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Do not be like those who left their homes in arrogance, showing
off to people and barring them from the way of Allah—Allah
encompasses what they do. (Qur'an, 8:47)

NOT TO BE REBELLIOUS
But then, when He does rescue them, they become rebellious in the
earth without any right to do so. Mankind, your rebelliousness is
only against yourselves. There is the enjoyment of the life of this
world and then you will return to Us and We will inform you
about what you did. (Qur'an, 10:23)

TO PERFORM GOOD DEEDS
Allah commands justice and doing good and giving to relatives.
And He forbids indecency and doing wrong and tyranny. He
warns you so that hopefully you will pay heed. (Qur'an, 16:90)

THE DESCRIPTION OF DEVOUTNESS
It is not devoutness to turn your faces to the East or to the West.
Rather, those with true devoutness are those who believe in Allah
and the Last Day, the Angels, the Book and the Prophets, and who,
despite their love for it, give away their wealth to their relatives
and to orphans and the very poor, and to travellers and beggars
and to set slaves free, and who perform prayer and give alms;
those who honour their contracts when they make them, and are
steadfast in poverty and illness and in battle. Those are the people
who are true. They are the people who guard against evil. (Qur'an,
2:177)

TO ACT RIGHTLY
Say: 'I am only a human being like yourselves. It is revealed to me
that your god is One God. So let him who hopes to meet his Lord
act rightly and not associate anyone in the worship of his Lord.'
(Qur'an, 18:110)

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