| 1 | O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Muqtadir; |
| 2 | The Determiner, the Dominant, the Strong; |
| 3 | And the fifty-sixth name of Allah, the One, the Absolute, the Almighty. |
| 4 | To overcome one’s more baser emotions; |
| 5 | To be better, to seek to make the world a better place; |
| 6 | To fight against ignorance, corruption and deception; |
| 7 | To honor Allah through each action. |
| 8 | The duty of a junior to a senior brother is as that of a child to its father. |
| 9 | He is not a perfect performer of the duties of relationship who does good to his relatives as they do good to him. |
| 10 | He is perfect who does good to his relatives when they do not do good to him. |
| 11 | He is the most perfect of Muslims, whose disposition is most liked by his own family. |
| 12 | A man is bound to do good to his parents, although they may have injured him. |
| 13 | The best of men in the sight the Divine Creator is the best amongst his friends; |
| 14 | The best of neighbors near Allah is the best man in his own neighborhood. |
| 15 | Allah gives men and women the ability to think, to reason and to choose. |
| 16 | Therefore you yourself do not need to be told what is wicked and that which is true. |
| 17 | If a person tells you to kill those who abandon the faith of Islam, |
| 18 | If they tell you this is demanded by Allah then the gifts given to you by Allah should be enough to see through such evil and false scripture. |
| 19 | The greatest transgression, above all others is to kill in the name of Allah. |
| 20 | Happy is the Muslim for if good befalls him, he praises and thanks Allah; and if misfortune, praises God and bears it patiently; |
| 21 | Therefore a Muslim is rewarded for every good he does, |
| 22 | Even for his raising a morsel of food to the mouth of his family. |
| 23 | O you who believe! When you speak, speak the truth; |
| 24 | Perform when you promise; |
| 25 | Discharge your trust; |
| 26 | Commit not fornication; |
| 27 | Be chaste; |
| 28 | Have no impure desires; |
| 29 | Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful or evil. |
| 30 | The best of men are those who, when seen, remind others of the Way of Allah; |
| 31 | The worst of men are those who carry tales about to do mischief and separate friends and seek for the defects of the good. |
| 32 | He who believes in Allah and the Hereafter, let him speak what is good or remain silent. |
| 33 | He who believes in Allah and the life beyond, let him not injure his neighbors. |
| 34 | That which is lawful is clear, and that which is unlawful likewise: |
| 35 | But there are certain doubtful things between the two from which it is well to abstain. |
| 36 | The Faithful are those who perform their trust and fail not in their word, and keep their pledge. |
| 37 | No man is a true believer unless he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. |
| 38 | It is unworthy of a Muslim to injure people's reputation; |
| 39 | It is unworthy to curse anyone; |
| 40 | It is unworthy to abuse anyone; |
| 41 | It is unworthy of a Muslim to talk vainly; |
| 42 | It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad; |
| 43 | And it is better to sit with the good than alone. |
| 44 | And it is better to speak words to a speaker of knowledge. |
| 45 | Than to remain silent; |
| 46 | And silence is better than bad words. |
| 47 | You will not enter Paradise until you have faith, |
| 48 | And you will not complete your faith until you love one another. |
| 49 | That person is not a perfect Muslim who eats his fill, yet leaves his neighbors hungry. |
| 50 | Verily, if a man cannot feel his heart at the sight of goodness or tragedy, then he is lost to Allah. |
| 51 | For no man whose heart is so hardened follows the true path of Islam. |
| 52 | If your future depends upon the next words you utter, |
| 53 | Let it be your heart, not your head that guides you. |
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Sufa 84 - The Struggle (Al-Jihad)