Negative Remarks

forgiveness from God Almighty. Repentance is as good as correcting your mistake. The individual has only two options: either he should refrain from indulging in such undesirable activities or, even if he only occasionally commits this kind of error, he must very soon repent and try, in all sincerity, to compensate for it by taking corrective measures. Every man and woman is responsible for building a healthy society. It is their social duty not to indulge in such activities as may cause damage to the healthy atmosphere of a society. These kinds of practices are against the plan made by the Creator. Calling others by nicknames, passing derogatory remarks, or attempting character assassination, are all like poison, not in the physical sense, but in the psychological or ethical sense. Believers are required to be self-disciplined in their morality, for those who fail to adopt this kind of ethical discipline will be severely punished by God. Sound Speech The Quran greatly emphasizes on sound speech or straight speech. This is very important in social life. In the chapter Al-Ahzab (The Confederates) the Quran gives its guidance in this regard in these words: