Al Sufian


iconSufa 85 - The Disposition (Al-Fitra)

1O you who believe! Let it be said: Al-Musawwir;
2The Fashioner of Forms;
3And the fifty-seventh name of Allah, the Infinite, the Unique, the All Knowing.
4Our deepest nature, instinct and purpose;
5The oneness from our birth;
6The remembrance of what we are and what existence is.
7Every child is born with a disposition towards the Way;
8It is therefore the parents and the community who make a Christian, or Maniac or Sabian.
9Much silence and a good disposition, there are no two works better than those.
10It is better to sit alone than in company with the bad.
11And it is better to sit with the good than alone.
12And it is better to speak words to a speaker of knowledge.
13Than to remain silent and silence is better than bad words.
14Whoever hath been given gentleness, hath been given a good portion in this world and the next.
15A man cannot be a Muslim till his heart and tongue are so.
16The exercise of religious duty will not atone for the fault of an abusive tongue.
17Look to those inferior to yourselves, so that you may not hold the benefits from Allah in contempt.
18When you see a man, who has been given more than you in money and beauty then look to those who have been given less
19Honor in Allah and give thanks to the smallest benefits and you can be trusted with great benefits.
20Treat everyone with courtesy, even those who are impolite,
21Not because they are respectful, but because you are.
22It is not by one's estate, but by character that a man is either wealthy or in poverty.