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Lesson 12: Lies

Today the class was supposed to go for picnic. Consequently, the atmosphere in the class was very different and everyone was happy. All the students were waiting eagerly for the teacher’s arrival. The teacher was supposed to reveal the programmes arranged in the picnic. By some coincidence, even the monitor had not turned up. Khalid[…]

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Lesson 11: Backbiting and Slandering

Allah proclaims in the 12th verse of Surah Hujarat (49) O you who believe! avoid most of suspicion, for surely suspicion in some cases is a sin, and do not spy nor let some of you backbite others. Does one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? But you abhor it;[…]

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Lesson 10: Respecting the teacher

Man’s worth can be gauged from his knowledge and morals (akhlaq), and both these things are gifted to us by our teacher(s). Surely, if it were not for the teacher we would have remained most ignorant and would have remained worthless. Today if we are to read and write a few things, it is only[…]

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Lesson 9: Respecting parents

Allah has blessed us with numerous bounties, the greatest bounty amongst which is the bounty of the esteemed personality of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and his Ahle Bayt (a.s.). These esteemed personalities have conveyed to us Allah’s message, and thus prevented us from treading on the wrong path. After this bounty, the next important bounty[…]

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Lesson 8: Good friends

We all have some friends and none amongst us can claim that he does not get along with anyone and therefore has no companions. But, we must keep in mind that our friends and their (akhlaq) behaviour have a significant impact on our lives. For example take the case of a very hard-working and intelligent[…]

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Lesson 7: Ridiculing others

All the students were seated in the class. Today, the teacher was revising the chapter by questioning the students. The teacher asked Zaid a question. Zaid could not answer. When he did manage to give a reply, it was completely wrong. When some students heard the reply, they were amused and began laughing, ridiculing Zaid[…]

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Lesson 6: Fulfilling promises is necessary

It was a very hot day. Our beloved Prophet, Muhammad Mustafa (s.a.w.a.) was seated on a stone under the sunshine. The sun was blazing, and our Prophet (s.a.w.a.) was perspiring profusely. He (s.a.w.a.) used to get up and sit down at times. But strangely, he (s.a.w.a.) never took shelter from the oppressive heat. He (s.a.w.a.)[…]

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Lesson 5: Causing harm to others is prohibited

Just as deceiving others is prohibited, similarly causing harm to others is also prohibited. Causing harm does not simply mean hiding someone’s valuable possession or breaking it. It also includes abusing someone, insulting him. All these actions also imply causing harm. In fact, hurting a person’s honour and dignity is far worse than robbing his[…]

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Lesson 4: Deceit is unlawful

Mahmood’s watch was not working well. He gave it to a watch repairer. He fixed the watch, but did not do the job very well. However despite that, he charged Mahmood the entire fee for repairing the watch. As a result, after some time, the watch stopped working and Mahmood had to face a lot[…]

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Lesson 3: Safeguarding the tongue

One of Allah’s greatest bounties is that He has granted us a tongue with the help of which we can put our point across to others. This is the tongue through which we can convert our enemies into friends, and can make enemies out of our friends. Allah has bestowed us with this tongue, with[…]

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