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of such conduct is pointed out in the verse below:
             “Verily, you are those who have disputed about that of
          which you have knowledge. Why do you then dispute
          concerning that which you have no knowledge? It is Allah
          Who knows, and you know not.” (Surat Aal-e-Imran, 3:66)




             41 No Mocking

             The following verse clearly tells us that there
          should be no mockery among the believers:
             “O you who believe! Let not some men among you
          laugh at others: It may be that the (latter) are better than
          the (former): Nor let some women laugh at others: It may
          be that the (latter) are better than the (former): Nor defame
          nor be sarcastic to each other, nor call each other by
          (offensive) nicknames: Ill-seeming is a name connoting
          wickedness, (to be used of one) after he has believed: And
          those who do not repent are (indeed) doing wrong.” (Surat
          al-Hujraat, 49:11)

             Allah tells people to refrain from mocking.
          Mockery can take many forms: open laughter at
          personal misadvantures, sly grins, verbal teasing
          under the pretence of joking, or sidelong glances to
          convey something which cannot be openly discussed.
          Such behaviour belongs to the culture of the ignorant
          and does not befit true believers. The Qur’an tells us

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