of) a rich man or a poor man, for Allah is nearer unto both (them ye are). So follow not passion lest ye lapse (from truth) and if ye lapse or fall away, then lo! Allah is ever Informed of what ye do.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even as against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be (against) rich or poor: for Allah can best protect both. Follow not the lusts (of your hearts), lest ye swerve, and if ye distort (justice) or decline to do justice, verily Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.

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Qur’an study · Al-Ma'idah

Ayah 5:8

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Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُونُواْ قَوَّٰمِينَ لِلَّهِ شُهَدَآءَ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖ وَلَا يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡ شَنَـَٔانُ قَوۡمٍ عَلَىٰٓ أَلَّا تَعۡدِلُواْۚ ٱعۡدِلُواْ هُوَ أَقۡرَبُ لِلتَّقۡوَىٰۖ وَٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ خَبِيرُۢ بِمَا تَعۡمَلُونَ ٨
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve
كُونُواْkūnūBe
قَوَّٰمِينَqawwāmīnasteadfast
لِلَّهِlillahifor Allah
شُهَدَآءَshuhadāa(as) witnesses
بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۖbil-qis'ṭiin justice
وَلَاwalāand let not
يَجۡرِمَنَّكُمۡyajrimannakumprevent you
شَنَـَٔانُshanaānuhatred
قَوۡمٍqawmin(of) a people
عَلَىٰٓʿalā[upon]
أَلَّاallāthat not
تَعۡدِلُواْۚtaʿdilūyou do justice
ٱعۡدِلُواْiʿ'dilūBe just
هُوَhuwait
أَقۡرَبُaqrabu(is) nearer
لِلتَّقۡوَىٰۖlilttaqwāto [the] piety
وَٱتَّقُواْwa-ittaqūAnd fear
ٱللَّهَۚl-lahaAllah
إِنَّinnaindeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
خَبِيرُۢkhabīrun(is) All-Aware
بِمَاbimāof what
تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnayou do
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, be persistently standing firm for Allāh, witnesses in justice, and do not let the hatred of a people prevent you from being just. Be just; that is nearer to righteousness. And fear Allāh; indeed, Allāh is [fully] Aware of what you do.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Be steadfast witnesses for Allah in equity, and let not hatred of any people seduce you that ye deal not justly. Deal justly, that is nearer to your duty. Observe your duty to Allah. Lo! Allah is Informed of what ye do.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! stand out firmly for Allah, as witnesses to fair dealing, and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just: that is next to piety: and fear Allah. For Allah is well-acquainted with all that ye do.

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Justice is tested when self-interest, family loyalty, sympathy or hostility pulls in another direction. Learners separate observation from inference, verify consequential claims and practise corrections that are truthful without humiliation.

Stage two · mercy with boundaries

Qur’an study · Al-Isra

Ayah 17:23

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Arabic Qur’an:
۞ وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعۡبُدُوٓاْ إِلَّآ إِيَّاهُ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنًاۚ إِمَّا يَبۡلُغَنَّ عِندَكَ ٱلۡكِبَرَ أَحَدُهُمَآ أَوۡ كِلَاهُمَا فَلَا تَقُل لَّهُمَآ أُفّٖ وَلَا تَنۡهَرۡهُمَا وَقُل لَّهُمَا قَوۡلٗا كَرِيمٗا ٢٣
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۞ وَقَضَىٰwaqaḍāAnd has decreed
رَبُّكَrabbukayour Lord
أَلَّاallāthat (do) not
تَعۡبُدُوٓاْtaʿbudūworship
إِلَّآillāexcept
إِيَّاهُiyyāhuHim Alone
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِwabil-wālidayniand to the parents
إِحۡسَٰنًاۚiḥ'sānan(be) good
إِمَّاimmāWhether
يَبۡلُغَنَّyablughannareach
عِندَكَʿindakawith you
ٱلۡكِبَرَl-kibarathe old age
أَحَدُهُمَآaḥaduhumāone of them
أَوۡawor
كِلَاهُمَاkilāhumāboth of them
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تَقُلtaqulsay
لَّهُمَآlahumāto both of them
أُفّٖuffina word of disrespect
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَنۡهَرۡهُمَاtanharhumārepel them
وَقُلwaqulbut speak
لَّهُمَاlahumāto them
قَوۡلٗاqawlana word
كَرِيمٗاkarīmannoble
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 your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.

Compare · M. Pickthall

Thy Lord hath decreed, that ye worship none save Him, and (that ye show) kindness to parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age with thee, say not "Fie" unto them nor repulse them, but speak unto them a gracious word.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honour.

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Mishari Rashid al-‘Afasy, Quran Foundation recitation resource 7.

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Qur’an study · Luqman

Ayah 31:15

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Arabic Qur’an:
وَإِن جَٰهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تُشۡرِكَ بِي مَا لَيۡسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلۡمٞ فَلَا تُطِعۡهُمَاۖ وَصَاحِبۡهُمَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا مَعۡرُوفٗاۖ وَٱتَّبِعۡ سَبِيلَ مَنۡ أَنَابَ إِلَيَّۚ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ فَأُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمۡ تَعۡمَلُونَ ١٥
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وَإِنwa-inBut if
جَٰهَدَاكَjāhadākathey strive against you
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
أَنanthat
تُشۡرِكَtush'rikayou associate partners
بِيbīwith Me
مَاmāwhat
لَيۡسَlaysanot
لَكَlakayou have
بِهِۦbihiof it
عِلۡمٞʿil'munany knowledge
فَلَاfalāthen (do) not
تُطِعۡهُمَاۖtuṭiʿ'humāobey both of them
وَصَاحِبۡهُمَاwaṣāḥib'humāBut accompany them
فِيfīin
ٱلدُّنۡيَاl-dun'yāthe world
مَعۡرُوفٗاۖmaʿrūfan(with) kindness
وَٱتَّبِعۡwa-ittabiʿand follow
سَبِيلَsabīla(the) path
مَنۡman(of him) who
أَنَابَanābaturns
إِلَيَّۚilayyato Me
ثُمَّthummaThen
إِلَيَّilayyatowards Me
مَرۡجِعُكُمۡmarjiʿukum(is) your return
فَأُنَبِّئُكُمfa-unabbi-ukumthen I will inform you
بِمَاbimāof what
كُنتُمۡkuntumyou used (to)
تَعۡمَلُونَtaʿmalūnado
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

But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not obey them but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness and follow the way of those who turn back to Me [in repentance]. Then to Me will be your return, and I will inform you about what you used to do.

Compare · M. Pickthall

But if they strive with thee to make thee ascribe unto Me as partner that of which thou hast no knowledge, then obey them not. Consort with them in the world kindly, and follow the path of him who repenteth unto Me. Then unto Me will be your return, and I shall tell you what ye used to do –

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

"But if they strive to make thee join in worship with Me things of which thou hast no knowledge, obey them not; yet bear them company in this life with justice (and consideration), and follow the way of those who turn to me (in love): in the end the return of you all is to Me, and I will tell you the truth (and meaning) of all that ye did."

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Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:36

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
۞ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشۡرِكُواْ بِهِۦ شَيۡـٔٗاۖ وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِ إِحۡسَٰنٗا وَبِذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلۡجَارِ ذِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡجَارِ ٱلۡجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلۡجَنۢبِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتۡ أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخۡتَالٗا فَخُورًا ٣٦
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۞ وَٱعۡبُدُواْwa-uʿ'budūAnd worship
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تُشۡرِكُواْtush'rikūassociate
بِهِۦbihiwith Him
شَيۡـٔٗاۖshayananything
وَبِٱلۡوَٰلِدَيۡنِwabil-wālidayniand to the parents
إِحۡسَٰنٗاiḥ'sānan(do) good
وَبِذِيwabidhīand with
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰl-qur'bāthe relatives
وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰwal-yatāmāand the orphans
وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِwal-masākīniand the needy
وَٱلۡجَارِwal-jāriand the neighbor
ذِيdhī(who is)
ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰl-qur'bānear
وَٱلۡجَارِwal-jāriand the neighbor
ٱلۡجُنُبِl-junubi(who is) farther away
وَٱلصَّاحِبِwal-ṣāḥibiand the companion
بِٱلۡجَنۢبِbil-janbiby your side
وَٱبۡنِwa-ib'niand the
ٱلسَّبِيلِl-sabīlitraveler
وَمَاwamāand what
مَلَكَتۡmalakatpossess[ed]
أَيۡمَٰنُكُمۡۗaymānukumyour right hands
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
لَاlā(does) not
يُحِبُّyuḥibbulove
مَنman(the one) who
كَانَkānais
مُخۡتَالٗاmukh'tālan[a] proud
فَخُورًاfakhūran(and) [a] boastful
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

Worship Allāh and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your side, the traveler, and those whom your right hands possess. Indeed, Allāh does not like those who are self-deluding and boastful,

Compare · M. Pickthall

And serve Allah. Ascribe no thing as partner unto Him. (Show) kindness unto parents, and unto near kindred, and orphans, and the needy, and unto the neighbour who is of kin (unto you) and the neighbour who is not of kin, and the fellow-traveller and the wayfarer and (the slaves) whom your right hands possess. Lo! Allah loveth not such as are proud and boastful,

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Serve Allah, and join not any partners with Him; and do good- to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbours who are near, neighbours who are strangers, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (ye meet), and what your right hands possess: For Allah loveth not the arrogant, the vainglorious;-

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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.

Open Qur’an 4:36 and the named translations on Quran.com

Excellent treatment of parents and neighbours is placed beside exclusive worship. Qur’an 31:15 shows that kindness and refusal of association can exist together. Safeguarding language prevents “obedience” or “silence” from concealing danger.

Stage three · ethical work

Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:29

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٖ مِّنكُمۡۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمٗا ٢٩
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Contextual gloss, not a complete translation

Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss

يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
لَاlā(Do) not
تَأۡكُلُوٓاْtakulūeat
أَمۡوَٰلَكُمamwālakumyour wealth
بَيۡنَكُمbaynakumbetween yourselves
بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِbil-bāṭiliunjustly
إِلَّآillāBut
أَنanthat
تَكُونَtakūna(there) be
تِجَٰرَةًtijāratanbusiness
عَنʿanon
تَرَاضٖtarāḍinmutual consent
مِّنكُمۡۚminkumamong you
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْtaqtulūkill
أَنفُسَكُمۡۚanfusakumyourselves
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
بِكُمۡbikumto you
رَحِيمٗاraḥīmanMost 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, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allāh is to you ever Merciful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful!

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 4:29. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. 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.

Open Qur’an 4:29 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · Al-Mutaffifin

Ayah 83:1

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
وَيۡلٞ لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَ ١
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Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss

وَيۡلٞwaylunWoe
لِّلۡمُطَفِّفِينَlil'muṭaffifīnato those who give less
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

Woe to those who give less [than due],

Compare · M. Pickthall

Woe unto the defrauders:

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

Woe to those that deal in fraud,-

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 83:1. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. 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.

Open Qur’an 83:1 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · Al-Jumu'ah

Ayah 62:10

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةُ فَٱنتَشِرُواْ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَٱبۡتَغُواْ مِن فَضۡلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرٗا لَّعَلَّكُمۡ تُفۡلِحُونَ ١٠
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Each word card: Arabic · reading aid · contextual gloss

فَإِذَاfa-idhāThen when
قُضِيَتِquḍiyatiis concluded
ٱلصَّلَوٰةُl-ṣalatuthe prayer
فَٱنتَشِرُواْfa-intashirūthen disperse
فِيfīin
ٱلۡأَرۡضِl-arḍithe land
وَٱبۡتَغُواْwa-ib'taghūand seek
مِنminfrom
فَضۡلِfaḍli(the) Bounty
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَٱذۡكُرُواْwa-udh'kurūand remember
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَثِيرٗاkathīranmuch
لَّعَلَّكُمۡlaʿallakumso that you may
تُفۡلِحُونَtuf'liḥūnasucceed
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 when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allāh, and remember Allāh often that you may succeed.

Compare · M. Pickthall

And when the prayer is ended, then disperse in the land and seek of Allah's bounty, and remember Allah much, that ye may be successful.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 62:10. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. 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.

Open Qur’an 62:10 and the named translations on Quran.com

Consent, truthful claims, fair measurement, wages and conflict of interest become acts of accountability. Bukhari 2270 keeps the worker’s wage in view; Bukhari 1 shows intention matters without making fraud lawful.

Stage four · bringing character together at home and work

Qur’an study · Al-Ahzab

Ayah 33:70

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللَّهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوۡلٗا سَدِيدٗا ٧٠
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you who believe
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaO you who believe
ءَامَنُواْāmanūO you who believe
ٱتَّقُواْittaqūFear
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
وَقُولُواْwaqūlūand speak
قَوۡلٗاqawlana word
سَدِيدٗاsadīdanright
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, fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Guard your duty to Allah, and speak words straight to the point;

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right:

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 33:70. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. 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.

Open Qur’an 33:70 and the named translations on Quran.com

Qur’an study · An-Nisa

Ayah 4:29

Qur’an source
Arabic Qur’an:
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تَأۡكُلُوٓاْ أَمۡوَٰلَكُم بَيۡنَكُم بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ إِلَّآ أَن تَكُونَ تِجَٰرَةً عَن تَرَاضٖ مِّنكُمۡۚ وَلَا تَقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمۡ رَحِيمٗا ٢٩
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَاyāayyuhāO you
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawho
ءَامَنُواْāmanūbelieve[d]
لَاlā(Do) not
تَأۡكُلُوٓاْtakulūeat
أَمۡوَٰلَكُمamwālakumyour wealth
بَيۡنَكُمbaynakumbetween yourselves
بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِbil-bāṭiliunjustly
إِلَّآillāBut
أَنanthat
تَكُونَtakūna(there) be
تِجَٰرَةًtijāratanbusiness
عَنʿanon
تَرَاضٖtarāḍinmutual consent
مِّنكُمۡۚminkumamong you
وَلَاwalāAnd (do) not
تَقۡتُلُوٓاْtaqtulūkill
أَنفُسَكُمۡۚanfusakumyourselves
إِنَّinnaIndeed
ٱللَّهَl-lahaAllah
كَانَkānais
بِكُمۡbikumto you
رَحِيمٗاraḥīmanMost 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, do not consume one another's wealth unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allāh is to you ever Merciful.

Compare · M. Pickthall

O ye who believe! Squander not your wealth among yourselves in vanity, except it be a trade by mutual consent, and kill not one another. Lo! Allah is ever Merciful unto you.

Compare · A. Yusuf Ali

O ye who believe! Eat not up your property among yourselves in vanities: But let there be amongst you Traffic and trade by mutual good-will: Nor kill (or destroy) yourselves: for verily Allah hath been to you Most Merciful!

Sources used for this ayah panelOpen the Arabic, audio and translation notes
Arabic and word segmentation
Quran Foundation Quran.com Content API snapshot for Qur’an 4:29. The selected riwayah and Mushaf text field are recorded with the source data.
Reading aids
A full learner transliteration is not displayed; use the recitation and Arabic with a capable teacher. 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.

Open Qur’an 4:29 and the named translations on Quran.com

The fourth lesson joins family conduct, neighbourly safety, truthful speech and honest work into one accountable pattern. It offers practical reflection without turning general moral teaching into legal, safeguarding or financial advice. Signed-in learners can assign the reading, save progress and resume at the exact section.

Hadith records

Source Course use
Sahih al-Bukhari 6018 Neighbour safety, hospitality and responsible speech.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6014 The repeated seriousness of neighbourly duty.
Sahih al-Bukhari 2270 Withholding earned wages as a grave wrong in the complete report.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1 Intention and its migration context, without excusing objective wrongdoing.

Six-session route

  1. Justice against self-interest.
  2. Verification, speech and correction.
  3. Parents, association and boundaries.
  4. Neighbours, guests and safety.
  5. Consent, measurement and wages.
  6. Ethical review tool and personal repair plan.

Course safeguards

  • Truth is not a licence for cruelty or reckless disclosure.
  • Silence is not used to hide abuse, fraud or required evidence.
  • Family kindness does not require participation in wrongdoing.
  • A dashboard does not store public safeguarding or commercial secrets.
  • The business tool is not legal, tax, employment or personalised fiqh advice.
  • Complex restitution and contracts are referred.

Completion

Complete four lessons, three 16-question checks and the 12-scenario Ethical Work and Responsibility Tool at 100%. Finish by recording one correction, one service action and one work or business process that needs independent review.

See exactly where this resource comes fromQur’an, authentic hadith and editorial boundaries are kept distinct
Qur’an evidence
Qur'an 4:135; 5:8; 33:70; 17:23-24; 4:36; 4:29; 83:1-3; 62:10. Translation: Saheeh International via Quran.com. Arabic, word alignment, transliteration and named translations are supplied through the separately labelled Quran Foundation panels.
Hadith evidence
Sahih al-Bukhari 6018; Sahih al-Bukhari 6014; Sahih al-Bukhari 1. 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.

Adult companion · course · TC-COURSE-007

Help a learner master Character, Family and Ethical Work

Explore truthful speech, justice, family duties, neighbourly safety and honest work through a connected Qur’an-led course. Lessons, knowledge checks and an applied responsibility tool link belief with accountable conduct. 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 Character, Family and Ethical Work 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.
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 guidance.

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.

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.