Page 9 - The Moral Values of the Qur'an

Introduction
The moral values of the community we live in are
rather distorted. These moral principles which are the
products of selfish passions and the greed of people,
yield then to selfishness, arrogance, sarcasm,
rudeness and cruelty. People believe that, in order to
improve their living standards they have to cheat or
deceive others.

However, these are not the values that Allah has
determined for the human beings He created. The
Qur’an orders people to be dignified, modest,
trustworthy, kind, faithful, mature and responsive.
The Qur’an even describes the way we should walk:
"Turn not your face away from men with pride, nor
walk in insolence through the earth. Verily, Allah
likes not each arrogant boast" (Surat al-Luqman, 31:18)
On that account, duty of a believer is to apply
these superior principles that Allah has decreed.

Yet, today believers live in a miscreant
community where these divine ethics have been
deserted. For that reason, they have to be extremely
careful against the perpetrating effects of this
perverted and primitive culture. They must
continuously judge themselves within this

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