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righteous life, that you may attain mercy.
[7:65] To ‘Ãd we sent their brother Hûd. He said, “O my people, worship GOD; you have no other god beside Him. Would you then observe righteousness?”
[8:1] They consult you about the spoils of war. Say, “The spoils of war belong to GOD and the messenger.” You shall observe GOD, exhort one another to be righteous, and obey GOD and His messenger, if you are believers.
[22:77] O you who believe, you shall bow, prostrate, worship your Lord, and work righteousness, that you may succeed.
[33:70-71]O you who believe, reverence GOD and utter only the correct utterances. He will then fix your works, and forgive your sins. Those who obey GOD and His messenger have triumphed a great triumph.
[64:14-16] O you who believe, your spouses and your children can be your enemies; beware. If you pardon, forget, and forgive, then GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. Your money and children are a test, and GOD possesses a great recompense. Therefore, you shall reverence GOD as much as you can, and listen, and obey, and give (to charity) for your own good.
[45:17] We have given them herein clear commandments. Ironically, they did not dispute this until the knowledge had come to them. This is due to jealousy on their part. Surely, your Lord will judge them on the Day of Resurrection regarding everything they have disputed. We then appointed you to establish the correct laws; you shall follow this, and do not follow the wishes of those who do not know. They cannot help you at all against GOD. It is the transgressors who ally themselves with one another, while GOD is the Lord of the righteous.
God is so merciful.
He has given us the gift of Righteousness to allow us to repent and atone for all the human mistakes we commit. If God held us accountable for our sins, none of us would be worthy of Paradise. [35:45] If GOD punished the people for their sins, He would not leave a single creature on earth. But He respites them for a predetermined interim. Once their interim is fulfilled, then GOD is Seer of His servants.
[42:30] Anything bad that happens to you is a consequence of your own deeds, and He overlooks many (of your sins).
May God bless each and every one of us with righteousness.
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I’d like to look at some words in the Quran: Steadfastness, Wickedness, Forgiveness, and Righteousness. The suffix “ness” means a state or quality, added onto an adjective to describe that quality.
Steadfastness is the quality of being firm and not wavering in the face of adversity.
[2:45] You shall seek help through steadfastness and the Contact Prayers (Salat). This is difficult indeed, but not so for the reverent, [2:46] who believe that they will meet their Lord; that to Him they ultimately return.
[2:153] O you who believe, seek help through steadfastness and the Contact Prayers (Salat). GOD is with those who steadfastly persevere.
[7:126] …. “Our Lord, grant us steadfastness, and let us die as submitters.”
[23:111] “I have rewarded them today, in return for their steadfastness, by making them the winners.”
[25:75] These are the ones who attain Paradise in return
for their steadfastness; they are received therein with joyous greetings and peace.
Wickedness is the quality of being evil or morally wrong.
[6:49] As for those who reject our revelations, they incur the retribution for their wickedness.
[23:106] They will say, “Our Lord, our wickedness overwhelmed us, and we were people gone astray.
[2:99] We have sent down to you such clear revelations, and only the wicked will reject them.
[17:82] We send down in the Quran healing and mercy for the believers. At the same time, it only increases the wickedness of the transgressors.
This world that we live in is full of distractions and wickedness. But we have to stay focused and try not to fall for the hocus-pocus!
Forgiveness is to let go of resentment and anger over something or somebody.
[2:199] You shall file together, with the rest of the people who file, and ask GOD for forgiveness. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful.
[3:135] If they fall in sin or wrong their souls, they remember GOD and ask forgiveness for their sins-and who forgives the sins except GOD-and they do not persist in sins, knowingly.
[11:11] As for those who steadfastly persevere, and lead a righteous life, they deserve forgiveness and a generous recompense.
Many people say that a man died for their sins, but we know only God can forgive our sins. Turning to anyone else is idolatry and straying.
[2:175] It is they who chose the straying instead of guidance, and the retribution instead of forgiveness.
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