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The First Murder

trustworthy member of society and hard work means that a man
is ready to dedicate himself to his work.
Being strong and being honest are two desirable human
qualities. ‘Strong’ refers to physical strength and ‘honest’ refers
to spiritual strength: both are equally important. One who has
these two qualities can be described as a well-equipped person.
These two qualities make one a super-achiever in this world.
There is a saying: ‘God helps those who help themselves.’
What is self-help? Self-help means to prove that you have these
two natural qualities—honesty and the ability to work hard.

The First Murder

hapter five of the Quran relates the story of two brothers,
CCain and Abel. They were the sons of Adam, the first man to
be settled on earth. For some reason a controversy arose between
the brothers. After a heated exchange, Cain killed Abel. This was
the first murder in human history.
Narrating this story the Quran says in the chapter Al-Ma’idah
(The Table): “That was why We laid it down for the Children of
Israel that whoever killed a human being—except as a punishment
for murder or for spreading corruption in the land—shall be
regarded as having killed all mankind, and that whoever saved a
human life shall be regarded as having saved all mankind.” (5:32)
This verse not only makes a legal provision in the case of
a murder, but it also gives us an ideology of life which can be
summarized as follows: Differences are a part of human life, you
cannot eliminate them. So, if you have issues with other fellow
human beings, don’t become disturbed, but take them casually.
Try to live with differences. Try to learn the art of difference

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