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The Moral Values of the Qur'an: No Dispute Among the Believers

Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Just Estimation of Allah
  3. Fearing Allah as Much as One Can
  4. Destiny
  5. Putting Trust in Allah
  6. Pondering
  7. Being Careful
  8. Goodness in All
  9. Death is Near
  10. The Never-ending Attempts of Satan
  11. The Soul is Prone to Evil
  12. Being Chosen by Allah
  13. Prayer
  14. Repentance and Seeking Forgiveness
  15. Patience Till Death
  16. Support by Allah
  17. No Desperation for the Believers
  18. Evaluating Everything from the Point of View of the Qur’an
  19. Allah Knows the Secrets of All Hearts
  20. The Temporary Life in This World
  21. The Real Owner of All Possessions
  22. Being Grateful to Allah
  23. Our On-going Test
  24. Allah Does Not Place a Burden Greater Than One Can Bear
  25. No Love for the Unbelievers
  26. Regarding Nothing Dearer Than Allah, His Messenger and Striving in His Cause
  27. Humbling One's Self in Prayer
  28. Celebrating the Praises of Allah
  29. Remembering Allah in Adversity
  30. Reciting the Revelations of Allah
  31. Avoiding Profane Talk
  32. Being Moderate
  33. The Angels are Witness
  34. Writing Down Transactions
  35. Saying Something Which One Will Not Do
  36. No Dispute Among the Believers
  37. Seeking Allah’s Protection from Satan While Reading the Qur’an
  38. Being Considerate
  39. Turning Away from the Ignorant
  40. Not Arguing About Things About Which One Knows Nothing
  41. No Mocking
  42. Not Calling Believers by Nicknames
  43. Being Worthy of Trust

One of the secrets of the believers’ success is the warm brotherhood and solidarity among them. The Qur’an emphasizes the importance of unity:

“Truly, Allah loves those who fight in His Cause in battle array as if they were a solid cemented structure.”

Surat as-Saff, 61:4

Any statement or behaviour that may damage this close brotherhood would be an adversary act against religion itself. Allah warns the believers against this threat in the Qur'an:

“Obey Allah and His Messenger; and fall into no disputes, lest you lose heart and your power depart; and be patient and persevering:

for Allah is with those who patiently persevere.”

Surat al-Anfal, 8:46

Hence, the sincere believer must be extremely cautious of entering into such disputes, avoiding words or manners that may hurt his brothers. Moreover, he should behave in such as way as toincrease affection and confidence among them. In the Qur’an, we have the clear decree: “Say to My servants that they should only say those things that are best: for Satan sows dissensions among them:

Satan is to man an avowed enemy.”

Surat al-Isra, 17:53

If a believer does not have the same opinion as his brother on some issue, he should nevertheless behave and talk in the most modest and humble way. Sharing ideas should remain on the basis of “consultation” and not “debate”. If a contention is observed among two other believers, then what one should do is indicated in the verse below:

“The believers are but a single Brotherhood. So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, so that you may receive His Mercy.”

Surat al-Hujraat, 49:10

It should be noted that even a minor argument of any kind may have very negative effects on the Cause.