Koran
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Duties of true believers
The most important duties of the Muslim are faith in Allah and His apostle,
prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage to the Sacred House at
Mecca built by Abraham for the worship of the One God
Introduction page 2
Duty
My son, be steadfast in prayer, enjoin justice,
and forbid evil. Endure
with fortitude whatever befalls you.
That is a duty incumbent on all.
Luqman 31:17
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Duties of True Believers
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments:
for this is the whole duty of man.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
KJV
What doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God
Micah 6:8? KJV
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Prayers when unclean
Believers, do not approach your prayers when you are
drunk, but wait till you can grasp the meaning of your words; nor when you
are unclean - unless you are traveling the road - until you have washed
yourselves. If you are sick or on a
journey, or if, when you have relieved yourselves or had intercourse with
women, you can find no water, take
some clean sand and rub your faces and your hands with it. Gracious is Allah and forgiving.
An-Nisaa
Women 4:43
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Priests to avoid
alcoholic drinks when serving in Tabernacle or Temple of God
"Do not drink
wine or intoxicating drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into
the tabernacle of meeting, lest you die. It shall be a statute forever
throughout your generations, that you
may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean,
Leviticus 10:9-10
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Fighting for the cause of Allah
Do you pretend that he who gives a drink to the pilgrims
and pays a visit to the Sacred Mosque is as worthy as the man who believes in
Allah and the Last Day, and fights for Allah's cause? These are not held equal by Allah. Allah does not guide the wrongdoers.
Those that have embraced
the Faith, and left their homes,
and fought for Allah's cause with
their wealth and with their persons, are held in higher regard by
Allah. It is they who shall
triumph. Their Lord has promised them
mercy from Himself, and His pleasure and gardens of eternal bliss where they shall
dwell for ever. Allah's recompense is
great indeed.
Say, "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your
wives, your tribes, the property you have acquired, the merchandise you fear
may not be sold, and the homes you love, are dearer to you than Allah, His apostle and the struggle for
His cause, then wait until Allah shall fulfill His decree. Allah does not guide the evil doers.......
Fight against such
of those to whom the Scriptures were given as believe in neither Allah nor
the Last Day, who do not forbid what Allah and His apostle have forbidden,
and do not embrace the true Faith, until they pay tribute out of hand
and are utterly subdued.
The Jews say
Ezra is the son of God, while the Christians
say the Messiah is the son of God. Such are their assertions, by which they
imitate the infidels of old.
Allah confounded them! How
perverse they are!
They make their clerics and their monks, and of the
Messiah, the son of Mary, Lords besides Allah; though they were ordered to
serve one God only. There is no god
but Him. Exalted be He above those
they deify besides Him!...........
At-Touba
Repentance 9:29-31
If you do not go to
war, He will punish you sternly and will replace you by other men. You will in no way harm Him: for Allah has
power over all things......
At-Touba
Repentance 9:39
Whether unarmed or
well equipped, march on and fight for the cause of Allah, with your wealth
and with your persons. This will
be best for you, if you but knew it.....
At-Touba
Repentance 9:41
Those that believe in
Allah and the Last Day will not beg you to exempt them from fighting with
their wealth and with their persons.
Allah best knows the righteous.
Only those seek exemption who disbelieve in Allah and the Last Day,
and whose hearts are filled with doubt because they doubt, they waver.
At-Touba
Repentance 9:44-45
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Reason Abraham was chosen
Genesis 18:18-19
Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and
all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? 19 For I have known him, in order that he may
command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of
the LORD, to do righteousness and justice, that the LORD may bring to
Abraham what He has spoken to him."
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Leviticus 19:15
15 'You shall do no
injustice in judgment. You shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor
the person of the mighty. In
righteousness you shall judge your neighbor.
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Deuteronomy 6:25
25 Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these
commandments before the LORD our God, as He has commanded us.'
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1 Kings 10:8-9
8 Happy are your men and happy are these your servants,
who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! 9 Blessed be the LORD
your God, who delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because
the LORD has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, to do justice and righteousness."
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Proverbs 2:20-21
20 So you may walk
in the way of goodness, And keep
to the paths of righteousness.
21 For the upright will dwell in the land, And the
blameless will remain in it;
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Proverbs 12:28
28 In the way of
righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.
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Proverbs 13:6
6 Righteousness
keeps him whose way is blameless,
But wickedness overthrows the sinner.
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Rev 14:12
12 Here is the patience of the saints; here are those who keep the commandments of God
and the faith of Jesus.
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True Believers and their rewards
The true believers, both men and women, are friends to one
another. They enjoin what is just and forbid what is evil; they attend to their prayers, and render
the alms levy, and obey Allah and His
apostle. On these Allah will have
mercy. Allah is mighty and wise.
Allah has promised the men and women who believe in Him gardens watered by
running streams, in which they shall abide for ever: godly mansions in the gardens of Eden:
and, what is more, they shall have grace in Allah's sight. That is the supreme triumph.
At-Touba
Repentance 9:71-72
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Reward of Righteousness
Proverbs 14:34
34 Righteousness
exalts a nation,
But sin is a reproach to any people.
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Proverbs 15:9
9 The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But He loves him
who follows righteousness.
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True believers
Allah has purchased
from the faithful their lives and worldly goods, and in return has
promised them the Garden. They will fight for the cause of Allah,
they will slay and be slain. Such
is the true promise which He has made them in the Torah, the Gospel, and
the Koran. And who is more true to his pledge than
Allah? Rejoice then in the bargain
you have made. That is the supreme
triumph.
Those that repent
and those that serve and praise Him;
those that fast and those that kneel and prostrate themselves;
those that enjoin justice, forbid evil, and observe the commandments of Allah shall be richly
recompensed. Proclaim the good
tidings to the faithful.
At-Touba
Repentance 9:111-112
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Righteousness and Justice
Proverbs 21:3
NKJV
3 To do
righteousness and justice
Is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Proverbs 21:21
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21 He who follows
righteousness and mercy
Finds life, righteousness and honor.
Isaiah 1:26 NKJV
26 I will restore your judges as at the first,
And your counselors as at the beginning.
Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city."
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Make war on the infidels
It is not right that all the faithful should go to war at
once. A band from each community
should stay behind to instruct themselves in religion and to admonish their
men when they return, so that they may take heed.
Believers, make war
on the infidels who dwell around you.
Deal firmly with them. Know
that Allah is with the righteous.
At-Touba
Repentance 9:122-123
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Righteousness brings Peace
Isaiah 32:16-17
16 Then justice
will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain
in the fruitful field.
17 The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and
assurance forever.
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Paradise
As for those that believe
and do good works, Allah will
guide them through their faith.
Rivers will run at their feet in the Gardens of Delight. Their prayer will be:
"Glory be to You, Lord!"
and their greeting:
"Peace!"
"Praise be to Allah, Lord of the universe" will be the
burthen of their plea.
Yunus Jonah
10:9-10
Paradise
As for those that have faith and do good works,
they shall for ever dwell in the gardens of Paradise, desiring no change.
Al-Kahf The
Cave 18:107-108
Paradise for believers
Blessed are the believers, who are humble in their prayers; who avoid
profane talk, and give alms to the
destitute; who restrain their carnal desires (except
with their wives and slave girls, for these are lawful to them: transgressors are those who lust after
other than these); who are true to
their trusts and promises, and diligent
in their prayers. These are the
heirs of Paradise; they shall abide in it for ever.
Al-Muminun The
Believers 23:1-11
Paradise
Have fear of Allah, you that have sense and faith. Allah has sent down to you an exhortation;
an apostle proclaiming to you Allah’s revelations in all plainness, so that
he may lead the faithful who do good works from darkness to light. He that believes in Allah and does
good works shall be admitted to gardens watered by running streams, where
he shall dwell for ever. A rich
provision Allah has made for him.
At-Talaq
Divorce 65:10-11
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Paradise
Revelation 2:7
7 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to
the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of
the Paradise of God." '
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Revelation 21:1-7
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21:1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. 2
Then I, John, saw the holy city,
New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from heaven
saying, "Behold, the tabernacle
of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His
people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And God will wipe away every tear from their
eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no
more pain, for the former things have passed away." 5 Then He who
sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new." And He
said to me, "Write, for these words are true and faithful." 6 And
He said to me, "It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning
and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him
who thirsts. 7 He who overcomes
shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
New Jerusalem
Revelation 22:1-5
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22:1 And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear
as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the
middle of its street, and on either
side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each
tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the
healing of the nations. 3 And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of
God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. 4 They
shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. 5 There shall
be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God
gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.
Revelation 22:14
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14 Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
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Righteousness Duties
Attend to your prayers
morning and evening, and in the night time too. Good deeds shall
make amends for sins. That is an
admonition for thoughtful men.
Therefore have patience;
Allah will not deny the righteous their reward.
Hud 11:114-115
Duty
Say: “None can protect
me from Allah, nor can I find any refuge besides Him. My mission is only to make known His messages; those that disobey Allah and His apostle
shall abide for ever in the Fire of Hell.”
Al-Jinn The
Jinn 72:1-28
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Duties of Righteousness
Isaiah 56:1-2 NKJV
56:1 Thus says the LORD:
"Keep justice,
and do righteousness, For My
salvation is about to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.
2 Blessed is the man who does this, And the son of man who
lays hold on it; Who keeps from
defiling the Sabbath, And keeps
his hand from doing any evil."
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Reward of the Righteous
Truly none will take heed but the wise:
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those who keep
faith with Allah and do not break their pledge;
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Who join
together what Allah has bidden to be united;
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Who fear their
Lord and dread the terrors of an evil
reckoning;
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Who for the
sake of Allah endure with fortitude.
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Attend to
their prayers;
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Give alms in
private and in public;
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And who ward
off evil with good.
These shall have the recompense of Paradise. They shall enter
the gardens of Eden, together with
the righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their descendants.
From every gate the angels will come in to them, saying,
"Peace be to you, for all that you have steadfastly endured. Blessed is the recompense of
Paradise."
Al-Ra’d
Thunder 13:20-24
Righteousness
Those that have
faith and do good works, attend to their prayers, and render the alms levy, will be
rewarded by their Lord and will have nothing to fear or regret.
Al-Baqarah The
Cow 2:277
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Righteousness of God
Romans 3:21-26
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21 But now the
righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by
the Law and the Prophets, 22 even the
righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who
believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate
His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the
sins that were previously committed, 26 to
demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just
and the justifier of the one who has
faith in Jesus.
1 Peter 1:17-21
NIV
17 Since you call on a Father who judges each man's work
impartially, live your lives as
strangers here in reverent fear. 18 For you know that it was not with
perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your
forefathers, 19 but with the precious
blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. 20 He was chosen
before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for
your sake. 21 Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead
and glorified him, and so your faith
and hope are in God.
Ephesians 2:8-10
NKJV
8 For by grace you
have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift
of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.
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Prayer times
Attend regularly to
your prayers, including the middle
prayer, and stand up with all
devotion before Allah. When you
are exposed to danger pray on foot
or while riding; and when you are restored to safety remember Allah, as He
has taught you what you did not know.
Al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:238-239
Prayer times
Recite your prayers
at sunset, at nightfall, and at dawn; the dawn prayer has its witnesses. Pray
during the night as well; an additional
duty, for the fulfillment of which your Lord exalt you to an honorable
station.
Al-Israa The
Night Journey 17:78-79
Enjoin Prayer
Enjoin prayer
on your people and be diligent in its
observance. We demand of you no
provision: We shall Our self provide
for you. Blessed shall be the end of
the devout.
Ta’ Ha’ 20:132
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Prayer Times
2 Chron 7:14 NKJV
14 If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin and heal their land.
1 Timothy 2:8 NKJV
8 I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18
NKJV
17 pray without
ceasing,
18 in everything give
thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
John 6:29 NKJV
29 Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work
of God, that you believe in Him whom
He sent."
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Prayer times
But for a Word from your Lord, long since decreed, their
destruction in this life would have been certain. Therefore bear with what
they say. Give glory to your Lord
before sunrise and before sunset. Praise Him night and day, so that you may find comfort.
Ta’ Ha’
20:129-130
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Prayer Example
Philippians 1:9-11
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9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in
knowledge and all discernment, 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till
the day of Christ, 11 being filled
with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory
and praise of God.
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Worship ritual
You that are true believers, kneel and prostrate yourselves.
Worship your Lord and do good works, so that you may
triumph.
Fight for the cause
of Allah with the devotion due to Him.
He has chosen you, and laid on you no burdens in the observance of
your faith, the faith of Abraham your father. In this, as in former scriptures, He has given you the name of
Muslims, so that the Apostle may testify against you, and that you yourselves
may testify against your fellow men.
Therefore attend to
your prayers, render the alms levy,
and hold fast to Allah; for He is your Guardian. A gracious guardian and a gracious helper!
Al-Hajj
Pilgrimage 22:77-78
Religious form
Attend to your
prayers, render the alms levy, and obey
the Apostle, so that you may be shown mercy.
Never think that the unbelievers can escape their fate in
this world. The Fire shall be their
home: an evil end.
Al-Nur Light
24:56-57
True Believers
Those devoted to
prayer are steadfast in prayer;
who set aside a due
portion of their wealth for the beggar and for the deprived;
who truly believe
in the Day of Reckoning and dread the punishment of their Lord for none is secure from the punishment of
their Lord;
who restrain their
carnal desire except with their wives and slave girls, for these are
lawful for them: Transgressors are
those who lust after other than these.
Who keep their
trusts and promises and bear true witness;
Who attend to their
prayers with promptitude.
Al-Ma’arij The
Ladders 70:22-35
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Prayer model
Matthew 6:5-13
NKJV
5 "And when you pray, you shall not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray
standing in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, that they may
be seen by men. Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward. 6 But you, when you pray, go into your room, and
when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place;
and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. 7 And when you
pray, do not use vain repetitions as
the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many
words. 8 Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you
have need of before you ask Him. 9 In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily
bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the
power and the glory forever. Amen.
Matthew 15:1-9 NKJV
15:1 Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from
Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, 2 "Why do Your disciples transgress the
tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat
bread." 3 He answered and said to them, "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your
tradition? 4 For God commanded, saying, 'Honor your father and your mother';
and, 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' 5 But you say, 'Whoever says to his father
or mother, "Whatever profit you might have received from me is a gift to
God"-- 6 then he need not honor his father or mother.' Thus you have made the commandment of God
of no effect by your tradition. 7 Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy
about you, saying:
8 'These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And
honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. 9 And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as
doctrines the commandments of men.' "
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Believe, Give, & Fight for cause of Allah
Have faith in Allah
and His apostle and give in alms
of that which He has made your inheritance; for whichever of you believes and
gives in alms shall be richly recompensed.
And what cause have you not to believe in Allah, when the
Apostle calls on you to have faith in your Lord, who has made a covenant with
you, if you are true believers?
It is He who brings down clear revelations to His servant,
so that he may lead you out of darkness into the light. Surely Allah is compassionate to you and
merciful.
And why should you not give to the cause of Allah, when Allah alone will inherit the
heavens and the earth? Those of you
that gave of their wealth before the
victory, and took part in the
fighting, shall receive greater honor than the others who gave and fought thereafter. Yet Allah has promised you all a good
reward; Allah has knowledge of all
your actions.
Who will give a generous loan to Allah? He will pay him back twofold and he shall
receive a noble recompense.
Al-Hadid
Iron 57:7-11
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Right living
This is but an admonition. Let him who will, take the right path to his Lord.
Your Lord knows that you sometimes keep vigil well nigh
two thirds of the night, and sometimes half or one third of it, as do others
among your followers. Allah measures
the night and the day. He knows you
cannot tell the length of the vigil, and turns to you mercifully.
Recite the Koran as
many verses as you are able; He knows that among you there are sick men
and others roaming the land in search of Allah’s bounty; and yet others fighting for the cause of Allah.
Recite from it,
then, as many verses as you are able.
Attend to your prayers, render
the alms levy, and give Allah a generous loan. Whatever good you do you shall surely find it with Allah,
ennobled and richly rewarded by Him. Implore Allah to forgive you; Allah
is forgiving and merciful.
Al-Muzzammil The
Mantled One 73:19-20
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