HUMAN VALUES IN ISLAM

And the Quran says: Verily men and women who submit and men and women who believe, and men and women who are patient, and men and women who are truthful; and men and women who are humble before God; and men and women who give in charity, and men and women who fast and men and women who guard their chastity and men and women who remember God much— to them God has promised forgiveness and a great reward. (33: 35) But lying, dishonesty, deceit, untrustworthiness, hypocrisy, harshness, miserliness, enviousness, hatred, shamelessness, self-conceit, opportunism and laziness are among the traits of human character one should fight against. In cultivating good qualities, it is important to remember the saying of the Prophet, that 'the best deeds are those done regularly, even if they are small'. This stresses the need to develop good habits, so that the practice of goodness becomes easy and natural and a matter of course. o Forgiveness While forgiveness ends the problem, retaliation only increases and creates new problems which are difficult to be solved. The best deeds are those done regularly even if they are small. -Prophet Muhammad