~ ‘whosoever chooses to follow guidance, follows it for his own good; whosoever goes astray, goes astray to his own loss.’ - (al-Isra’ 17: 15)

~ ‘the true servants of the most merciful are those who behave gently & with humility on earth, and whenever the foolish quarrel with them, they reply with words of peace.’ - (al-Furqan 25: 63)

~ ‘turn not your cheek away from people in scorn & pride, and walk not on earth haughtily; for God does not love anyone who acts proudly and boastfully. be modest in your bearing & lower your voice; for the ugliest sound is the donkey’s braying.’ - (luqman 31: 18-19)

~ ‘in the creation of the heavens & the earth; in the alternation of the night & the day; in the sailing of the ships through the ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain which Allah sends down from the skies, and the life which He gives therewith to an earth that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He scatters through the earth; in the change of the winds, and the clouds which they trail like their slaves between the sky & the earth;- Here indeed are signs for a people that are wise.’ - (2.164)

~ ‘those who patiently persevere, seeking the countenance of their Lord; establish regular prayers; spend, out of the gifts we have bestowed for their sustenance, secretly & openly; and turn off evil with good: for such there is the final attainment of the (eternal) home... gardens of perpetual bliss: they shall enter there, as well as the righteous among their fathers, their spouses & their offspring: and angels shall enter unto them from every gate (with the salutation). peace unto you for that ye persevered in patience! now how excellent is the final home!’ - (sura rad 22-24)

~ ‘my Lord! open up for me my heart / and ease for me my task / and untie the knot of my tongue / that they may understand my speech.' - (20:25-28)

~ ‘and anyone who acts patiently & forgives, truly he is persevering in affairs.’ - (42:43)

~ ‘verily, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves’ - (13:11)

~ ‘so he who does an atom’s weight of good will see it, and he who does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.’ - (zilzal 7, 8)

~ ‘a brief enjoyment; then, their ultimate abode is Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.’ - (al-imran 3:197)

~ ‘nor can goodness & evil be equal. repel (evil) with that is better: then will he between whom and thee was hatred become as it were thy friend and intimate!’ - (sur'ah 41:34)

~ 'surely thy Lord knows best who strays from His path, and knows best who follows the guidance.’ - (53:30)