Transforming Earth into a Paradise according to the Original Gifts

The God who created people has empowered them with original gifts; the gifts of minds, intelligence, and the conscience are internal personal Prophets for each human to guide him to the basic measures of the good things to do and the bad things to avoid

Before we present the success guidelines according to what God has revealed to the Prophets, we start with the teachings of the normal wise people who did not claim that they were prophets. The purpose is to clarify that the guidance provided by the original gifts of intelligence and conscience is similar to the guidance provided by the prophets

The purpose also is to clarify that those who never heard of Prophets are not forsaken because God has equipped them by internal prophets and they will be guided to the wisdom by their original gifts

Those who never heard of Prophets might have an easier test; they might be saved if they follow their conscience. Those who know the teachings of the prophets have a more difficult test; they have to obey prophet’s teachings in addition to following their original gifts

The fair teacher prepares easy tests for the children who are in their first grade because they receive little education, but he prepares more complex tests for the students of the advanced degrees who receive more education

The common ground of all religions and all different sources of wisdom is ‘the golden rule’

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.Confucius

Do not do unto others whatever is injurious to yourself. – Zoroaster, Shayast-na-Shayast 13.29

“Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.” - Socrates

"What thou avoidest suffering thyself seek not to impose on others."— Epictetus (55-135)

"Do not do to others what would anger you if done to you by others." – Isocrates

Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill – Buddha

One who, while himself seeking happiness, oppresses with violence other beings who also desire happiness, will not attain happiness hereafter. – Buddha, Dhammapeada, 10

“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.”  Gautama Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path― Gautama Buddha, Sayings Of Buddha

“Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveller passing through. Your stay is but short and the moment of your departure unknown.”

Dhammavadaka

“It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.” ― Gautama Buddha

“Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law.” ― Gautama Buddha

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many.

Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.

Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.

But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it― Gautama Buddha

“Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.” 

Gautama Buddha

Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for they soon pass and are forgotten. Instead, nurture love within you and strive to be a friend to all. Truly, compassion is a balm for many wound

Faith is like a lamp and wisdom makes the flame burn bright. Carry this lamp always and in good time the darkness will yield and you will abide in the Light

Dhammavadaka

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? Buddha

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal ruleBuddha

One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one’s own self. This, in brief, is the rule of dharma. Other behaviour is due to selfish desires. – Brihaspati, Mahabharata. Hinduism

Analysis of those teachings show that they are similar to the prophet’s teachings, similar spiritual fruits from similar gardens watered by the same spring , inspired and gifted by the same great creator

He who sows the ground with care and diligence acquires a greater stock of religious merit than he could gain by the repetition of ten thousand prayers

Zoroaster (c.628 - c.551)

It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living - Socrates

The safest course is to do nothing against one's conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death - Voltaire

The above refers to the original gifts like the conscience and the intelligence; those are internal prophet within each human to guide him to what is the right thing to do and to warn him about the bad things to avoid

All sects are different, because they come from men; morality is everywhere the same, because it comes from God. - Voltaire

Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.

Voltaire

There is no harm when we follow such wise teachings taught by those spiritual leaders who taught wisdom in order to enable us to know the truth, so that the truth will set us free

Those wise people were humble, who came to serve others, who accepted persecutions in order to guide the humanity, who did not claim to be of divine nature, who did not ask people to worship them

We do not have full knowledge about God, we cannot say that he allows temptations so he is a bad God, we cannot say that since God allows suffering then he is a bad God. God has revealed that we are being tested and there are many things we do not know. That was valid thousands of years ago, it is valid now, it will be valid until the end of that temporary life

Job did not claim to be a Prophet and he did not claim that he had received revelations from God, but his understanding was based on the original gifts; the mind and the conscience. He understood that the spirit in us is the breath of God which makes us understand

But it is the spirit in man, the breath of the Almighty that makes him understand

Job 32:8

In his simple statement, he taught that the human mind is not like the stand-alone computer of limited memory and intelligence, but it is connected to the network of unlimited source of wisdom; connected to God. God does not store everything in the human minds, but he listens, communicates, answers the prayers, and enlightens us so that we know what is right and what is wrong, and provides much more resources of wisdom to those who use their original gifts, to those who think and who communicate with their conscience

When the student ignores to study his books; we cannot blame the teacher who gave the books and who urged the students to study hard in order to succeed. Similarly, we cannot blame God who gifted people with minds and conscience when people fail to think

Those who think, and ask God to help them understand, they could be guided to the wisdom

The religion teachers who teach that ‘Only our Prophet is the real Prophet of God, only our religion is the true religion, we have the only way for salvation” those must be wrong because they cannot prove that other Prophets are wrong; only God knows those who have received his revelations

We do not have enough knowledge to say “that person have not received revelation from God”, but we can compare the teachings against the teachings of Moses, Jesus and the similar consistent teachings by other Prophets and we can always ask God to guide us to the truth; the God who created us knows how to deliver his message to the people he created and he knows how to answer our prayers

Transforming Earth into a Paradise according to Judaism

God has promised blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience

Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse, the blessing if you obey the commands of God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of God and turn from the way that I command you today

Deuteronomy 32:46-47 "he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to obey carefully all the words of this law.  They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.

Deuteronomy 28:2-6 confirms and reiterates the same message

All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

The most frequent teachings of the Old Testimony are 'blessings for obedience & Curses for dis-obedience

Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction.  For I command you today to love God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Deuteronomy 30:19 This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live

Deuteronomy 10:12-13 what does God ask of you but to fear God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? 

The same consistent teachings are also confirmed in Deuteronomy 7:12-16, Deuteronomy 11:13-15, Deuteronomy 15:5-6, Leviticus 26

Deuteronomy 29: 9 also urges people to follow the law in order to succeed

 Therefore keep the words of this covenant and do them that you may prosper in all that you do

Similar teachings are also mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:15-20, 28:47-48, 28:58-59, 30:8-10, and in many other verses

Deuteronomy 4:2 "Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of God that I give you.

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 “Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD is one!  “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. 

“These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart. “You shall teach them diligently to your sons and shall talk of them when you sit in your house and when you walk by the way and when you lie down and when you rise up. 

“You shall bind them as a sign on your hand and they shall be as frontals on your forehead.  “You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates

Deuteronomy 11:18-20 Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 

Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates

Deuteronomy 30:11-14 Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.

It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?

Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?”  No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.

Moses taught that Justice should be granted to all – one measure for the citizens and the strangers

Leviticus 19:34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt

The same message of loving the foreigners was confirmed in Deuteronomy 10:19, and Leviticus 19:34

Deuteronomy 10:19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt

Leviticus 19:34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself

In Deuteronomy 10:13-29, Moses has summarized what God wants from us.

These verses teach us that God is just and merciful; he likes us to be just and merciful to orphans, strangers, and widows, to worship him as the only God and to obey his law

Deuteronomy 10:12-13 -  And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul.  And you must always obey the   Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good

Deuteronomy 10:17-19 teach that God is great, mighty, awesome, does not show partiality; reminds us of the justice for the orphan and the widow

For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe. He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. So you, too, must show love to foreigners, for you yourselves were once foreigners in the land of Egypt

Deuteronomy 27:19 Cursed is anyone who withholds justice from the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow

Deuteronomy 24:17 Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge

Deuteronomy 24:14 -15 Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin

Exodus 23:2 is a warning to those who follow the majority

Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert justice by siding with the crowd

Joshua 1:7-8 teaches people to keep God’s Law always on their lips

Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful

The core teachings of Moses are also confirmed by the Prophets; they have also taught that God revealed the laws that are just and right, but most people became arrogant and did not obey God’s commands

1 kings 3:9-14 teaches that when Solomon asked for wisdom to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong; God was pleased that Solomon had asked for the wisdom and not for long life or wealth. God have answered his prayers and asked him to continue to obey God

That is the conditions of answering the prayers; to obey God. It is not a free gift to certain people; Obedience is a condition for answering the prayers

Our life consists of a number of days, with each day passes, we lose a part of our life – this should urge us to think, what is the most important thing to do – to Get wisdom

Similar teachings are taught by David and Solomon

Psalm 90:12 teach us that we should be wise and know that our life consists of days, each day passes, part of our life is cut; this wisdom helps to bring us closer to God

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom

Proverbs 17:15 states:

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination unto God

That should be considered as a warning to the teachers who promise free salvation to the sinners without advising them to obey God’s law

In Psalms 1:1-2 David teaches that there are wicked people who choose the way of sinners and there are righteous people who choose to obey; he did not teach that people are born sinners

Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night

Psalms 4:4 teaches that people are chosen because of their obedience

That teaching clarifies that the choice is not because of the righteousness of their fathers, but because they have obeyed God

Psalms 5:11-12 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely, O LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield

Psalm 5:8-12 teach that God punishes the wicked and blesses and protects the righteous

Psalms 25:10 teaches that the mercy of God is near to those who keep his law

Psalms 119:1-2

Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD.

Blessed are they who keep   his   statutes and seek him with all their heart

Psalms 37:4-6 Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: 

He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun

Psalms 41:1-2Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the LORD delivers him in times of trouble. 

The LORD will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes

Psalms 115:11 You who fear him, trust in the Lord - he is their help and shield

Similar teachings are also written in Psalms 18:2 and 28:7

Proverbs 30:5 teaches us to trust in God’s words and to take refuge in God as our shield

Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him

Psalms 84:11 and Psalm 18:30 teach that God is the Shield and Refuge to any obedient person; not only to Abraham or Prophets

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; The LORD gives grace and glory; No good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly Psalms 84:11

This God – his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him Psalm 18:30

Solomon also reiterated that wisdom in Proverbs 30:5

He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him

But let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you

Psalm 5:11

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths

Proverbs 3:5-6

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble Psalm 9:9

Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him; God is a refuge for us

Psalm 62:8

Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock

Isaiah 26:4

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble

Psalm 46:1

Obedience to God's law and doing good deeds are prescribed as the way for success by the Prophets

Psalms 112:1-8 urge people to obey God’s commands

Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in   his commands . 

His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever. 

Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts

his affairs with justice. Surely he   will never be shaken ; a righteous man will be remembered forever. 

He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.  His heart is secure, he will have no fear 

Psalms 119:1-2 Blessed are they whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart

Proverbs 14:21 He who despises his neighbour sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy

Proverbs 3:27-29 teach high moral values of fairness, generosity, and peace

Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbour, "Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow" when you now have it with you. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you

Proverbs 3:33-34 teach that God gives grace to those who humble themselves and he does not like the proud mockers

The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble

Proverbs 22:9 teaches generosity and urges people to feed the hungry

A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor

Proverbs 19:17 teaches kindness

He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done

Proverbs 28:27 He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses

Proverbs 1:7 teaches that wise people should fear God

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and knowledge

Proverbs 3:13-15 urge people to seek wisdom

Blessed are those who find wisdom, those who gain understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her

Proverbs 11:6 teaches that people can determine their fate by their deeds

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires

Proverbs 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice

Proverbs 19:16-17 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life, but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die. Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done

Proverbs 20:10 Differing weights and differing measures; God detests them both

Proverbs 20:22-23 teach forgiveness and fairness

Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!” Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you. God detests differing weights and dishonest scales do not please him

Proverbs 21:3 means Justice better than sacrifice

Proverbs 21:13 means whoever does not answer the poor, God will not answer him

Psalm 10:18 urges people to bring justice to the orphans and to defend the oppressed

Bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them

Proverbs 24:11-12 urges us to help those led away to death and those staggering toward slaughter by the unjust authorities

Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.

If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?

According to the wisdom taught by verses like Proverbs 24:11-12, Psalm 10:18, Isaiah 1:23 and Isaiah 58, we should not turn a blind eye to the bad leaders who kill their own people and destroy their own countries in order to stay in power; we should not say that those conflicts are not a threat to our national security. Scholars should not continue to teach that the existing authorities must have been ordained by God

Killing the innocent people is against the teachings of all religions

Killing the innocent people is against the guidelines of the conscience and the intelligence even for those who do not believe in God and for those who ignore the religion teachings

Proverbs 24:29 teaches forgiveness

Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

Proverbs 28:4-9 teach that those who disobey the law support the wicked and urge those who obey to resist the wicked

Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them

 Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD understand it fully. 

Better a poor man whose walk is blameless than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

He who keeps the law is a discerning son, but a companion of gluttons disgraces his father. 

He who increases his wealth by exorbitant interest amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor. If anyone turns a deaf ear to the law, even his prayers are detestable

The verses reminds us that the setup of the testing environment allows the co-existence of good and evil; that is also taught by Jesus in Matthew 13:24-29

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 summarize some important teachings

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:

Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing,

whether it is good or evil.

Isaiah 56:1-2 Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.  Blessed is the man who does this, the man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without desecrating it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil

Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

Isaiah 1:15-17 explain the reasons for not answering the prayers and provide prescriptions for acceptance of prayers

When you spread out your hands in prayer, I hide my eyes from you;

even when you offer many prayers, I am not listening.

Your hands are full of blood! Wash and make yourselves clean.

Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice.

Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow

Isaiah 2:4 urges us to stop the wars, to use our tools for agriculture purposes not for military purposes

They will hammer their swords into plow-blades and their spears into pruning-knives;

nations will not raise swords at each other, and they will no longer learn war

The wisdom taught by such verses is to use our resources to increase the prosperity in order to feed more people instead of using the military hardware to destroy the cities and to kill people

Isaiah 60:18 No longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders

Isaiah 30:9-10 and Isaiah 30:12-14 warn those who ignore the true scripture and teach interesting stories

For these are rebellious people, deceitful children,

children unwilling to listen to the Lord’s instruction.

They say to the seers, “See no more visions!” and to the prophets,

“Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions”

Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit, this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant.

It will break in pieces like pottery

Isaiah 30:15 teaches in repentance and obedience is your salvation

Isaiah 40:25-28 teach to think of God and of the universe

“To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.

Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?

Isaiah 59:2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear

Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me

Isaiah 48:18 If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your well-being like the waves of the sea

Isaiah 42:21 teaches that God could have consider them righteous if they had glorified the law

Isaiah 58:6-11 teach that the true worships are not the prayers, the fasting and the rituals, but are to loosen the chains of injustice, to defend the oppressed, to feed the hungry and to help others

Such verses are sample prescriptions for those who seek righteousness and those who want God to answer their prayers

It is not impossible for people to follow such wisdom and to transform earth into a paradise

“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice

and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?

Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear;

then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I

Isaiah 3:5 People will oppress each other - man against man, neighbor against neighbor. The young will rise up against the old, the nobody against the honored.

He explained the reason of those disasters in 3:8-9 because they did not obey God but they chose to repel and have rewarded evil unto themselves

Isaiah 3:10-15 teach that it is good to eat the fruit of our labour and warn the unjust authorities which mislead people

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.

Woe to the wicked! Disaster is upon them! They will be paid back for what their hands have done.

My people, your guides lead you astray; they turn you from the path.

The Lord takes his place in court; he rises to judge the people. The Lord enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people:

“It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.

What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?”

Isaiah 9:14-16 warns the false teachers who teach distorted teachings and who mislead people

Micah 3:11 warns the bad religion teachers

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money

Isaiah 9:15-16 warn the religion teachers who teach lies to mislead people

the elders and dignitaries are the head, the prophets who teach lies are the tail. Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.

Isaiah 1:23 warns the unjust authorities

Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them

2 Chronicles 7:14 teaches that God answers the prayers of the repented sinners

 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land

Transforming Earth into a Paradise according to Christianity

Jesus taught that when we obey God and do good works; we will pass the test of this world and will become qualified to receive God’s rewards in heaven

In Matt 5:13-16, Jesus taught that the believers should act as the salt to protect against corruption and as a light to guide others to the truth

   You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men

       You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.  “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven

The same is also written in mark 9:50 and Luke 14:34-35

In Matt 7:7-11, Jesus urged the believers to ask God and to knock the door; he wanted us to trust that God answers our prayers

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 

For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.  Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?  “Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

The same is also written in Luke 11:9-13

In Matt 7:13-14, Jesus warned those who follow the majority

 Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 

For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it

Most people ignore that teachings and say ‘As long as I am with the majority, I should be fine’, but they are wrong according to the teachings of Jesus in Luke 13:24-27, Matthew 7:13-14

In Matt 7:15-20, Jesus warned from the false teachers who mislead people; he advised us to identify them from their bad deeds

   Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. 

Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits

The same is also written in Luke 6:43-44

In Matt 12:38-39, Jesus blamed those who asked him to perform miracles

  Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”  But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign; and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet

The same is also written in Mark 8:11-12, luke 11:29-32

In Matthew 7:21-23 Jesus warned of the false teachers who claim to perform miracles; he advised that only the believers who obey will enter the kingdom of heaven

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.  Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’  Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!

The same is also written in Luke 13:25-27

In Matthew 22:35-40, Jesus confirmed the teachings of the Old Testimony like Deuteronomy 6:5 and Leviticus 18:4-5

 You must love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments

In Luke 10:25-28 Jesus was asked

“Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.”

The same teaching is written in Mark 12:28-34

Mark 12:33 teaches: And to love one’s neighbour as himself, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices

What Jesus taught here is not different from the wisdom taught by the old testimony Hosea 6:6

For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings

In Mark 10:17-19 Jesus did not accept the title of ‘Good Teacher’ and said Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone; he confirmed the law, he did not mention the atonement or the mistake of Adam or that he came to die for the sinners. Like other Prophets, he has simply confirmed the law

"Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" 

Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 

You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and mother.'" 

The same teachings are written in Matthew 19:16-19 and in Luke 18:18-20

Luke 12:16-21 is a parable to warn most people who treasure for tomorrow while turning a blind eye to the hungry people we see everyday

Then he told them a parable: "The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, 'What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?' 

Then he said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' 

But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?' So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God." 

John 12:25 warns those who like to "live it up" urging them to prepare for the eternal life Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity

The same is also confirmed in Matthew 10:39 and Matthew 16:25

The same is also mentioned in Luke 9:23-25, Mark 8:34-35

Matthew 13:44 teaches us to give everything to obey so that we get God’s rewards for the righteous

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field

James 4:1-5 also warns those who compete to enjoy the pleasures of this life

What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it.

You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 

You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God

John 15:10-11 reminds us of the rewards for obedience

If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete

Luke 6:27-36 and Matthew 5:38-42 set the high standard for wise dealing with others; such teachings would replace hatred by compassion and would transform earth into a paradise

But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,  bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.  If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt.

Give to everyone who begs from you; and of him who takes away your goods do not ask them again. And as you wish that men would do to you, do so to them

 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.  Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful

Matthew 7:12 reminds us of the “Golden Rule”, the common ground wisdom taught by all wise teachers

So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets

Matthew 6:24 urges us to shift from the material life into a spiritual life

No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth

Matthew 12:50 teaches that the real family of the prophet are the obedient believers

For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother

Luke 6:46-48 teaches that solid faith foundations are based on obedience to the teachings

Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built

The same is also taught in John 14:15 and John 14:21

If you love me, you will keep my commandments

John 14:21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them

In Matthew 25:31-45 Jesus described the final judgment as being based on good works; he clarified that those who obey the law will be saved

Salvation is not based solely on belief and nothing else; salvation is not granted to those who merely profess acceptance of Jesus without actually performing kind or compassionate deeds

Jesus did not teach that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law; In Matthew 16:27 and John 5:29, Jesus has confirmed that God will reward each person according to his deeds; those are the basic teachings of the old testimony like the verses taught in Psalm 62:12, Ecclesiastes 12:14, and many other old testimony verses

Matthew 25:41-46 teach that when we give the poor, we give to God

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat:

I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee anhungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or

naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 6:19-20 is an advice to have Treasures in heaven, not in earth

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.  But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 13:18-23 is a parable on those who accept the teachings and do good deeds

Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path.  The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.  The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.  But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown

In Matthew 15:6-9 Jesus faced those who nullify the word of God for the sake of their traditions

 they are not to ‘honor their father or mother’ with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.  You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:

    “‘These people honor me with their lips,  but their hearts are far from me. 

 They worship me in vain;  their teachings are merely human rules.”

The same teaching that they ignore God’s law and prefer fathers traditions is also mentioned in Mark 7:6-9

And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:         ‘THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. ‘BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.’ “Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”

He was also saying to them, You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition

In Luke 13:3 and13:5, Jesus taught that repentance is necessary for salvation

But unless you repent, you too will all perish

Matthew 3:8-10 clarifies that prophets preach of repentance

 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.  Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire

Matthew 3:2 and 4:17 shows that John and Jesus preached repentance

Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near

Matthew 9:13 teaches that Jesus came to call the sinner to repentance

I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance

In Luke 15:7 and 15:10, Jesus taught that there is joy in heaven over repentant sinner

I tell you that even so there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents, than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance.

Even so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting

Luke 15: 32 clarifies that the Repentant Sinner was dead and is alive again

But it was appropriate to celebrate and be glad, for this, your brother, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found

James 5:19-20 urge us to guide the lost person to the truth and to bring him back to God

My brothers, if one of you wanders from the truth, and someone causes him to return, you should know that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering path will save him from death and cover many sins

In John 5:30-31 and 12:49-50 Jesus taught that he is only delivering the message of God

I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.

If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid

I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father who sent me has commanded me what to say and how to say it. And I know his commands lead to eternal life; so I say whatever the Father tells me to say

In John 17:3, Jesus taught that the father is the only true God

Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent

James 1:5 urges us to ask God for wisdom

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you

James 1:22-26 urge us to be doers of the law, and not hearers only

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. 

But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless

James 2:14 and 2:17 teach that faith without works is dead

What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him?

Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead

Transforming Earth into a Paradise according to the teachings of Islam

Quran Verse 2:136 urges us to follow what God has revealed to the Prophets

Say: "We believe in God and that which is revealed to us; and what was revealed to Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob and their descendants, and that which was given to Moses, Jesus, and other Prophets from God. We do not discriminate any of them, and to God we have surrendered ourselves 

Verse 42:13 teaches that there is one religion revealed by God to all Prophets

He has ordained for you of religion what He enjoined upon Noah and that which We have revealed to you, and what We enjoined upon Abraham and Moses and Jesus - to establish the religion and not be divided therein. Difficult for those who associate others with God is that to which you invite them. God chooses for Himself whom He wills and guides to Himself whoever turns back [to Him]

7:96 confirms the ‘blessings for obedience and the curses for disobedience’ – the same teachings of other prophets

And if the people of the towns had believed and kept from evil, surely We should have opened for them, blessings from the sky and from the earth; but they rejected (the truth) and We seized them on account of what they used to earn

14:7 teaches that God rewards the grateful and punishes the ungrateful

And when your Lord proclaimed: If ye give thanks, I will give you more; but if ye are thankless, my punishment is dire

45:30-31 the believers who obey and do good deeds will be blessed

So as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their Lord will admit them into His mercy. That is what is the clear attainment. But as for those who disbelieved, [it will be

said], "Were not Our verses recited to you, but you were arrogant and became a people of criminals?

7:35 comforts those who accepted and obeyed the prophets; no fears; no grieves. The verse is to all people, not to Muslims only

O children of Adam, if there come to you messengers from among you relating to you My verses, then whoever fears Allah and reforms - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve

7:42 teaches that those who believe and do righteous deeds will be rewarded an eternal life in paradise. The verse is also to all people, not to Muslims only

But those who believed and did righteous deeds - We charge no soul except [within] its capacity. Those are the companions of Paradise; they will abide therein eternally

103:1-3 teach that mankind is in loss Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience

30:41 teaches that Evil and the curses are the results of disobedience

Evil has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness]

7:164 urges us to guide the lost person to the truth and to bring him back to God

And when asked: "Why do you preach to a people whom God is about to destroy or to punish with a severe torment?" (The preachers) said: "In order to be free from guilt before God, and perhaps they may fear God."

3:92 teaches that the evidence to the true belief is to spend money to support the poor

You can never attain righteousness unless you spend on others out of what you cherish yourselves; and whatever you spend - verily, God has full knowledge thereof

71:10 urges us to repent and pray to request God’s forgiveness

saying: "Seek forgiveness of God, He is ever ready to forgive you. He will shower upon you heavenly blessings abundant, And will help you with wealth and children, and will provide Gardens and Rivers

Many verses like 11:51, 34:47, 6:90, 12:104, 34:39, and 36:21 teach that true Prophets do not accept any reward for preaching the truth

O my people! I do not ask you any reward for my services; for none can reward me except my creator. Will you not then use your common sense?

The same is also taught by many Prophets in 26:145, 26:164, and 26:180

11:117 teaches that God does not punish the obedient righteous

God wouldn’t have destroyed the villages unjustly while their habitants were righteous

41:30-31 teaches that the believers who obey God will be supported by angels in this life and in the hereafter

As for those who say: "Our Lord is God," and then stay firm on it, the angels will descend on them, saying: "Let nothing fear or grieve you. Rejoice for the good news of paradise that has been promised to you. We are your protectors in this life and in the hereafter. There you shall find all that your souls desire and all that you can ask for

40:51 teaches that God supports the prophets and the believers in this life and hereafter

We verily do help Our messengers, and those who believe, in the life of the world and on the day when the witnesses arise

The same is confirmed in other verses like 37:171-172

10:62-64 teach that the righteous have nothing to fear, and neither shall they grieve

Oh, verily, the righteous have nothing to fear, and neither shall they grieve, Those who believe and obey. For them there is the glad tiding [of happiness] in the life of this world and in the life to come; [and since] nothing could ever alter [the outcome of] God's promises, this, this is the supreme triumph!

41:46 teaches that people have the choice to do either good deeds or bad deeds and that God does not predetermine the punishment or the rewards before the people are born and before they have a change to do any good or bad deeds

He who does good deeds, does it for his own soul; and he who commits evil does so at his own peril: God is never unjust to people

38:28 clarifies that God does not treat the obedient believers as the wicked

Shall We treat those who believe and do good works as those who spread corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the Pious as the wicked?

16:90 reminds us about justice, spending to support the poor, and warns of immorality and oppression

Indeed, God orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded

12:105 teaches that there are enough signs in the heavens and on earth to guide people to God

There are many signs in the heavens and the earth which they pass by; yet they pay no attention to them!

16:10-14 mention some signs like the rain, the fruits, the night, the day, the sun, the moon, the sea as a source of food and to enable transportation via ships, etc. (such signs should make people grateful)

He causes to grow for you thereby the crops, olives, palm trees, grapevines, and from all the fruits. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who give thought. And He has subjected for you the night and day and the sun and moon, and the stars are subjected by His command. Indeed in that are signs for a people who reason. And [He has subjected] whatever He multiplied for you on the earth of varying colors. Indeed in that is a sign for a people who remember

And it is He who subjected the sea for you to eat from it tender meat and to extract from it ornaments which you wear. And you see the ships plowing through it, and [He subjected it] that you may seek of His bounty; and perhaps you will be grateful

30:21-23 remind us of some signs like our creation, marriage, creation of the heavens and the earth, different languages, colors, our sleep, and earning our living; all those are signs we should think of

And of His signs is that He created you from dust; then, suddenly you were human beings dispersing [throughout the earth]. And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs for a people who give thought. And of His signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the diversity of your languages and your colors. Indeed in that are signs for those of knowledge.

And of His signs is your sleep by night and day and your seeking of His bounty. Indeed in that are signs for a people who listen

30:44-45 teach that it is up to people to believe or to disbelieve; free will, no predestinations

The wise judge does not judge based on any predetermined thoughts or forced conditions, but he judges based on the freedom of choices

Whoever disbelieves - upon him is [the consequence of] his disbelief. And whoever does righteousness - they are for themselves preparing,

That He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds out of His bounty. Indeed, He does not like the disbelievers

6:116 teaches that the majority do not follow the truth but follow opinions and guesses

If thou obey most of those on earth they would mislead thee far from God's way. They follow nothing but an opinion, and they do but guess

38:24 teaches that the majority is not right (and the true obedient believers are not the majority – but those are the minority)

in fact many partners are unjust to one another; except those who believe and do good deeds, and they are few indeed

This is similar to the wisdom taught by Moses in Exodus 23:2

This is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus when he mentioned the narrow gate in Luke 13:24-27 and in Matthew 7:13-14

33:67-68 is a scene from the hereafter to teach that those who follow the arrogant leaders will be misled

And they will say: Our God! we obeyed our leaders and our great men, and it is they who have led us astray from the right path! Our God! Give them double punishment and curse them with a great curse

34:32 teaches that those who followed the arrogant leaders are also guilty

The arrogant ones will say to the weak who followed them: "Was it we who kept you back from Guidance after it reached you? Nay! Rather you yourselves were guilty."

28:8 teaches that the soldiers who execute the commands of the wicked authorities are also sinners

Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were deliberate sinners

15:42 teaches that the devil does not have authority to force people to sin

you will not have any authority over My devotees except those misguided ones who follow you

16:99 teaches that obedient believers can resist devil’s temptations

surely the devil has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in God

17:65 teaches that the devil has no authority to mislead people (they can resist temptations)

as for the obedient , you shall have no authority over them. God is sufficient as their Guardian

27:83-85 is a scene from the hereafter, when we are asked ‘what else have you been doing?’

On that Day We shall gather from every nation a multitude of those who disbelieved Our revelations; then they shall be arranged in classifications according to their merits,

until when they have all arrived, God will ask: "Did you deny My revelations without gaining their comprehensive knowledge? If not this, what else were you doing?

The sentence will be carried out against them for the consequence of their wrongdoings and they will not be able to utter a word

28:65-66 is also a scene from the hereafter to warn those who reject the Prophets

Let them also not forget that, on that Day, He will call them and ask: "How did you answer Our messengers? "but all arguments and excuses will by then have been erased from their minds, and they will not [be able to] obtain any [helpful] answer from one another

6:120 teaches us to be transparent; we should not have any bad thoughts

But abstain from sinning, be it open or secret - for, behold, those who commit sins shall be punished for all that they have earned

61:2-3 teaches that God does not like those who talk about good deeds but who fail to do so

O believers! Why do you say one thing and do another? It is very hateful in the sight of God that you say something which you don't do

25:43-44 warns those who follow their desires instead of following God’s commands

Have you ever seen the one who has taken his own desires as his god? Would you take the responsibility of guiding him? Or do you think that most of them listen or try to understand? They are nothing but animals - nay, they are even further off track!

16:105 teaches that the disbelievers are liars (because they conceal the proofs of existence of God which they see everywhere)

Surely those who do not believe in the revelations of God, are the ones who forge the falsehood and they are the ones who are liars!

27:14 teaches that some people reject God’s signs and revelations although they know that the signs and revelations are true

And they rejected those Signs in iniquity and arrogance though their souls were convinced thereof: so see what was the end of those who acted corruptly!

16:22 teaches that non-believers are arrogant (those are arrogant because they conclude that there is no God and there is no hereafter without enough knowledge – they acted like the child who has limited knowledge but makes conclusions about the advanced science theories)

Your God is One God. But as for those who believe not in the Hereafter their hearts refuse to know, for they are arrogant

23:64-66 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who prefer to live a luxury life ignoring God’s message

Till when We grasp those who enjoyed a luxury life with the punishment, behold! they supplicate. We shall say: "Do not cry for help this Day, for surely from Us you shall receive no help.

Time and again were My messages conveyed unto you, but [every time] you would turn about on your heels

46:20 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant people who did not obey but chose to enjoy a luxury life

And on the Day when the disbelievers will be brought within sight of the hell, [they will be told:] "You have exhausted your [share of] good things in your worldly life, having enjoyed them [without any thought of the hereafter]: and so today you shall be requited

with the suffering of humiliation for having gloried on earth in your arrogance offending against all that is right, and for all your iniquitous doings!"

That is similar to the wisdom taught by Jesus in Luke 16:25

4:150-152 Warns those who reject some of the prophets

those who disbelieve in God and His messengers, and seek to make distinction between God and His messengers, and say: We believe in some and disbelieve in others, and seek to choose a way in between; these are the real unbelievers and We have prepared for such unbelievers a humiliating punishment. As for those who believe in God and His messengers and do not discriminate between any of them, We shall give them their due rewards. God is Forgiving, Merciful

7:30 teaches that God does not mislead people, but people are misled when they follow the devils temptations

To one group He has guided while the other group deserved to be left in error due to their own choice; for they followed the devils instead of God yet they think that they are guided

7:146 teaches that God does not guide the arrogant who ignore the signs and deny God’s message

I will turn away from My signs the eyes of those who are unjustly arrogant on earth, so that even if they see each and every sign they will not believe in it. If they see the Right Way before them they will not follow it; but if they see a crooked way they will follow it; this is because they denied Our revelations and were heedless of them

This is similar to the wisdom taught by Isaiah in Isaiah 30:9-11

6:119 teaches that many are led astray by their own lusts through ignorance

15:56 teaches that we should never despair of God’s mercy

Who would despair of the mercy of his God except one who goes astray?

4:97 is a scene from hereafter to teach that people should not submit to the unjust authorities which does not allow justice or religion freedom

as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they wrong themselves, (the angels) will ask: In what were ye engaged? They will say : We were oppressed in the land. (The

angels) will say: Was not God’s earth spacious that ye could have migrated therein? As for such, their habitation will be hell, an evil journey's end

28:59 teaches that God does not punish without sending messengers; he punishes the wrongdoers

God would never destroy the towns until He had sent a messenger, proclaiming to them Our revelations; and We would not destroy towns except when their dwellers had become wrongdoers

7:28 teaches that we should not automatically inherit the bad habits of the disobedient parents

Whenever they commit a shameful deed, they say: "We found our forefathers doing this and God Himself has commanded us to do so." Tell them: "Nay! God never commands what is shameful. Do you attribute to God something about which you have no knowledge?

37:69-70 warn those who blindly follow the father’s religion

They indeed found their fathers astray, and they are eagerly following their footsteps

The same is confirmed in 43:23-25

Rather, they say, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are in their footsteps [rightly] guided."And similarly, We did not send before you any warner into a city except that its affluent said, "Indeed, we found our fathers upon a religion, and we are, in their footsteps, following."[Each Warner] said, "Even if I brought you better guidance than that [religion] upon which you found your fathers?" They said, "Indeed we, in that with which you were sent, are disbelievers." So we took retribution from them; then see how was the end of the deniers

16:35 warns those who say that it is all decided by God and we do not have decisions about faith matters

And the idolaters say: "If God wanted, neither we nor our forefathers would have worshipped anyone else but Him, nor made anything unlawful without His will." Such excuses were put forward also by those who went before them. Yet messengers have no more responsibility than to convey the Message clearly

16:53 reminds us about God’s gifts and the fact that he is the only refuge we seek in real disasters

Whatever gifts you enjoy are from God, and when touched by distress, He is the One to Whom you cry for help

16:83 warns those who enjoy the gifts of God but are ungrateful

They recognize the gifts of God, yet they deny them; most of them are ungrateful disbelievers

17:14 is a scene from the hereafter teaches that each person will validate his records of his deeds

Here is your book of deeds: read it. Today you yourself are sufficient to take your own account

17:15 teaches that God enables people to choose their faith, they will be rewarded according to their deeds, and there is no punishment for those who do not know about the Prophets

Whoever chooses to follow the right path, follows it but for his own good; and whoever goes astray, goes but astray to his own hurt; and no bearer, of burdens shall be made to bear burdens of others. Moreover, We do not inflict punishment until We send forth a messenger to make truth distinct from falsehood

17:72 warns those who turn a blind eye to the signs of God in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter

But those who have turn a blind eye to the signs of God in this world will be blind in the hereafter, rather worse than blind in finding the Way to Salvation

20:124-127 warn those who turn a blind eye to the signs of God in this world that they will be blind in the hereafter

And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?" [God] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten."

And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and more enduring

21:24 teaches that most unbelievers do not know the truth

But most of them have no knowledge of the truth, and that is why they have turned away

43:7 teaches that people used to persecute the Prophets

But there would not come to them a prophet except that they used to ridicule him

23:44 teaches that people hate the true teachings of the prophets

- and sent forth Our messengers one after another: every time a messenger came to his people, they disbelieved him, so We punished them one by one and made them a history; so away with a people who do not believe

21:35 teaches that we will be tested by bad and good things before we return to God

Every human being is bound to taste death; and We test you [all] through the bad and the good [things of life] by way of trial: and unto Us you all must return

23:55-58 teach that gifts in this life are not rewards to the chosen, but are means to testing.

Do they think that, in giving them wealth and sons, We are eager for their welfare? By no means! They do not understand the reality of the matter. Surely those who live cautiously for fear of God, And those who believe in the signs and revelations of God and who do not worship other than God, who do good deeds, and their hearts are full of fear by the very idea that they shall have to return to God, These race to do good deeds, and they shall win them in the race

27:14 al warns those who reject the signs of God although they know that they are true signs and revelations

- and in their wickedness and self-exaltation they rejected them, although their minds were convinced of their truth: and behold what happened in the end to those spreaders of corruption!

28:50 warns those who follow their desires without guidance from God

And since they cannot respond to this thy challenge, know that they are following only their own desires: and who could be more astray than he who follows [but] his own desires without any guidance from God? Verily, God does not grace with His guidance the evildoers

29:60 teaches that God provides the means of living to people and to the animals (which cannot store food for future use)

How many creatures are there that do not carry their provisions with them? God provides for them as He provides for you. It is He Who is All-hearing, All-knowing

32:12 is a scene from the hereafter to warn those who fail to do good deeds

If only you could visualize when the criminals will hang their heads before God saying: "Our God! We have seen and we have heard; please send us back to the world and we will do good deeds: we are now convinced."

32:22 warns those who ignore God’s signs

Who could be more unjust than the one who is reminded of the signs and revelations of God and he turns away from them? Surely We shall punish such criminals

33:39 teaches that God will reward those who deliver his messages and fear none save God (the verse does not mention the reward; but say that those are very special people to God; God knows how to reward his very special people)

Those Who deliver the messages of God and fear Him, and fear none but God. God knows how to settle their account

34:25-26 teach that everyone will be judged for his deeds only (not for the mistakes of fathers or others)

Say: You will not be asked of what we committed, nor shall we be asked of what you do

Say: Our Lord will bring us all together, then He will judge between us with truth. He is the All knowing Judge

34:34 warns the wealthy people who are usually the first people to reject the prophets

Whenever We have sent a Warner to a town, its wealthy residents have said: "We surely disbelieve in what you are sent with"

35:32 teach that some of those who inherit the scripture are bad and some are good

Then We gave the Scripture as inheritance unto those whom We elected. But of them are some who wrong themselves and of them are some who are lukewarm and of them are some who outstrip (others) through good deeds, by God's leave. That is the great favour!

35:37 is a scene from the hereafter to explain the conditions of the disobedient who wish to go back to life to do good deeds (although they are granted enough time to demonstrate their behaviour)

And they cry for help there, (saying): Our Lord! Release us; we will do right, not (the wrong) that we used to do. Did not We grant you a life long enough for who reflected to reflect therein? And the Warner came unto you. Now taste (the flavour of your deeds), for evil doers have no helper

38:14 warns those who reject the Prophets

All rejected the apostles, so My Punishment came justly and inevitably (on them)

40:60 warns those who do not ask God for guidance

And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): But those who are too arrogant to obey Me will surely find themselves in Hell in humiliation!" 

41:53 urges us to think about God’s signs

We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth

39:59-61 is a scene from the hereafter to warn the arrogant who deny the signs and revelations

Then God will say to him: "My revelations did come to you; but you denied them, were arrogant and you were among the disbelievers."

On the Day of Judgement you shall see that the faces of those who uttered falsehood against God shall be darkened. Is there not an abode in hell for such arrogant?

And God will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve

40:81 warns those who ignore God’s signs which he shows everywhere

Thus, He shows you His signs; then, which signs of God you will deny?

42:40 teaches that it is better to forgive than to return evil for evil

And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from God . Indeed, He does not like wrongdoers

42:43 urges us to be patient and to forgive

And whoever is patient and forgives - indeed, that is of the matters [requiring] determination

43:20 warns those who worship other Gods and claim that they do not have a choice to choose the right faith

And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them." They have of that no knowledge. They are not but falsifying

43:36-37 warns those who ignore God Guidance that they will be misled by devils

And whoever is blinded from remembrance of the Most Merciful - We appoint for him a devil, and he is to him a companion. And indeed, the devils avert them from the way [of guidance] while they think that they are [rightly] guided

43:72 Teaches that people are rewarded according to their deeds (God does not create people as holy or sinners. He does not determine their salvation, but he delegates that task to each person)

And that is Paradise which you are made to inherit for what you used to do

45:15 teaches that people determine their fate by their deeds

Whoever does a good deed - it is for himself; and whoever does evil - it is against the self. Then to God you will be returned

45:21-22 teach that God distinguishes the righteous from the evil doers

Or do those who commit evils think We will make them like those who have believed and done righteous deeds - [make them] equal in their life and their death? Evil is that which they judge. And God created the heavens and earth in truth and so that every soul may be recompensed for what it has earned, and they will not be wronged

45:28-31 explains a scene from the hereafter; people will be rewarded for their deeds, all deeds are recorded

You shall see every nation on its knees. Every nation shall be summoned to its book of record, and God will say: "Today you shall be rewarded for your deeds. This book of Ours speaks about you with the truth. Surely We have recorded all your deeds."

As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, their God will admit them into His mercy. That will be a glorious achievement.

But as to those who disbelieved, God will say: "Were My revelations not recited to you? But you showed arrogance and chosen to be criminals"

46:13 teaches that the obedient believers can earn their salvation

Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is God ," and then remained on a right course - there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve

51:50 teaches that God is the only refuge to flee to. The verse does not mention the sources of the risks to flee from; the only safe haven from all disasters is God

So flee to God . Indeed, I am to you from Him a clear Warner

63:10 urges us to spend money to support the poor

And spend [in the way of God ] from what We have provided you before death approaches one of you and he says, "My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous."

76:27 warns those who just enjoy life and forget to think about their salvation

Indeed, those [disbelievers] love the immediate life and leave behind them a grave Day

80:34-37 warn about the Day of Judgment

On the Day a man will flee from his brother, And his mother and his father, And his wife and his children, on that Day, to every one of them will his own state be of sufficient concern

24:22 urges forgiveness

“...and you should forgive And overlook: Do you not like God to forgive you? And God is The Merciful Forgiving.”

83:2-3 urges justice

“Woe to those... who, when they have to receive by measure from people, they demand exact full measure, but when they have to give by measure or weight to people, give less than due”

4:8-9 urge people to take care of the orphans and the needy

“...orphans and the needy, give them something and speak kindly to them. And those who are concerned about the welfare of their own children after their death, should have fear of God [Treat other people's Orphans justly] and guide them properly.”

2:267 urge people to spend of the good things that they have earned“O you who believe! Spend [benevolently] of the good things that you have earned... and do not even think of spending [in alms] worthless things that you yourselves would be reluctant to accept.”