What Constitutes Virtue?

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Thoughts from the Holy Qur’an

Virtue? In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate Virtue does not mean for you to turn your faces towards the East and West, but virtue means one should believe in God [Alone], the Last Day, angels, the Book and prophets; and no matter how he loves it, to give his wealth away to near relatives, orphans, the needy, the wayfarer and beggars, and towards freeing captives; and to keep up prayer and pay the welfare tax; and those who keep their word whenever they promise anything; and are patient under suffering and hardship and in time of violence. Those are the ones who act loyal and they perform their duty.

Thoughts from the Holy Qur’an

‫ﻦ‬‫ﺮ ﻣ‬ ‫ﻦ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺ‬ ‫ﻭﻟﹶـﻜ‬ ‫ﺮﹺﺏﹺ‬‫ﻤﻐ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﹾ‬‫ﻕ ﻭ‬ ‫ﺮﹺ ﹺ‬‫ﺸ‬‫ ﹶﻞ ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬‫ﺒ‬‫ ﻗ‬‫ ﹸﻜﻢ‬‫ﻮﻫ‬‫ﻭﺟ‬ ‫ﻮﻟﱡﻮﹾﺍ‬ ‫ ﺃﹶﻥ ﺗ‬‫ﺲ ﺍﻟﹾﺒﹺﺮ‬  ‫ﻟﱠﻴ‬ ‫ﻠﹶﻰ‬‫ﺎ ﹶﻝ ﻋ‬‫ﻰ ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬‫ﺁﺗ‬‫ﲔ ﻭ‬  ‫ﺒﹺﻴ‬‫ﺍﻟﻨ‬‫ﺏ ﻭ‬ ‫ﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻜ‬‫ﺔ ﻭ‬ ‫ﻜﹶ‬‫ﻶﺋ‬‫ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬‫ ﹺﺮ ﻭ‬‫ﻮﻡﹺ ﺍﻵﺧ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻪ ﻭ‬ ‫ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﹼ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺁﻣ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﻓ‬‫ﲔ ﻭ‬  ‫ﻠ‬‫ﺂﺋ‬‫ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﺒﹺﻴ ﹺﻞ ﻭ‬‫ ﺍﻟﺴ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﺍﺑ‬‫ﲔ ﻭ‬  ‫ﺎﻛ‬‫ﺴ‬‫ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺎﻣ‬‫ﺘ‬‫ﺍﻟﹾﻴ‬‫ﻰ ﻭ‬‫ﺑ‬‫ﻪ ﺫﹶﻭﹺﻱ ﺍﹾﻟﻘﹸﺮ‬ ‫ﺒ‬‫ﺣ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﹾ‬‫ﻫﺪ‬ ‫ﺎ‬‫ﻢ ﺇﹺﺫﹶﺍ ﻋ‬ ‫ﻫ‬‫ﻬﺪ‬ ‫ﻮﻓﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﹺﺑﻌ‬‫ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬‫ﺰﻛﹶﺎ ﹶﺓ ﻭ‬ ‫ﻰ ﺍﻟ‬‫ﺁﺗ‬‫ﻼ ﹶﺓ ﻭ‬‫ﻡ ﺍﻟﺼ‬ ‫ﻭﺃﹶﻗﹶﺎ‬ ‫ﺏ‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺎ ﹺ‬‫ﺍﻟﺮ‬ ‫ﻗﹸﻮﺍ‬‫ﺻﺪ‬  ‫ﻦ‬ ‫ﻳ‬‫ ﺍﱠﻟﺬ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﺱ ﺃﹸﻭﻟﹶـﺌ‬ ‫ﺄﹾ ﹺ‬‫ﲔ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬  ‫ﻭﺣ‬ ‫ﺍﺀ‬‫ﺮ‬‫ﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻀ‬‫ﺄﹾﺳ‬‫ﻲ ﺍﻟﹾﺒ‬‫ ﻓ‬‫ﺎﺑﹺﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ﺍﻟﺼ‬‫ﻭ‬ (2:177) ‫ﻥ‬ ‫ﺘﻘﹸﻮ ﹶ‬‫ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟﻤ‬ ‫ ﻫ‬‫ﻚ‬‫ﻭﺃﹸﻭﻟﹶـﺌ‬

[Qur’an 2:177] T.B.Irving

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